poleposition 0.0.19

CLI tool to put teams in pole position when starting enterprise FastAPI projects

PolePosition

A CLI tool that puts teams in pole position when starting enterprise FastAPI projects.

PolePosition helps you keep FastAPI's speed while avoiding the usual setup drag of enterprise backend work. It gives you a structured, production-minded starting point from day one.

Create a new project:

polepos start myapp --install

If you prefer not to generate Python bytecode while developing locally:

polepos start myapp --no-bytecode

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Example Output

$ polepos start myapp --install
Created project: myapp

Installing project dependencies with uv...
Dependencies installed successfully.

Next steps:
  cd myapp
  cp .env.example .env
  alembic upgrade head
  uv run python -m myapp.run

Why PolePosition?

PolePosition is named for the same reason teams use it: to start enterprise FastAPI development from pole position.

FastAPI projects should start fast, clean, and predictable, even when the target is a larger production system.

PolePosition provides:

• A scalable project structure
• Environment-based configuration
• Alembic-based database migrations
• Built-in logging
• Testing setup
• Module-oriented organization for growing codebases
• A ready-to-run FastAPI application

No boilerplate. No setup friction.

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Why not just FastAPI?

FastAPI is excellent, but starting a new project often involves:

• Recreating the same structure
• Setting up logging and configuration
• Defining module boundaries
• Wiring database foundations
• Organizing modules manually

PolePosition removes that overhead by providing a clean, production-ready starting point out of the box.

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Installation

PolePosition follows a uv-first workflow for installation, dependency sync, migrations, and local development.

uv tool install poleposition

or

pip install poleposition

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Quick Start

polepos start myapp --install
cd myapp
cp .env.example .env
alembic upgrade head

uv run python -m myapp.run

Or start the generated app with Docker and PostgreSQL:

docker compose up --build
docker compose run --rm app uv run alembic upgrade head

Create and run migrations:

alembic upgrade head
alembic revision --autogenerate -m "add garage table"

Open your API documentation:

http://127.0.0.1:8000/docs

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Usage

Create a project

polepos start myapp --install

--install runs uv sync inside the generated project for you. --no-bytecode configures the generated runner, Alembic entrypoint, and test fixture setup to disable Python bytecode writes during common local workflows.

Project names:

• Must not be empty
• Must not contain whitespace
• May use hyphens like my-app
• Are normalized to a Python package name like my_app

Manual setup

polepos start myapp
cd myapp

cp .env.example .env
uv sync
alembic upgrade head

uv run python -m myapp.run

Add modules

polepos add module garage

Database commands

polepos db upgrade
polepos db revision -m "add garage table"
polepos db downgrade -1

Docker workflow

Generated projects include a Dockerfile, .dockerignore, and compose.yaml so you can start the app with PostgreSQL in containers.

cp .env.example .env
docker compose up --build
docker compose run --rm app uv run alembic upgrade head

The compose setup uses the generated run.py entrypoint and overrides DATABASE_URL so the app talks to the bundled PostgreSQL service.

Logging

Generated projects use get_logger(__name__) from bootstrap.logging as the preferred logging entrypoint.

from shop_api.bootstrap.logging import get_logger

logger = get_logger(__name__)

Runtime configuration

Generated projects include src/<package>/run.py as the preferred local and production-friendly entrypoint.

Use:

uv run python -m shop_api.run

The runner is configured from settings.py and .env, including:

• APP_HOST
• APP_PORT
• APP_RELOAD
• LOG_LEVEL
• UVICORN_WORKERS
• UVICORN_ACCESS_LOG
• UVICORN_PROXY_HEADERS
• UVICORN_FORWARDED_ALLOW_IPS
• UVICORN_SERVER_HEADER
• UVICORN_DATE_HEADER
• UVICORN_TIMEOUT_KEEP_ALIVE
• UVICORN_TIMEOUT_GRACEFUL_SHUTDOWN
• UVICORN_TIMEOUT_WORKER_HEALTHCHECK
• UVICORN_LIMIT_CONCURRENCY
• UVICORN_LIMIT_MAX_REQUESTS
• UVICORN_LIMIT_MAX_REQUESTS_JITTER
• UVICORN_BACKLOG

When the generated runner starts, it prints a compact startup table with the current service name, environment, API prefix, database backend, host, port, worker count, and docs URL.

