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api-scaffold

Generate production-ready API scaffolds with Datadog instrumentation. Supports FastAPI, Express/TypeScript, Flask, and Spring Boot. Use when creating new API projects for curriculum, training demos, or lab environments.

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Generate production-ready API scaffolds for Instruqt labs and training demos with proper instrumentation.

Supporting Assets

references/express.mdreferences/fastapi.mdreferences/instruqt.md

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API Scaffold Generator

Generate production-ready API scaffolds for Instruqt labs and training demos with proper instrumentation.

Usage

/api-scaffold [api-name] [framework] [options]

Frameworks

fastapi - Python FastAPI with async support (see references/fastapi.md for template)

express - Node.js Express with TypeScript (see references/express.md for template)

flask - Python Flask for simple demos

spring - Java Spring Boot for enterprise examples

Process

Framework Analysis

Select optimal framework for curriculum needs
Consider learning objectives and complexity
Ensure framework aligns with target audience

Project Structure

Create comprehensive API structure
Include authentication and validation
Add proper error handling
Implement logging and monitoring

Instrumentation Setup

Integrate Datadog APM
Add custom metrics
Configure log correlation
Set up health checks

Instruqt Integration (see references/instruqt.md for scripts)

Generate challenge setup scripts
Configure lab environment
Set up validation checks

Options

--database - Database type (postgres/mysql/sqlite)

--auth - Authentication method (jwt/oauth/basic)

--cache - Caching layer (redis/memcached)

--testing - Include test framework setup

--instruqt - Generate Instruqt-specific configurations

Examples

/api-scaffold ecommerce-api fastapi --database postgres --auth jwt --cache redis /api-scaffold demo-service express --testing --instruqt /api-scaffold simple-api flask --database sqlite --auth basic

Training Features

Realistic business logic for learning scenarios

Built-in performance bottlenecks for optimization exercises

Error conditions for troubleshooting practice

Security vulnerabilities for security training

Comprehensive logging for log analysis labs

API Scaffold Generator

Generate production-ready API scaffolds for Instruqt labs and training demos with proper instrumentation.

Usage

/api-scaffold [api-name] [framework] [options]

Frameworks

fastapi - Python FastAPI with async support (see references/fastapi.md for template)
express - Node.js Express with TypeScript (see references/express.md for template)
flask - Python Flask for simple demos
spring - Java Spring Boot for enterprise examples

Process

Framework Analysis
- Select optimal framework for curriculum needs
- Consider learning objectives and complexity
- Ensure framework aligns with target audience
Project Structure
- Create comprehensive API structure
- Include authentication and validation
- Add proper error handling
- Implement logging and monitoring
Instrumentation Setup
- Integrate Datadog APM
- Add custom metrics
- Configure log correlation
- Set up health checks
Instruqt Integration (see references/instruqt.md for scripts)
- Generate challenge setup scripts
- Configure lab environment
- Set up validation checks

Options

--database - Database type (postgres/mysql/sqlite)
--auth - Authentication method (jwt/oauth/basic)
--cache - Caching layer (redis/memcached)
--testing - Include test framework setup
--instruqt - Generate Instruqt-specific configurations

Examples

/api-scaffold ecommerce-api fastapi --database postgres --auth jwt --cache redis
/api-scaffold demo-service express --testing --instruqt
/api-scaffold simple-api flask --database sqlite --auth basic

Training Features

Realistic business logic for learning scenarios
Built-in performance bottlenecks for optimization exercises
Error conditions for troubleshooting practice
Security vulnerabilities for security training
Comprehensive logging for log analysis labs