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Background Tasks API

BackgroundTasks Object

Section titled “BackgroundTasks Object”
from justapi import BackgroundTasks
Method Description
tasks.add_task(func, *args, **kwargs) Register a function to run after the response

add_task()

Section titled “add_task()”
Parameter Type Description
func callable Function to execute in the background
*args any Positional arguments for the function
**kwargs any Keyword arguments for the function

Tasks are executed in registration order after the response is sent. If a task raises an exception, it’s logged but subsequent tasks still execute.

Usage

Section titled “Usage”
@app.post("/submit")
def submit(request, tasks: BackgroundTasks):
    tasks.add_task(send_email, "user@example.com", subject="Welcome")
    return {"message": "Submitted"}

Async Tasks

Section titled “Async Tasks”
import asyncio


async def process_async(data: dict):
    await asyncio.sleep(1)
    print(f"Processed: {data}")


@app.post("/process")
async def process(request, tasks: BackgroundTasks):
    tasks.add_task(process_async, {"id": 1})
    return {"status": "processing"}

See Also

Section titled “See Also”