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In SQLAlchemy 2.0, the ORM enforces stricter boundaries around unit-of-work semantics, async execution contexts, and identity map isolation. Mismanaging session scope leads to connection leaks, ",[18,19,20],"code",{},"DetachedInstanceError"," exceptions, and unpredictable state synchronization. This guide details production-ready patterns for tracking object states, scoping async sessions, managing the identity map, and leveraging lifecycle hooks without compromising performance.",[23,24,26],"h2",{"id":25},"session-architecture-and-state-transitions","Session Architecture and State Transitions",[14,28,29,30,33],{},"The ",[18,31,32],{},"Session"," in SQLAlchemy 2.0 operates as a strict unit-of-work container. It does not merely execute SQL; it tracks the lifecycle state of every mapped object registered within its scope. 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Loaded from DB or successfully flushed.",[41,89,90,95],{},[56,91,92],{},[18,93,94],{},"detached",[56,96,97],{},"Object was persistent but the session is closed or the object was explicitly removed.",[41,99,100,105],{},[56,101,102],{},[18,103,104],{},"deleted",[56,106,107,108,111],{},"Object marked for removal via ",[18,109,110],{},"session.delete()",". Will be removed on flush\u002Fcommit.",[14,113,114,115,120,121,124,125,128,129,133],{},"These state transitions map directly to the broader architectural patterns outlined in ",[116,117,119],"a",{"href":118},"\u002Fmastering-sqlalchemy-20-core-and-orm-architecture\u002F","Mastering SQLAlchemy 2.0 Core and ORM Architecture",". The ORM layer maintains a transactional write-ahead log, deferring SQL execution until ",[18,122,123],{},"Session.flush()"," or ",[18,126,127],{},"Session.commit()"," is invoked. This differs fundamentally from raw execution, where statements are dispatched immediately. When evaluating architectural trade-offs between direct Core execution and ORM tracking, refer to ",[116,130,132],{"href":131},"\u002Fmastering-sqlalchemy-20-core-and-orm-architecture\u002Fcore-vs-orm-architecture-decisions\u002F","Core vs ORM Architecture Decisions"," to determine when to bypass the unit-of-work for bulk operations.",[14,135,29,136,139,140,143,144,147,148,151,152,154],{},[18,137,138],{},"flush()"," process synchronizes in-memory state with the database without committing the transaction. It issues ",[18,141,142],{},"INSERT",", ",[18,145,146],{},"UPDATE",", and ",[18,149,150],{},"DELETE"," statements, but leaves the transaction open for rollback. Calling ",[18,153,127],{}," finalizes the transaction, persists changes, and by default expires all loaded attributes to ensure subsequent reads fetch fresh data from the database.",[23,156,158],{"id":157},"async-session-scoping-and-context-management","Async Session Scoping and Context Management",[14,160,161,162,165,166,169],{},"Modern Python backends rely on non-blocking I\u002FO, making ",[18,163,164],{},"AsyncSession"," and ",[18,167,168],{},"async_sessionmaker"," mandatory for frameworks like FastAPI, aiohttp, or asyncio-based workers. Unlike synchronous sessions, async sessions enforce strict boundaries: every database interaction must be awaited, and sessions must never cross event loop boundaries.",[171,172,177],"pre",{"className":173,"code":174,"language":175,"meta":176,"style":176},"language-python shiki shiki-themes github-light github-dark","from __future__ import annotations\n\nfrom typing import AsyncGenerator\nfrom sqlalchemy.ext.asyncio import AsyncSession, async_sessionmaker, create_async_engine\nfrom sqlalchemy import event\n\n# Production-ready async engine configuration\nengine = create_async_engine(\n \"postgresql+asyncpg:\u002F\u002Fuser:pass@localhost\u002Fdb\",\n pool_size=20,\n max_overflow=10,\n pool_pre_ping=True,\n)\n\n# Factory with explicit transaction boundaries\nAsyncSessionLocal = async_sessionmaker(\n engine,\n class_=AsyncSession,\n expire_on_commit=False, # Performance optimization for high-throughput APIs\n)\n\nasync def get_db_session() -> AsyncGenerator[AsyncSession, None]:\n 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try",[180,444,445],{"class":197},":\n",[180,447,449,452],{"class":182,"line":448},26,[180,450,451],{"class":186}," yield",[180,453,454],{"class":197}," session\n",[180,456,458,461],{"class":182,"line":457},27,[180,459,460],{"class":186}," await",[180,462,463],{"class":197}," session.commit()\n",[180,465,467,470,473],{"class":182,"line":466},28,[180,468,469],{"class":186}," except",[180,471,472],{"class":190}," Exception",[180,474,445],{"class":197},[180,476,478,480],{"class":182,"line":477},29,[180,479,460],{"class":186},[180,481,482],{"class":197}," session.rollback()\n",[180,484,486],{"class":182,"line":485},30,[180,487,488],{"class":186}," raise\n",[180,490,492,495],{"class":182,"line":491},31,[180,493,494],{"class":186}," finally",[180,496,445],{"class":197},[180,498,500,502],{"class":182,"line":499},32,[180,501,460],{"class":186},[180,503,504],{"class":197}," session.close()\n",[14,506,507,508,511,512,515,516,520],{},"When migrating from older codebases, developers often encounter 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The transition from legacy query patterns to 2.0's ",[18,509,510],{},"select()"," construct and explicit ",[18,513,514],{},"async with"," blocks requires careful refactoring, as detailed in ",[116,517,519],{"href":518},"\u002Fmastering-sqlalchemy-20-core-and-orm-architecture\u002Fmigrating-legacy-14-code-to-20-syntax\u002F","Migrating Legacy 1.4 Code to 2.0 Syntax",".",[14,522,523,524,527,528,531,532,534],{},"Historically, ",[18,525,526],{},"scoped_session"," provided thread-local session management. In async runtimes, thread-local storage is fundamentally broken because a single thread handles thousands of concurrent coroutines. Async context-local scoping (via ",[18,529,530],{},"contextvars"," or framework-level dependency injection) is mandatory to prevent cross-request state contamination. Each coroutine must receive its own ",[18,533,164],{}," instance, guaranteeing isolation and preventing race conditions during concurrent transaction execution.",[23,536,538],{"id":537},"identity-map-detachment-and-cache-invalidation","Identity Map, Detachment, and Cache Invalidation",[14,540,541,542,545],{},"The identity map is an internal registry that guarantees primary key uniqueness within a session. When a query loads an object with ",[18,543,544],{},"id=42",", subsequent queries for the same primary key return the exact same Python instance rather than instantiating a duplicate. This prevents inconsistent in-memory state and reduces memory overhead.",[14,547,548,549,552,553,556,557,520],{},"However, long-running workers or background tasks can suffer from session bloat as the identity map accumulates tracked objects. Explicit state removal strategies become necessary. Targeted detachment via ",[18,550,551],{},"session.expunge(obj)"," removes a single instance from tracking, while ",[18,554,555],{},"session.clear()"," purges the entire identity map and detaches all persistent objects. The operational differences and memory implications are thoroughly analyzed in ",[116,558,560],{"href":559},"\u002Fmastering-sqlalchemy-20-core-and-orm-architecture\u002Fsession-lifecycle-and-scope-management\u002Funderstanding-sessionexpunge-vs-sessionclear-in-python\u002F","Understanding Session.expunge vs Session.clear in Python",[171,562,564],{"className":173,"code":563,"language":175,"meta":176,"style":176},"from __future__ import annotations\n\nfrom typing import Any\nfrom sqlalchemy import inspect\nfrom sqlalchemy.orm import Session, InstanceState\n\ndef log_object_state(obj: Any, session: Session) -> str:\n \"\"\"Programmatically inspect object lifecycle state for debugging.