Technology Selection

This template streamlines building APIs with FastAPI and dynamic frontends with Next.js. It integrates the backend and frontend using @hey-api/openapi-ts to generate a type-safe client, along with automated processes to keep the OpenAPI schema and client updated, ensuring a smooth and synchronized development workflow.

• Next.js: Fast and SEO-friendly frontend framework.
• FastAPI: High-performance Python backend.
• SQLAlchemy: Powerful SQL toolkit and ORM for Python.
• PostgreSQL: Advanced open-source relational database.
• Pydantic: Data validation and settings management using Python type annotations.
• Zod + TypeScript: End-to-end type safety and schema validation.
• fastapi-users: Complete authentication system with:
• Secure password hashing by default.
• JWT (JSON Web Token) authentication.
• Email-based password recovery.
• Shadcn/ui: Beautiful and customizable React components.
• @hey-api/openapi-ts: Fully typed client generation from the OpenAPI schema.
• fastapi-mail: Efficient email handling for FastAPI applications.
• uv: An extremely fast Python package and project manager.
• Pytest: Powerful testing framework for Python.
• Code quality tools:
• Ruff: Fast Python linter.
• ESLint: JavaScript/TypeScript code quality.
• Hot reload watchers:
• Backend: Watchdog for file change monitoring.
• Frontend: Chokidar for live updates.
• Docker and Docker Compose: Consistent environments for development and production.
• MailHog: Email server for development.
• Pre-commit Hooks: Enforce code quality with automated checks.
• OpenAPI JSON Schema: Centralized API documentation and client generation.

With this setup, you'll save time and maintain a seamless connection between your backend and frontend, increasing productivity and reliability.