UseCase Service
UseCaseService lets you define business logic as service classes that serve both MCP and web frameworks — one definition, two presentations.
Design Philosophy
UseCaseService subclass ──┬── MCP server (AI agents, four-layer progressive discovery)
└── FastAPI routes (REST API, OpenAPI docs)
Defining a UseCaseService
UseCaseService subclasses declare async classmethod methods. The metaclass auto-discovers public methods:
from sqlmodel_nexus.use_case import UseCaseService
class SprintService(UseCaseService):
"""Sprint management service."""
@classmethod
async def list_sprints(cls) -> list[SprintSummary]:
"""Get all sprints with their task counts."""
stmt = build_dto_select(SprintSummary)
async with async_session() as session:
rows = (await session.exec(stmt)).all()
dtos = [SprintSummary(**dict(row._mapping)) for row in rows]
return await Resolver().resolve(dtos)
@classmethod
async def get_sprint(cls, sprint_id: int) -> SprintSummary | None:
"""Get a sprint by ID."""
stmt = build_dto_select(SprintSummary, where=Sprint.id == sprint_id)
async with async_session() as session:
rows = (await session.exec(stmt)).all()
if not rows:
return None
dto = SprintSummary(**dict(rows[0]._mapping))
return await Resolver().resolve(dto)
Exposing to MCP
Four-layer progressive discovery: app discovery → service list → method details → execution.
from sqlmodel_nexus.use_case import UseCaseAppConfig, create_use_case_mcp_server
mcp = create_use_case_mcp_server(
apps=[
UseCaseAppConfig(
name="project",
services=[SprintService, TaskService],
description="Project management",
),
],
name="Project UseCase API",
)
mcp.run() # stdio mode
MCP Tools
| Tool | Purpose |
|---|---|
list_apps() |
Discover available apps |
list_services(app_name) |
List services and method counts in an app |
describe_service(app_name, service_name) |
Method signatures (SDL format) + DTO type definitions |
call_use_case(app_name, service_name, method_name, params) |
Execute method |
describe_service Output
{
"name": "SprintService",
"methods": [
{"name": "list_sprints", "signature_sdl": "list_sprints(): [SprintSummary!]!"},
{"name": "get_sprint", "signature_sdl": "get_sprint(sprint_id: Int!): SprintSummary"}
],
"types": "type SprintSummary {\n id: Int\n name: String!\n tasks: [TaskSummary!]!\n}"
}
Next Steps
- UseCase + FastAPI — Embed the same service class into FastAPI
- MCP Service — Pure MCP integration (GraphQL mode)