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@@ -821,7 +821,7 @@ uv run alembic upgrade head
 
 > 📖 **[See CRUD operations guide in our docs](https://benavlabs.github.io/FastAPI-boilerplate/user-guide/database/crud/)**
 
-Inside `app/crud`, create a new `crud_entities.py` inheriting from `FastCRUD` for each new entity:
+Inside `app/crud`, create a new `crud_entity.py` inheriting from `FastCRUD` for each new entity:
 
 ```python
 from fastcrud import FastCRUD
@@ -1028,42 +1028,56 @@ crud_user.get(db=db, username="myusername", schema_to_select=UserRead)
 
 > 📖 **[See API endpoints guide in our docs](https://benavlabs.github.io/FastAPI-boilerplate/user-guide/api/endpoints/)**
 
-Inside `app/api/v1`, create a new `entities.py` file and create the desired routes
+Inside `app/api/v1`, create a new `entities.py` file and create the desired routes with proper dependency injection:
 
 ```python
-from typing import Annotated
-
-from fastapi import Depends
+from typing import Annotated, List
+from fastapi import Depends, Request, APIRouter
+from sqlalchemy.ext.asyncio import AsyncSession
 
 from app.schemas.entity import EntityRead
 from app.core.db.database import async_get_db
+from app.crud.crud_entity import crud_entity
 
-...
+router = APIRouter(tags=["entities"])
 
-router = fastapi.APIRouter(tags=["entities"])
-
-
-@router.get("/entities/{id}", response_model=List[EntityRead])
-async def read_entities(request: Request, id: int, db: Annotated[AsyncSession, Depends(async_get_db)]):
-    entity = await crud_entities.get(db=db, id=id)
 
+@router.get("/entities/{id}", response_model=EntityRead)
+async def read_entity(
+    request: Request, 
+    id: int, 
+    db: Annotated[AsyncSession, Depends(async_get_db)]
+):
+    entity = await crud_entity.get(db=db, id=id)
+
+    if entity is None:  # Explicit None check
+        raise NotFoundException("Entity not found")
+
     return entity
 
 
-...
+@router.get("/entities", response_model=List[EntityRead])
+async def read_entities(
+    request: Request, 
+    db: Annotated[AsyncSession, Depends(async_get_db)]
+):
+    entities = await crud_entity.get_multi(db=db, is_deleted=False)
+    return entities
 ```
 
-Then in `app/api/v1/__init__.py` add the router such as:
+Then in `app/api/v1/__init__.py` add the router:
 
 ```python
 from fastapi import APIRouter
-from app.api.v1.entity import router as entity_router
+from app.api.v1.entities import router as entity_router
+from app.api.v1.users import router as user_router
+from app.api.v1.posts import router as post_router
 
-...
+router = APIRouter(prefix="/v1")
 
-router = APIRouter(prefix="/v1")  # this should be there already
-...
-router.include_router(entity_router)
+router.include_router(user_router)
+router.include_router(post_router)
+router.include_router(entity_router)  # Add your new router
 ```
 
 #### 5.7.1 Paginated Responses
@@ -1100,6 +1114,9 @@ With the `get_multi` method we get a python `dict` with full suport for paginati
 And in the endpoint, we can import from `fastcrud.paginated` the following functions and Pydantic Schema:
 
 ```python
+from typing import Annotated
+from fastapi import Depends, Request
+from sqlalchemy.ext.asyncio import AsyncSession
 from fastcrud.paginated import (
     PaginatedListResponse,  # What you'll use as a response_model to validate
     paginated_response,  # Creates a paginated response based on the parameters
@@ -1119,13 +1136,16 @@ from app.schemas.entity import EntityRead
 
 @router.get("/entities", response_model=PaginatedListResponse[EntityRead])
 async def read_entities(
-    request: Request, db: Annotated[AsyncSession, Depends(async_get_db)], page: int = 1, items_per_page: int = 10
+    request: Request, 
+    db: Annotated[AsyncSession, Depends(async_get_db)], 
+    page: int = 1, 
+    items_per_page: int = 10
 ):
     entities_data = await crud_entity.get_multi(
         db=db,
         offset=compute_offset(page, items_per_page),
         limit=items_per_page,
-        schema_to_select=UserRead,
+        schema_to_select=EntityRead,
         is_deleted=False,
     )
 
