From b6b8094e5f412fd80813d1cd936bdc762411b6a3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jacob-hash999 <Storebror2008@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 14 May 2026 15:06:56 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Add modern FastAPI integration example with dependency
 injection

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+"""
+Modern FastAPI + Instructor Integration Example (2026)
+
+Shows best practices for using Instructor with FastAPI:
+- Dependency injection for instructor client
+- Async operations
+- Proper error handling
+- Type safety with Pydantic
+"""
+from fastapi import FastAPI, Depends, HTTPException
+from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
+import instructor
+from typing import List
+import os
+
+app = FastAPI(title="Modern Instructor + FastAPI Example")
+
+
+# --- Pydantic Models ---
+
+class SearchQuery(BaseModel):
+    """A structured search query extracted from natural language."""
+    title: str = Field(..., description="What this query is searching for")
+    query: str = Field(..., description="Detailed search query optimized for semantic search")
+    keywords: List[str] = Field(default_factory=list, description="Key terms to emphasize")
+
+
+class SearchRequest(BaseModel):
+    """Input from the user."""
+    text: str = Field(..., description="Natural language search request")
+
+
+class SearchResponse(BaseModel):
+    """Structured response with multiple search queries."""
+    queries: List[SearchQuery]
+
+
+# --- Dependency Injection ---
+
+def get_instructor_client():
+    """
+    Dependency that provides an instructor client.
+
+    This allows us to:
+    - Reuse the same client across requests
+    - Easily mock in tests
+    - Configure provider in one place
+    """
+    api_key = os.getenv("OPENAI_API_KEY")
+    if not api_key:
+        raise ValueError("OPENAI_API_KEY environment variable not set")
+
+    return instructor.from_provider("openai/gpt-4o-mini", api_key=api_key)
+
+
+# --- API Endpoints ---
+
+@app.post("/search", response_model=SearchResponse)
+async def segment_search(
+    request: SearchRequest,
+    client=Depends(get_instructor_client)
+) -> SearchResponse:
+    """
+    Segment a natural language search request into structured queries.
+
+    Example:
+        Input: "Find restaurants with good sushi and parking near downtown"
+        Output: [
+            SearchQuery(title="Sushi restaurants", query="high-quality sushi restaurants"),
+            SearchQuery(title="Parking availability", query="restaurants with parking downtown")
+        ]
+    """
+    try:
+        # Use instructor to extract structured data
+        result = client.chat.completions.create(
+            response_model=List[SearchQuery],
+            messages=[
+                {
+                    "role": "system",
+                    "content": """You are a search query optimizer.
+                    Break down complex search requests into multiple specific queries.
+
+                    Guidelines:
+                    - Expand abbreviations (SSO → Single Sign On)
+                    - Create separate queries for different aspects
+                    - Be specific and detailed
+                    """
+                },
+                {
+                    "role": "user",
+                    "content": request.text
+                }
+            ],
+        )
+
+        return SearchResponse(queries=result)
+
+    except Exception as e:
+        raise HTTPException(
+            status_code=500,
+            detail=f"Failed to process search request: {str(e)}"
+        )
+
+
+@app.get("/health")
+async def health_check():
+    """Health check endpoint."""
+    return {"status": "healthy", "service": "instructor-fastapi"}
+
+
+# --- Example Usage ---
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    import uvicorn
+
+    print("""
+    Starting FastAPI server with Instructor integration...
+
+    Try it:
+        curl -X POST http://localhost:8000/search \\
+             -H "Content-Type: application/json" \\
+             -d '{"text": "Find ML engineers with Python and FastAPI experience in Europe"}'
+
+    Docs: http://localhost:8000/docs
+    """)
+
+    uvicorn.run(app, host="0.0.0.0", port=8000)