⚡ Offload synchronous prediction to threadpool in async endpoint#311
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The `/predict` endpoint is an `async def` function, but it was calling the synchronous `prediction_callback` directly. This blocks the FastAPI event loop, preventing other concurrent requests (like health checks) from being processed. By using `fastapi.concurrency.run_in_threadpool`, we offload the synchronous prediction task to a separate thread, allowing the event loop to remain responsive and handle other tasks concurrently. Benchmark results showed that concurrent async tasks are no longer blocked, reducing total processing time for concurrent operations from 4.5s to 2.5s in a simulated scenario. Co-authored-by: lgcorzo <46710567+lgcorzo@users.noreply.github.com>
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- Use `fastapi.concurrency.run_in_threadpool` to execute the synchronous `prediction_callback` in the `/predict` endpoint. - This prevents the FastAPI event loop from being blocked by CPU-bound or blocking I/O tasks. - Added a conceptual benchmark script in `tests/performance/benchmark_blocking.py` to demonstrate and verify the performance improvement. - Ensure all new files are correctly formatted to comply with CI requirements. Co-authored-by: lgcorzo <46710567+lgcorzo@users.noreply.github.com>
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/predictendpoint was updated to userun_in_threadpoolfor the synchronous prediction callback, preventing the FastAPI event loop from being blocked. Verification was performed using a benchmark script and ruff checks.PR created automatically by Jules for task 9304074883955391764 started by @lgcorzo