@@ -1139,15 +1159,48 @@ async def read_entities(
 To add exceptions you may just import from `app/core/exceptions/http_exceptions` and optionally add a detail:
 
 ```python
-from app.core.exceptions.http_exceptions import NotFoundException
+from app.core.exceptions.http_exceptions import (
+    NotFoundException,
+    ForbiddenException,
+    DuplicateValueException
+)
+
+@router.post("/entities", response_model=EntityRead, status_code=201)
+async def create_entity(
+    request: Request,
+    entity_data: EntityCreate,
+    db: Annotated[AsyncSession, Depends(async_get_db)],
+    current_user: Annotated[UserRead, Depends(get_current_user)]
+):
+    # Check if entity already exists
+    if await crud_entity.exists(db=db, name=entity_data.name) is True:
+        raise DuplicateValueException("Entity with this name already exists")
+
+    # Check user permissions
+    if current_user.is_active is False:  # Explicit boolean check
+        raise ForbiddenException("User account is disabled")
+
+    # Create the entity
+    entity = await crud_entity.create(db=db, object=entity_data)
+
+    if entity is None:  # Explicit None check
+        raise CustomException("Failed to create entity")
+
+    return entity
 
-# If you want to specify the detail, just add the message
-if not user:
-    raise NotFoundException("User not found")
 
-# Or you may just use the default message
-if not post:
-    raise NotFoundException()
+@router.get("/entities/{id}", response_model=EntityRead)
+async def read_entity(
+    request: Request, 
+    id: int, 
+    db: Annotated[AsyncSession, Depends(async_get_db)]
+):
+    entity = await crud_entity.get(db=db, id=id)
+
+    if entity is None:  # Explicit None check
+        raise NotFoundException("Entity not found")
+
+    return entity
 ```
 
 **The predefined possibilities in http_exceptions are the following:**

docs/user-guide/api/endpoints.md

@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ async def get_user(
 ### 2. Get Multiple Items (with Pagination)
 
 ```python
-from fastcrud.paginated import PaginatedListResponse
+from fastcrud.paginated import PaginatedListResponse, paginated_response
 
 @router.get("/", response_model=PaginatedListResponse[UserRead])
 async def get_users(
@@ -66,10 +66,9 @@ async def get_users(
         return_as_model=True,
         return_total_count=True
     )
-
     return paginated_response(
         crud_data=users,
-        page=page, 
+        page=page,
         items_per_page=items_per_page
     )
 ```
@@ -321,8 +320,8 @@ Your new endpoints will be available at:
 
 Now that you understand basic endpoints:
 
-- **[Pagination](pagination.md)** - Add pagination to your endpoints
-- **[Database Schemas](../database/schemas.md)** - Create schemas for your data
-- **[CRUD Operations](../database/crud.md)** - Understand the CRUD layer
+- **[Pagination](pagination.md)** - Add pagination to your endpoints<br>
+- **[Exceptions](exceptions.md)** - Custom error handling and HTTP exceptions<br>
+- **[CRUD Operations](../database/crud.md)** - Understand the CRUD layer<br>
 
 The boilerplate provides everything you need - just follow these patterns! 

docs/user-guide/api/exceptions.md

@@ -458,8 +458,8 @@ async def test_duplicate_email(client: AsyncClient):
 ## What's Next
 
 Now that you understand error handling:
-- **[Versioning](versioning.md)** - Learn how to version your APIs
-- **[Database CRUD](../database/crud.md)** - Understand the database operations
+- **[Versioning](versioning.md)** - Learn how to version your APIs<br>
+- **[Database CRUD](../database/crud.md)** - Understand the database operations<br>
 - **[Authentication](../authentication/index.md)** - Add user authentication to your APIs
 
 Proper error handling makes your API much more user-friendly and easier to debug! 

docs/user-guide/caching/client-cache.md

@@ -207,7 +207,8 @@ async def get_posts(
     response: Response,
     page: int = 1,
     per_page: int = 10,
-    category: str = None
+    category: str | None = None,
+    db: Annotated[AsyncSession, Depends(async_get_db)]
 ):
     """Conditional caching based on parameters."""
 
@@ -255,7 +256,8 @@ def generate_etag(data: Any) -> str:
 async def get_user(
     request: Request,
     response: Response,
-    user_id: int
+    user_id: int,
+    db: Annotated[AsyncSession, Depends(async_get_db)]
 ):
     """Endpoint with ETag support for efficient caching."""
 
@@ -289,7 +291,8 @@ Use Last-Modified headers for time-based cache validation:
 async def get_post(
     request: Request,
     response: Response,
-    post_id: int
+    post_id: int,
+    db: Annotated[AsyncSession, Depends(async_get_db)]
 ):
     """Endpoint with Last-Modified header support."""
 
