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This commit introduces a comprehensive set of improvements to make the FastFlight project more robust, secure, configurable, observable, and scalable for production environments.

Key enhancements include:

  1. Configuration:

    • Implemented a centralized configuration system using Pydantic
      Settings (environment variables, .env file support) for
      Flight server, FastAPI app, and Bouncer defaults.
  2. Logging:

    • Enhanced structured logging (JSON/plain) using structlog,
      configurable via settings. Improved log context and consistency.
  3. Security:

    • Added token-based authentication to the Arrow Flight server.
    • Implemented API key authentication for FastAPI endpoints.
    • Integrated TLS configuration options for both Flight (gRPC)
      and FastAPI (HTTPS) services.
  4. Monitoring & Metrics:

    • Integrated Prometheus monitoring via prometheus_client and
      starlette-prometheus.
    • Exposed metrics for Flight server, FastAPI, FastFlightBouncer
      (including connection pool and circuit breaker stats) via
      a /metrics endpoint.
  5. Dockerfile & Deployment:

    • Overhauled Dockerfile: uses multi-stage builds, slim base
      image, and runs as a non-root user.
    • Added a health check script and Docker HEALTHCHECK instruction
      for combined Flight and FastAPI service status.
    • Default Docker CMD now runs fastflight start-all.
  6. Scalability & Robustness:

    • Improved graceful shutdown handling, especially for the
      start-all CLI command managing multiple processes.
    • Verified lifecycle management of AsyncToSyncConverter.
    • Provided guidance on scaling the Flight server using a
      multi-process architecture with a load balancer.
  7. Testing:

    • Significantly increased test coverage, adding tests for new
      configuration system, authentication mechanisms (Flight & FastAPI),
      metrics endpoint, health checks, and an end-to-end authenticated
      integration scenario.
  8. Documentation:

    • Generated extensive documentation content covering all new
      features: configuration, security setup, TLS, monitoring,
      deployment (Docker, health checks), and scaling strategies.
      (Content provided for manual integration into markdown files).

This commit introduces a comprehensive set of improvements to make the
FastFlight project more robust, secure, configurable, observable,
and scalable for production environments.

Key enhancements include:

1.  **Configuration:**
    *   Implemented a centralized configuration system using Pydantic
        Settings (environment variables, .env file support) for
        Flight server, FastAPI app, and Bouncer defaults.

2.  **Logging:**
    *   Enhanced structured logging (JSON/plain) using structlog,
        configurable via settings. Improved log context and consistency.

3.  **Security:**
    *   Added token-based authentication to the Arrow Flight server.
    *   Implemented API key authentication for FastAPI endpoints.
    *   Integrated TLS configuration options for both Flight (gRPC)
        and FastAPI (HTTPS) services.

4.  **Monitoring & Metrics:**
    *   Integrated Prometheus monitoring via `prometheus_client` and
        `starlette-prometheus`.
    *   Exposed metrics for Flight server, FastAPI, FastFlightBouncer
        (including connection pool and circuit breaker stats) via
        a `/metrics` endpoint.

5.  **Dockerfile & Deployment:**
    *   Overhauled Dockerfile: uses multi-stage builds, slim base
        image, and runs as a non-root user.
    *   Added a health check script and Docker `HEALTHCHECK` instruction
        for combined Flight and FastAPI service status.
    *   Default Docker CMD now runs `fastflight start-all`.

6.  **Scalability & Robustness:**
    *   Improved graceful shutdown handling, especially for the
        `start-all` CLI command managing multiple processes.
    *   Verified lifecycle management of `AsyncToSyncConverter`.
    *   Provided guidance on scaling the Flight server using a
        multi-process architecture with a load balancer.

7.  **Testing:**
    *   Significantly increased test coverage, adding tests for new
        configuration system, authentication mechanisms (Flight & FastAPI),
        metrics endpoint, health checks, and an end-to-end authenticated
        integration scenario.

8.  **Documentation:**
    *   Generated extensive documentation content covering all new
        features: configuration, security setup, TLS, monitoring,
        deployment (Docker, health checks), and scaling strategies.
        (Content provided for manual integration into markdown files).
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