labthings/labthings-fastapi

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An implementation of a LabThings server using fastapi

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Indexed issues: 63

Dominant language: Python
License: MIT
Last GitHub push: Aug 19, 2026
Latest indexed: Sep 18, 2026
Contributing guide: Contributing guide
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`observable` missing from Thing Description for properties. Open

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labthings/labthings-fastapi#405 · Opened Sep 14, 2026
Observable functional properties Open

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labthings/labthings-fastapi#404 · 2 comments · Opened Sep 14, 2026
Incorrect types in for `Invocation.action` Open

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labthings/labthings-fastapi#403 · 1 comment · Opened Aug 24, 2026
More flexibility in the global lock Open

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labthings/labthings-fastapi#401 · Opened Aug 6, 2026
Ordered Initialisation of Thing Slots Open

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labthings/labthings-fastapi#388 · 3 comments · Opened Jul 30, 2026
Update to new `webthing` websocket protocol Open

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labthings/labthings-fastapi#382 · Opened Jul 1, 2026
Validate Thing Descriptions during startup Open

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labthings/labthings-fastapi#369 · 1 comment · Opened Jun 20, 2026
Pass Python type information through the Thing Description Open

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labthings/labthings-fastapi#356 · Opened Jun 11, 2026
Use `Exception.add_note` Open

drop-python-version

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labthings/labthings-fastapi#354 · Opened Jun 1, 2026
Catch-all error handling for the web app Open

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labthings/labthings-fastapi#353 · Opened Jun 1, 2026
Support for Events Open

enhancement

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labthings/labthings-fastapi#347 · Opened May 18, 2026
Possible race condition in tests Open

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labthings/labthings-fastapi#340 · Opened May 12, 2026
Gracefull shutdown with MJPEG streams connected Open

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labthings/labthings-fastapi#313 · 1 comment · Opened Apr 14, 2026
Log propagation issue Open

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labthings/labthings-fastapi#312 · 1 comment · Opened Apr 14, 2026
Explain how `Blob` data is managed beter Open

documentation enhancement

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labthings/labthings-fastapi#308 · 1 comment · Opened Apr 2, 2026
Mutable datatypes can break observability Open

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labthings/labthings-fastapi#303 · Opened Mar 30, 2026
Warn about mutable defaults Open

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labthings/labthings-fastapi#302 · Opened Mar 30, 2026
Change Logging Level from a Config File Open

enhancement

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labthings/labthings-fastapi#286 · 1 comment · Opened Mar 5, 2026
Recoverable errors Open

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labthings/labthings-fastapi#271 · Opened Feb 27, 2026
Nicer way to create ThingClients and interact with server. Open

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labthings/labthings-fastapi#265 · 1 comment · Opened Feb 25, 2026
Add hooks for server customisation Open

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labthings/labthings-fastapi#263 · 2 comments · Opened Feb 25, 2026
Better clean up of blobs Open

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labthings/labthings-fastapi#255 · 5 comments · Opened Feb 2, 2026
Add a way to attach more metadata to affordances and/or things Open

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labthings/labthings-fastapi#253 · Opened Jan 14, 2026
Make use of `title` for `Thing` subclasses Open

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labthings/labthings-fastapi#252 · Opened Jan 14, 2026
Add a `side_effect` option to data properties. Open

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labthings/labthings-fastapi#237 · 1 comment · Opened Dec 26, 2025
[Testing] Need integration tests or higher level tests Open

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labthings/labthings-fastapi#233 · 2 comments · Opened Dec 18, 2025
An action with `NDArray` return type doesn't work over HTTP Open

bug

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labthings/labthings-fastapi#231 · 3 comments · Opened Dec 18, 2025
Unit tests using `r` as a variable name are shaddowed by PDB commands Open

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labthings/labthings-fastapi#223 · 1 comment · Opened Dec 14, 2025
Consistent handling of affordance `title` fields Open

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labthings/labthings-fastapi#218 · Opened Dec 8, 2025
Add a way to select `Thing`s from a `thing_slot` Open

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labthings/labthings-fastapi#204 · 5 comments · Opened Nov 13, 2025
Diagrams in documentation` Open

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labthings/labthings-fastapi#201 · 1 comment · Opened Nov 13, 2025
Accept `np.ndarray` as a typehint for actions/properties Open

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labthings/labthings-fastapi#200 · 10 comments · Opened Nov 11, 2025
Revisit and improve error handling/fallback server when the server fails to start. Open

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labthings/labthings-fastapi#192 · Opened Oct 28, 2025
RFC7396 interacts oddly with Thing Connections Open

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labthings/labthings-fastapi#190 · 8 comments · Opened Oct 27, 2025
Separate base configuration from configuration updates Open

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labthings/labthings-fastapi#189 · 2 comments · Opened Oct 23, 2025
Suport ellipsis as a option for action inputs, or another way to specifiy "not set" which isn't "None" Open

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labthings/labthings-fastapi#178 · 2 comments · Opened Aug 22, 2025
Add a tutorial page on `settings` Open

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labthings/labthings-fastapi#171 · Opened Aug 12, 2025
Documentation issues Open

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labthings/labthings-fastapi#167 · Opened Aug 8, 2025
`thing_state` is a property but isn't available in a client Open

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labthings/labthings-fastapi#163 · 1 comment · Opened Aug 1, 2025
How should settings relate to a settings file on disk? Open

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labthings/labthings-fastapi#159 · 4 comments · Opened Jul 29, 2025
Add `save_settings` parameter to `@lt.thing_action` decorator for automatic settings persistence Open

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labthings/labthings-fastapi#156 · 1 comment · Opened Jul 25, 2025
Cannot have a DataSchema as a thing property Open

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labthings/labthings-fastapi#154 · 1 comment · Opened Jul 24, 2025
Confusing links in generated documentation Open

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labthings/labthings-fastapi#150 · 1 comment · Opened Jul 21, 2025
Use Doctest to test examples in the documentation Open

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labthings/labthings-fastapi#148 · 1 reaction · Opened Jul 18, 2025
Matters arising from docstring review Open

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labthings/labthings-fastapi#146 · Opened Jul 17, 2025
Blobs through weird errors when serialised a second time (which seems to happen) Open

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labthings/labthings-fastapi#142 · 1 comment · Opened Jul 16, 2025
Conformance to W3C WoT Profile for HTTP Open

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labthings/labthings-fastapi#141 · Opened Jul 15, 2025
Clearer error messages for ThingClients when called with positional args. Open

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labthings/labthings-fastapi#140 · Opened Jul 13, 2025
ThingSettings are passed a dictionary not a BaseModel of the correct type when loading from JSON Open

bug

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labthings/labthings-fastapi#137 · Opened Jul 7, 2025
Reorganise module structure Open

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labthings/labthings-fastapi#135 · Opened Jul 7, 2025

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