@@ -343,13 +346,13 @@ async def serve_static(response: Response, file_path: str):
 ```python
 # Reference data (rarely changes)
 @router.get("/api/v1/countries")
-async def get_countries(response: Response, db: AsyncSession = Depends(async_get_db)):
+async def get_countries(response: Response, db: Annotated[AsyncSession, Depends(async_get_db)]):
     response.headers["Cache-Control"] = "public, max-age=86400"  # 24 hours
     return await crud_countries.get_all(db=db)
 
 # User-generated content (moderate changes)
 @router.get("/api/v1/posts")
-async def get_posts(response: Response, db: AsyncSession = Depends(async_get_db)):
+async def get_posts(response: Response, db: Annotated[AsyncSession, Depends(async_get_db)]):
     response.headers["Cache-Control"] = "public, max-age=1800"  # 30 minutes
     return await crud_posts.get_multi(db=db, is_deleted=False)
 
@@ -358,7 +361,7 @@ async def get_posts(response: Response, db: AsyncSession = Depends(async_get_db)
 async def get_notifications(
     response: Response, 
     current_user: dict = Depends(get_current_user),
-    db: AsyncSession = Depends(async_get_db)
+    db: Annotated[AsyncSession, Depends(async_get_db)]
 ):
     response.headers["Cache-Control"] = "private, max-age=300"  # 5 minutes
     response.headers["Vary"] = "Authorization"
@@ -444,12 +447,15 @@ async def update_post(
     response: Response,
     post_id: int,
     post_data: PostUpdate,
-    current_user: dict = Depends(get_current_user)
+    current_user: dict = Depends(get_current_user),
+    db: Annotated[AsyncSession, Depends(async_get_db)]
 ):
     """Update post and invalidate related caches."""
 
     # Update the post
     updated_post = await crud_posts.update(db=db, id=post_id, object=post_data)
+    if not updated_post:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="Post not found")
 
     # Set headers to indicate cache invalidation is needed
     response.headers["Cache-Control"] = "no-cache"

docs/user-guide/caching/redis-cache.md

@@ -21,14 +21,16 @@ The `@cache` decorator provides a simple interface for adding caching to any Fas
 ### Basic Usage
 
 ```python
-from fastapi import APIRouter, Request
+from fastapi import APIRouter, Request, Depends
+from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
 from app.core.utils.cache import cache
+from app.core.db.database import get_db
 
 router = APIRouter()
 
 @router.get("/posts/{post_id}")
 @cache(key_prefix="post_cache", expiration=3600)
-async def get_post(request: Request, post_id: int):
+async def get_post(request: Request, post_id: int, db: Session = Depends(get_db)):
     # This function's result will be cached for 1 hour
     post = await crud_posts.get(db=db, id=post_id)
     return post

docs/user-guide/rate-limiting/index.md

@@ -30,10 +30,10 @@ async def create_post(post_data: PostCreate):
 
 ### Rate Limiting Components
 
-**Rate Limiter Class**: Singleton Redis client for checking limits
-**User Tiers**: Database-stored user subscription levels
-**Rate Limit Rules**: Path-specific limits per tier
-**Dependency Injection**: Automatic enforcement via FastAPI dependencies
+**Rate Limiter Class**: Singleton Redis client for checking limits<br>
+**User Tiers**: Database-stored user subscription levels<br>
+**Rate Limit Rules**: Path-specific limits per tier<br>
+**Dependency Injection**: Automatic enforcement via FastAPI dependencies<br>
 
 ### How It Works
 
@@ -110,6 +110,59 @@ async def protected_endpoint():
 # 3. Checks Redis counter
 # 4. Allows or blocks the request
 ```
+#### Example Dependency Implementation
+
+To make the rate limiting dependency functional, you must implement how user tiers and paths resolve to actual rate limits.
+Below is a complete example using Redis and the database to determine per-tier and per-path restrictions.
+
+```python
+async def rate_limiter_dependency(
+    request: Request,
+    db: AsyncSession = Depends(async_get_db),
+    user=Depends(get_current_user_optional),
+):
+    """
+    Enforces rate limits per user tier and API path.
+
+    - Identifies user (or defaults to IP-based anonymous rate limit)
+    - Finds tier-specific limit for the request path
+    - Checks Redis counter to determine if request should be allowed
+    """
+    path = sanitize_path(request.url.path)
+    user_id = getattr(user, "id", None) or request.client.host or "anonymous"
+
+    # Determine user tier (default to "free" or anonymous)
+    if user and getattr(user, "tier_id", None):
+        tier = await crud_tiers.get(db=db, id=user.tier_id)
+    else:
+        tier = await crud_tiers.get(db=db, name="free")
+
+    if not tier:
+        raise RateLimitException("Tier configuration not found")
+
+    # Find specific rate limit rule for this path + tier
+    rate_limit_rule = await crud_rate_limits.get_by_path_and_tier(
+        db=db, path=path, tier_id=tier.id
+    )
+
+    # Use default limits if no specific rule is found
+    limit = getattr(rate_limit_rule, "limit", 100)
+    period = getattr(rate_limit_rule, "period", 3600)
+
+    # Check rate limit in Redis
+    is_limited = await rate_limiter.is_rate_limited(
+        db=db,
+        user_id=user_id,
+        path=path,
+        limit=limit,
+        period=period,
+    )
+
+    if is_limited:
+        raise RateLimitException(
+            f"Rate limit exceeded for path '{path}'. Try again later."
+        )
+```
 
 ### Redis-Based Counting