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Building Scalable LLM Applications with FastAPI
In this tutorial, I’ll show you how to build a production-ready LLM application using FastAPI, focusing on best practices and performance optimization.
Setting Up the Project
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| from fastapi import FastAPI, HTTPException, BackgroundTasks
from pydantic import BaseModel
from typing import List, Optional
import asyncio
import logging
# Initialize FastAPI app with metadata
app = FastAPI(
title="LLM API Service",
description="Production-ready LLM integration",
version="1.0.0"
)
# Configure logging
logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO)
logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
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Request/Response Models
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| class LLMRequest(BaseModel):
prompt: str
max_tokens: Optional[int] = 100
temperature: Optional[float] = 0.7
stream: Optional[bool] = False
class LLMResponse(BaseModel):
text: str
tokens_used: int
model_version: str
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Implementing Rate Limiting
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| from fastapi import Depends
from fastapi.middleware.throttling import ThrottlingMiddleware
# Custom rate limiter
class RateLimiter:
def __init__(self, max_requests: int, window_seconds: int):
self.max_requests = max_requests
self.window_seconds = window_seconds
self.requests = {}
async def check(self, client_id: str) -> bool:
now = time.time()
if client_id not in self.requests:
self.requests[client_id] = []
# Clean old requests
self.requests[client_id] = [
req_time for req_time in self.requests[client_id]
if now - req_time < self.window_seconds
]
if len(self.requests[client_id]) >= self.max_requests:
return False
self.requests[client_id].append(now)
return True
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Implementing the LLM Service
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| class LLMService:
def __init__(self):
self.model = load_llm_model() # Your model loading logic
self._request_queue = asyncio.Queue()
self._batch_size = 5
self._processing_task = asyncio.create_task(self._process_queue())
async def generate(self, request: LLMRequest) -> LLMResponse:
# Add request to queue
future = asyncio.Future()
await self._request_queue.put((request, future))
return await future
async def _process_queue(self):
while True:
batch = []
try:
# Collect batch_size requests or wait for timeout
while len(batch) < self._batch_size:
try:
request, future = await asyncio.wait_for(
self._request_queue.get(),
timeout=0.1
)
batch.append((request, future))
except asyncio.TimeoutError:
break
if batch:
# Process batch
responses = await self._process_batch(batch)
# Set results
for (_, future), response in zip(batch, responses):
future.set_result(response)
except Exception as e:
logger.error(f"Error processing batch: {e}")
for _, future in batch:
if not future.done():
future.set_exception(e)
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API Endpoints
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| @app.post("/generate", response_model=LLMResponse)
async def generate_text(
request: LLMRequest,
background_tasks: BackgroundTasks,
llm_service: LLMService = Depends(get_llm_service)
):
try:
response = await llm_service.generate(request)
# Add background task for analytics
background_tasks.add_task(
log_request_metrics,
request=request,
response=response
)
return response
except Exception as e:
logger.error(f"Error generating text: {e}")
raise HTTPException(status_code=500, detail=str(e))
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Error Handling & Monitoring
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| @app.middleware("http")
async def add_monitoring(request: Request, call_next):
start_time = time.time()
try:
response = await call_next(request)
# Record metrics
duration = time.time() - start_time
status_code = response.status_code
# Log metrics (replace with your monitoring solution)
logger.info(
f"Request processed: duration={duration:.2f}s, "
f"status={status_code}"
)
return response
except Exception as e:
logger.error(f"Request failed: {e}")
raise
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Best Practices & Tips
- Batch Processing
- Group requests for better throughput
- Implement smart timeouts
- Handle partial batch failures
- Error Handling
- Implement proper error types
- Add detailed logging
- Use background tasks for metrics
- Performance Optimization
- Use connection pooling
- Implement caching
- Monitor resource usage
Testing the Application
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| from fastapi.testclient import TestClient
import pytest
@pytest.fixture
def client():
return TestClient(app)
def test_generate_text(client):
response = client.post(
"/generate",
json={
"prompt": "Test prompt",
"max_tokens": 50
}
)
assert response.status_code == 200
assert "text" in response.json()
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