\"\"\"\n insp: InstanceState = inspect(obj)\n state_flags = {\n \"transient\": insp.transient,\n \"pending\": insp.pending,\n \"persistent\": insp.persistent,\n \"detached\": insp.detached,\n \"deleted\": insp.deleted,\n }\n active_state = next((state for state, is_active in state_flags.items() if is_active), \"unknown\")\n return f\"Object {getattr(obj, 'id', 'N\u002FA')} state: {active_state}\"\n",[18,565,566,576,580,591,602,614,618,634,639,649,659,667,675,683,691,699,704,740],{"__ignoreMap":176},[180,567,568,570,572,574],{"class":182,"line":183},[180,569,187],{"class":186},[180,571,191],{"class":190},[180,573,194],{"class":186},[180,575,198],{"class":197},[180,577,578],{"class":182,"line":201},[180,579,205],{"emptyLinePlaceholder":204},[180,581,582,584,586,588],{"class":182,"line":208},[180,583,187],{"class":186},[180,585,213],{"class":197},[180,587,216],{"class":186},[180,589,590],{"class":197}," Any\n",[180,592,593,595,597,599],{"class":182,"line":222},[180,594,187],{"class":186},[180,596,240],{"class":197},[180,598,216],{"class":186},[180,600,601],{"class":197}," inspect\n",[180,603,604,606,609,611],{"class":182,"line":235},[180,605,187],{"class":186},[180,607,608],{"class":197}," sqlalchemy.orm ",[180,610,216],{"class":186},[180,612,613],{"class":197}," Session, InstanceState\n",[180,615,616],{"class":182,"line":248},[180,617,205],{"emptyLinePlaceholder":204},[180,619,620,623,626,629,632],{"class":182,"line":253},[180,621,622],{"class":186},"def",[180,624,625],{"class":402}," log_object_state",[180,627,628],{"class":197},"(obj: Any, session: Session) -> ",[180,630,631],{"class":190},"str",[180,633,445],{"class":197},[180,635,636],{"class":182,"line":260},[180,637,638],{"class":275}," \"\"\"Programmatically inspect object lifecycle state for debugging.\"\"\"\n",[180,640,641,644,646],{"class":182,"line":272},[180,642,643],{"class":197}," insp: InstanceState ",[180,645,266],{"class":186},[180,647,648],{"class":197}," inspect(obj)\n",[180,650,651,654,656],{"class":182,"line":282},[180,652,653],{"class":197}," state_flags ",[180,655,266],{"class":186},[180,657,658],{"class":197}," {\n",[180,660,661,664],{"class":182,"line":296},[180,662,663],{"class":275}," \"transient\"",[180,665,666],{"class":197},": insp.transient,\n",[180,668,669,672],{"class":182,"line":309},[180,670,671],{"class":275}," \"pending\"",[180,673,674],{"class":197},": insp.pending,\n",[180,676,677,680],{"class":182,"line":322},[180,678,679],{"class":275}," \"persistent\"",[180,681,682],{"class":197},": insp.persistent,\n",[180,684,685,688],{"class":182,"line":328},[180,686,687],{"class":275}," \"detached\"",[180,689,690],{"class":197},": insp.detached,\n",[180,692,693,696],{"class":182,"line":333},[180,694,695],{"class":275}," \"deleted\"",[180,697,698],{"class":197},": insp.deleted,\n",[180,700,701],{"class":182,"line":339},[180,702,703],{"class":197}," }\n",[180,705,706,709,711,714,717,720,723,726,729,732,735,738],{"class":182,"line":350},[180,707,708],{"class":197}," active_state ",[180,710,266],{"class":186},[180,712,713],{"class":190}," next",[180,715,716],{"class":197},"((state ",[180,718,719],{"class":186},"for",[180,721,722],{"class":197}," state, is_active ",[180,724,725],{"class":186},"in",[180,727,728],{"class":197}," state_flags.items() ",[180,730,731],{"class":186},"if",[180,733,734],{"class":197}," is_active), ",[180,736,737],{"class":275},"\"unknown\"",[180,739,325],{"class":197},[180,741,742,745,748,751,754,757,760,762,765,768,771,774,777,780,782],{"class":182,"line":356},[180,743,744],{"class":186}," return",[180,746,747],{"class":186}," f",[180,749,750],{"class":275},"\"Object ",[180,752,753],{"class":190},"{getattr",[180,755,756],{"class":197},"(obj, ",[180,758,759],{"class":275},"'id'",[180,761,143],{"class":197},[180,763,764],{"class":275},"'N\u002FA'",[180,766,767],{"class":197},")",[180,769,770],{"class":190},"}",[180,772,773],{"class":275}," state: ",[180,775,776],{"class":190},"{",[180,778,779],{"class":197},"active_state",[180,781,770],{"class":190},[180,783,784],{"class":275},"\"\n",[14,786,29,787,790,791,793,794,797,798,801,802,805,806,809,810,813],{},[18,788,789],{},"expire_on_commit"," configuration heavily impacts performance. When set to ",[18,792,317],{}," (default), SQLAlchemy expires all attributes after ",[18,795,796],{},"commit()",", forcing lazy-load queries on subsequent access. In high-throughput APIs, this triggers a cascade of ",[18,799,800],{},"SELECT"," statements. Setting ",[18,803,804],{},"expire_on_commit=False"," retains loaded attributes in memory, but requires manual ",[18,807,808],{},"await session.refresh(obj)"," when external processes modify the underlying rows. For long-running workers, periodically calling ",[18,811,812],{},"session.expire_all()"," or recreating the session prevents unbounded memory growth while maintaining query efficiency.",[23,815,817],{"id":816},"lifecycle-events-and-query-filtering-strategies","Lifecycle Events and Query Filtering Strategies",[14,819,820,821,824],{},"SQLAlchemy's event system enables transparent audit logging, state synchronization, and multi-tenant isolation without polluting business logic. The ",[18,822,823],{},"@event.listens_for"," decorator hooks into critical transaction phases:",[171,826,828],{"className":173,"code":827,"language":175,"meta":176,"style":176},"from __future__ import annotations\n\nfrom typing import Any\nfrom sqlalchemy import event\nfrom sqlalchemy.orm import Session\n\n@event.listens_for(Session, \"after_flush\")\ndef track_changes(session: Session, flush_context: Any) -> None:\n \"\"\"Audit hook to track entity mutations before transaction commit.\"\"\"\n for obj in session.new:\n print(f\"[AUDIT] Inserted: {type(obj).__name__} ID={getattr(obj, 'id', 'N\u002FA')}\")\n for obj in session.dirty:\n print(f\"[AUDIT] Updated: {type(obj).__name__} ID={getattr(obj, 'id', 'N\u002FA')}\")\n for obj in session.deleted:\n print(f\"[AUDIT] Deleted: {type(obj).__name__} ID={getattr(obj, 'id', 'N\u002FA')}\")\n",[18,829,830,840,844,854,864,875,879,891,905,910,923,968,979,1016,1027],{"__ignoreMap":176},[180,831,832,834,836,838],{"class":182,"line":183},[180,833,187],{"class":186},[180,835,191],{"class":190},[180,837,194],{"class":186},[180,839,198],{"class":197},[180,841,842],{"class":182,"line":201},[180,843,205],{"emptyLinePlaceholder":204},[180,845,846,848,850,852],{"class":182,"line":208},[180,847,187],{"class":186},[180,849,213],{"class":197},[180,851,216],{"class":186},[180,853,590],{"class":197},[180,855,856,858,860,862],{"class":182,"line":222},[180,857,187],{"class":186},[180,859,240],{"class":197},[180,861,216],{"class":186},[180,863,245],{"class":197},[180,865,866,868,870,872],{"class":182,"line":235},[180,867,187],{"class":186},[180,869,608],{"class":197},[180,871,216],{"class":186},[180,873,874],{"class":197}," Session\n",[180,876,877],{"class":182,"line":248},[180,878,205],{"emptyLinePlaceholder":204},[180,880,881,883,886,889],{"class":182,"line":253},[180,882,823],{"class":402},[180,884,885],{"class":197},"(Session, ",[180,887,888],{"class":275},"\"after_flush\"",[180,890,325],{"class":197},[180,892,893,895,898,901,903],{"class":182,"line":260},[180,894,622],{"class":186},[180,896,897],{"class":402}," track_changes",[180,899,900],{"class":197},"(session: