I’m developing a fullstack application using FastAPI for the backend. In this application, one or more users can query (read) a file, while multiple administrators can modify (write) it simultaneously. I’m concerned about the possibility of race conditions and other concurrency issues that might arise due to these simultaneous operations, but I don’t know how to implement it in an async way, I have only used threading and multiprocessing.
Problem Details:
- Users: Can query (read) the file.
- Administrators: Can modify (write) the file simultaneously.
Questions:
- How can I avoid race conditions when allowing multiple administrators to modify the file at the same time?
- What is the best strategy to ensure data consistency when users are reading the file while administrators are modifying it?
- What techniques or tools can I implement in FastAPI to handle these concurrency issues efficiently?
Additional Context:
- Backend: FastAPI
- Frontend: Framework could be React, Vue, etc.
I would appreciate any advice, best practices, and an implementation example to address these concurrency issues in my fullstack application. Thank you!