Method handle_request

api/api_handlers.py:74–92

Process the request asynchronously. Subclasses MUST override this method. Args: request_data: The parsed JSON request data (dictionary). Returns: A dictionary representing the successful JSON response payload. Raises: Co

(self, request_data: dict)

        return self.models

    async def handle_request(self, request_data: dict) -> dict:
        """
        Process the request asynchronously.
        Subclasses MUST override this method.

        Args:
            request_data: The parsed JSON request data (dictionary).

        Returns:
            A dictionary representing the successful JSON response payload.

        Raises:
            ConfigError: If configuration (like API key) is missing.
            BackendAPIError: If the downstream API call fails.
            ValueError: If the request_data is invalid.
            NotImplementedError: If the subclass doesn't implement this.
            Exception: For other unexpected errors.
        """
        raise NotImplementedError(f"Handler '{self.name}' must implement handle_request")

    # NOTE: log_conversation() method removed - now handled centrally in compute.py
    # This eliminates disk I/O during requests and ensures consistent logging across all handlers