Session, flush_context: Any) -> ",[180,902,409],{"class":190},[180,904,445],{"class":197},[180,906,907],{"class":182,"line":272},[180,908,909],{"class":275}," \"\"\"Audit hook to track entity mutations before transaction commit.\"\"\"\n",[180,911,912,915,918,920],{"class":182,"line":282},[180,913,914],{"class":186}," for",[180,916,917],{"class":197}," obj ",[180,919,725],{"class":186},[180,921,922],{"class":197}," session.new:\n",[180,924,925,928,931,934,937,940,943,946,949,951,953,955,957,959,961,963,966],{"class":182,"line":296},[180,926,927],{"class":190}," print",[180,929,930],{"class":197},"(",[180,932,933],{"class":186},"f",[180,935,936],{"class":275},"\"[AUDIT] Inserted: ",[180,938,939],{"class":190},"{type",[180,941,942],{"class":197},"(obj).",[180,944,945],{"class":190},"__name__}",[180,947,948],{"class":275}," ID=",[180,950,753],{"class":190},[180,952,756],{"class":197},[180,954,759],{"class":275},[180,956,143],{"class":197},[180,958,764],{"class":275},[180,960,767],{"class":197},[180,962,770],{"class":190},[180,964,965],{"class":275},"\"",[180,967,325],{"class":197},[180,969,970,972,974,976],{"class":182,"line":309},[180,971,914],{"class":186},[180,973,917],{"class":197},[180,975,725],{"class":186},[180,977,978],{"class":197}," session.dirty:\n",[180,980,981,983,985,987,990,992,994,996,998,1000,1002,1004,1006,1008,1010,1012,1014],{"class":182,"line":322},[180,982,927],{"class":190},[180,984,930],{"class":197},[180,986,933],{"class":186},[180,988,989],{"class":275},"\"[AUDIT] Updated: ",[180,991,939],{"class":190},[180,993,942],{"class":197},[180,995,945],{"class":190},[180,997,948],{"class":275},[180,999,753],{"class":190},[180,1001,756],{"class":197},[180,1003,759],{"class":275},[180,1005,143],{"class":197},[180,1007,764],{"class":275},[180,1009,767],{"class":197},[180,1011,770],{"class":190},[180,1013,965],{"class":275},[180,1015,325],{"class":197},[180,1017,1018,1020,1022,1024],{"class":182,"line":328},[180,1019,914],{"class":186},[180,1021,917],{"class":197},[180,1023,725],{"class":186},[180,1025,1026],{"class":197}," session.deleted:\n",[180,1028,1029,1031,1033,1035,1038,1040,1042,1044,1046,1048,1050,1052,1054,1056,1058,1060,1062],{"class":182,"line":333},[180,1030,927],{"class":190},[180,1032,930],{"class":197},[180,1034,933],{"class":186},[180,1036,1037],{"class":275},"\"[AUDIT] Deleted: ",[180,1039,939],{"class":190},[180,1041,942],{"class":197},[180,1043,945],{"class":190},[180,1045,948],{"class":275},[180,1047,753],{"class":190},[180,1049,756],{"class":197},[180,1051,759],{"class":275},[180,1053,143],{"class":197},[180,1055,764],{"class":275},[180,1057,767],{"class":197},[180,1059,770],{"class":190},[180,1061,965],{"class":275},[180,1063,325],{"class":197},[14,1065,1066,1067,1070,1071,1074],{},"Beyond auditing, lifecycle events integrate seamlessly with global query modifiers. Using ",[18,1068,1069],{},"with_loader_criteria()",", developers can inject tenant-scoped ",[18,1072,1073],{},"WHERE"," clauses or archival filters at the session level, ensuring data isolation without repeating filter logic across repositories. This pattern aligns with Implementing Soft Deletes with Query Filters, where logical deletion flags are automatically applied during query compilation.",[14,1076,1077,1078,1081],{},"Relationship mapping can also propagate