When to use which command

• polepos start when you want to create a new FastAPI project with the PolePosition structure
• polepos add module when you want to add a new REST/domain module to an existing project
• polepos db upgrade when you want to apply migrations to the database
• polepos db revision -m "..." when you changed models and need a new migration
• polepos db downgrade when you need to roll back a migration

Help and version

polepos help
polepos version

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CLI

polepos help
polepos start <name> [--install] [--no-bytecode]
polepos startproject <name> [--install] [--no-bytecode]
polepos add module <name>
polepos db upgrade [target]
polepos db revision -m "<message>"
polepos db downgrade <target>
polepos version

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Project Structure

myapp/
├─ Dockerfile
├─ compose.yaml
├─ alembic.ini
├─ migrations/
│  └─ versions/
├─ pyproject.toml
├─ .dockerignore
├─ .env.example
├─ src/
│  └─ myapp/
│     ├─ run.py
│     ├─ main.py
│     ├─ app.py
│     ├─ settings.py
│     ├─ bootstrap/
│     ├─ api/
│     ├─ db/
│     ├─ domain/
│     └─ modules/
│        ├─ status/
│        └─ races/
└─ tests/
   ├─ integration/
   └─ unit/

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Status Endpoint

Check if your service is running:

GET /api/v1/status

{
  "status": "ok",
  "service": "myapp",
  "environment": "development",
  "version": "0.1.0",
  "uptime_seconds": 12,
  "timestamp": "2026-04-26T12:00:00Z"
}

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Philosophy

PolePosition is built around a few principles:

• Minimal: no unnecessary abstractions
• Opinionated: sensible defaults
• Extensible: easy to grow into larger systems

The CLI is intentionally lightweight and avoids heavy templating engines.

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Roadmap

• Project name validation
• polepos add module
• Alembic and database migrations
• Docker support
• polepos db ... commands
• JSON logging support
• Auth foundation
• Production-ready presets

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Example Workflow

Here is a concrete example for a new PostgreSQL-backed FastAPI REST API project.

Create the project and install dependencies:

uv tool install poleposition
polepos start shop-api
cd shop-api
cp .env.example .env
uv sync

Or use the generated Docker workflow:

docker compose up --build
docker compose run --rm app uv run alembic upgrade head

Point the project to PostgreSQL in .env:

DATABASE_URL=postgresql+psycopg://postgres:postgres@localhost:5432/shop_api

Apply the initial migration and start the API:

polepos db upgrade
uv run python -m shop_api.run

Add a new REST module:

polepos add module customers

Extend src/shop_api/modules/customers/model.py and schemas.py for your domain, then generate and apply a migration:

polepos db revision -m "add customers table"
polepos db upgrade

At that point, your project has:

• FastAPI app structure
• PostgreSQL-ready SQLAlchemy setup
• Alembic migration workflow
• A generated REST module with router, schemas, service, repository, and tests

That is the core PolePosition flow: start fast, add modules as the API grows, and evolve the database schema through the CLI.

Example: build a users REST API

If you want a REST API that returns users, the flow is:

Generate the module:

polepos add module users

Update src/shop_api/modules/users/model.py with user fields such as:

class Users(Base):
    __tablename__ = "users"

    id: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(primary_key=True, autoincrement=True)
    email: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(String(255), unique=True)
    full_name: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(String(120))
    is_active: Mapped[bool] = mapped_column(default=True)

Update schemas.py so the API returns those fields, then create and apply a migration:

polepos db revision -m "create users table"
polepos db upgrade

At that point, you already have the generated router shape for:

GET  /api/v1/users/
POST /api/v1/users/

From there, you refine the generated module for your actual domain instead of starting from an empty project structure.

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Contributing

Contributions are welcome. Feel free to open an issue or submit a pull request.

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License

MIT

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