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Scaffold a new TurboAPI route with handler, model, and tests. Use when adding a new API endpoint, creating a new route, or scaffolding CRUD for a resource.

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Scaffold a TurboAPI Route

Create a new route for the TurboAPI application based on the resource name and HTTP method.

Steps

  1. Determine the resource: Use $ARGUMENTS[0] as the resource name (e.g., users, items, orders)
  2. Determine the method: Use $ARGUMENTS[1] if provided, otherwise scaffold all CRUD methods (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE)
  3. Check existing routes: Read python/turboapi/zig_integration.py to understand the current route registration pattern
  4. Create the model: If it's a POST/PUT route, create a dhi BaseModel for the request body

Template

For each route, generate code following this pattern:

from turboapi import TurboAPI
from dhi import BaseModel, Field

app = TurboAPI()

class {Resource}(BaseModel):
    # fields based on resource name
    name: str = Field(min_length=1, max_length=100)

@app.get("/{resource_plural}")
def list_{resource_plural}():
    return {"{resource_plural}": []}

@app.get("/{resource_plural}/{{{resource}_id}}")
def get_{resource}({resource}_id: int):
    return {"{resource}_id": {resource}_id}

@app.post("/{resource_plural}")
def create_{resource}({resource}: {Resource}):
    return {"{resource}": {resource}.model_dump(), "created": True}

@app.delete("/{resource_plural}/{{{resource}_id}}")
def delete_{resource}({resource}_id: int):
    return {"deleted": True}

Also generate a test file

Create tests/test_{resource_plural}.py with TestClient-based tests for each endpoint. Include both success and error cases.

Handler classification

When creating routes, note which Zig dispatch path they'll use:

  • No params, sync → simple_sync_noargs (fastest, cached)
  • Path/query params, sync → simple_sync (vectorcall)
  • Body with dhi model → model_sync (Zig-native validation)
  • Depends() or middleware → enhanced (full Python)