## `Depends()`

Dependencies are handled mainly with the special function `Depends()` that takes a callable.

Here is the reference for it and its parameters.

You can import it directly from `fastapi`:

```python
from fastapi import Depends
```

::: fastapi.Depends

## `Security()`

/// warning

Notice that these parameters are passed directly to the *path operation decorator*, not to your *path operation function*.

///

## Response Status Code { #response-status-code }

You can define the (HTTP) `status_code` to be used in the response of your *path operation*.

You can pass directly the `int` code, like `404`.

import org.junit.Ignore;

/**
 * A generic JUnit test which tests removeAll operations on a list. Can't be invoked directly;
 * please see {@link com.google.common.collect.testing.ListTestSuiteBuilder}.
 *
 * @author George van den Driessche
 */
@GwtCompatible
@Ignore("test runners must not instantiate and run this directly, only via suites we build")
// @Ignore affects the Android test runner, which respects JUnit 4 annotations on JUnit 3 tests.

import org.junit.Ignore;

/**
 * A generic JUnit test which tests {@code poll()} operations on a queue. Can't be invoked directly;
 * please see {@link com.google.common.collect.testing.CollectionTestSuiteBuilder}.
 *
 * @author Jared Levy
 */
@GwtCompatible
@Ignore("test runners must not instantiate and run this directly, only via suites we build")
// @Ignore affects the Android test runner, which respects JUnit 4 annotations on JUnit 3 tests.

import org.junit.Ignore;

/**
 * A generic JUnit test which tests unconditional {@code setCount()} operations on a multiset. Can't
 * be invoked directly; please see {@link MultisetTestSuiteBuilder}.
 *
 * @author Chris Povirk
 */
@GwtCompatible
@Ignore("test runners must not instantiate and run this directly, only via suites we build")
// @Ignore affects the Android test runner, which respects JUnit 4 annotations on JUnit 3 tests.

/**
 * A generic JUnit test which tests {@code isEmpty()} operations on a collection. Can't be invoked
 * directly; please see {@link com.google.common.collect.testing.CollectionTestSuiteBuilder}.
 *
 * @author Kevin Bourrillion
 */
@GwtCompatible
@Ignore("test runners must not instantiate and run this directly, only via suites we build")
// @Ignore affects the Android test runner, which respects JUnit 4 annotations on JUnit 3 tests.

You can use:

* `HTTPException`
* `WebSocketException`

These exceptions can be imported directly from `fastapi`:

```python
from fastapi import HTTPException, WebSocketException
```

::: fastapi.HTTPException

        // Although we cannot directly verify the super constructor call with Mockito for a real class,
        // we can infer its correct behavior if the object is successfully constructed and its own fields are correct.
        // The super constructor is called with (domainHandle, 0, acct_flags, null, 0)

There are several custom response classes you can use to create an instance and return them directly from your *path operations*.

Read more about it in the [FastAPI docs for Custom Response - HTML, Stream, File, others](https://fastapi.tiangolo.com/advanced/custom-response/).

You can import them directly from `fastapi.responses`:

```python
from fastapi.responses import (
    FileResponse,
    HTMLResponse,

These status codes have a name associated to recognize them, but the important part is the number.

In short:

* `100 - 199` are for "Information". You rarely use them directly.  Responses with these status codes cannot have a body.
* **`200 - 299`** are for "Successful" responses. These are the ones you would use the most.
    * `200` is the default status code, which means everything was "OK".