Advanced Alchemy Litestar

Litestar

Execution Workflow

1. Configure SQLAlchemyAsyncConfig or SQLAlchemySyncConfig and register SQLAlchemyPlugin.
2. Use the plugin to provide session and engine dependencies instead of hand-rolling request-scoped session management.
3. Build controllers around services first, and fall back to repository-only patterns only when they stay simpler.
4. Keep application composition in Litestar(...) and let providers or DI supply services.
5. Enable CLI database commands and optional session-backend support only after the core CRUD path is stable.

Implementation Rules

• Prefer a single canonical plugin configuration per application.
• Keep before_send_handler and session dependency keys explicit when changing defaults.
• Use controller or handler injection for db_session only when service injection is unnecessary.
• Keep DTO or schema shaping close to the controller boundary, not inside repositories.

Example Pattern

from advanced_alchemy.extensions.litestar import (
    AsyncSessionConfig,
    SQLAlchemyAsyncConfig,
    SQLAlchemyPlugin,
)
from litestar import Litestar

alchemy_config = SQLAlchemyAsyncConfig(
    connection_string="sqlite+aiosqlite:///test.sqlite",
    before_send_handler="autocommit",
    session_config=AsyncSessionConfig(expire_on_commit=False),
    create_all=True,
)

app = Litestar(plugins=[SQLAlchemyPlugin(config=alchemy_config)])

Validation Checklist

• Confirm Litestar injects the expected db_session or renamed dependency.
• Confirm request lifecycle commit and rollback behavior matches before_send_handler.
• Confirm litestar database commands are available when the plugin is installed.
• Confirm route handlers, providers, and DTOs agree on model and schema types.

Cross-Skill Handoffs

• Use advanced-alchemy-routing for CRUD route structure.
• Use advanced-alchemy-services for service-backed controllers.
• Use advanced-alchemy-cli for migration commands exposed through Litestar CLI.
• Use litestar-app-setup, litestar-dependency-injection, or litestar-dto for deeper Litestar-only concerns.

Advanced Alchemy References

• https://github.com/litestar-org/advanced-alchemy/blob/main/examples/litestar/litestar_service.py
• https://advanced-alchemy.litestar.dev/latest/usage/frameworks/litestar.html
• https://github.com/litestar-org/advanced-alchemy/blob/main/README.md