lifecycle changes. By configuring ",[18,1079,1080],{},"passive_deletes"," or custom cascade rules, soft-delete flags can automatically update dependent entities, maintaining referential integrity without manual intervention. For implementation details, see Implementing Soft Delete Cascades in ORM Relationships.",[14,1083,1084,1085,1088,1089,165,1092,1095],{},"Finally, ",[18,1086,1087],{},"SessionEvents"," like ",[18,1090,1091],{},"do_rollback",[18,1093,1094],{},"after_transaction_end"," provide hooks for connection pool health monitoring and automatic retry logic. When combined with exponential backoff strategies, these events enable resilient transaction handling in distributed environments.",[23,1097,1099],{"id":1098},"common-production-pitfalls","Common Production Pitfalls",[35,1101,1102,1115],{},[38,1103,1104],{},[41,1105,1106,1109,1112],{},[44,1107,1108],{},"Pitfall",[44,1110,1111],{},"Impact",[44,1113,1114],{},"Mitigation",[51,1116,1117,1133,1155,1178,1203],{},[41,1118,1119,1125,1130],{},[56,1120,1121,1122,1124],{},"Sharing a single ",[18,1123,32],{}," across concurrent async tasks",[56,1126,1127,1129],{},[18,1128,20],{},", race conditions, corrupted identity map",[56,1131,1132],{},"Instantiate a new session per request\u002Fcoroutine using dependency injection.",[41,1134,1135,1142,1145],{},[56,1136,1137,1138,1141],{},"Leaving ",[18,1139,1140],{},"expire_on_commit=True"," in high-throughput APIs",[56,1143,1144],{},"Excessive lazy-load queries, degraded latency",[56,1146,1147,1148,1150,1151,1154],{},"Set ",[18,1149,804],{}," and explicitly ",[18,1152,1153],{},"refresh()"," only when external mutations are expected.",[41,1156,1157,1164,1171],{},[56,1158,1159,1160,1163],{},"Indiscriminate ",[18,1161,1162],{},"Session.clear()"," in background workers",[56,1165,1166,1167,1170],{},"Breaks relationship references, causes ",[18,1168,1169],{},"AttributeError"," on detached objects",[56,1172,1173,1174,1177],{},"Use ",[18,1175,1176],{},"session.expunge()"," for targeted removal or recreate the session after batch operations.",[41,1179,1180,1190,1193],{},[56,1181,1182,1183,1186,1187,1189],{},"Mixing Core ",[18,1184,1185],{},"Connection"," transactions with ORM ",[18,1188,32],{}," scopes",[56,1191,1192],{},"Implicit rollbacks, transaction nesting conflicts",[56,1194,1195,1196,124,1199,1202],{},"Always use ",[18,1197,1198],{},"async with session.begin():",[18,1200,1201],{},"session.begin()"," to explicitly manage transaction boundaries.",[41,1204,1205,1212,1215],{},[56,1206,1207,1208,1211],{},"Ignoring ",[18,1209,1210],{},"Session.rollback()"," in exception handlers",[56,1213,1214],{},"Session enters invalid state, blocks subsequent queries",[56,1216,1217,1218,1221,1222,1225],{},"Wrap all session operations in ",[18,1219,1220],{},"try\u002Fexcept"," blocks that guarantee ",[18,1223,1224],{},"await session.rollback()"," before close.",[23,1227,1229],{"id":1228},"frequently-asked-questions","Frequently Asked Questions",[14,1231,1232,1236,1237,1239,1240,1242,1243,1246,1247,1250,1251,1253],{},[1233,1234,1235],"strong",{},"How should I scope an AsyncSession in FastAPI to prevent connection leaks?","\nUse ",[18,1238,168],{}," with a dependency that yields the session inside an ",[18,1241,514],{}," block. Ensure the ",[18,1244,1245],{},"finally"," clause calls ",[18,1248,1249],{},"await session.close()"," and catches exceptions to trigger ",[18,1252,1224],{},". This guarantees deterministic cleanup regardless of request success or failure.",[14,1255,1256,1266],{},[1233,1257,1258,1259,1262,1263,1265],{},"What causes a ",[18,1260,1261],{},"StaleDataError"," during ",[18,1264,123],{},"?","\nIt occurs when the database reports an affected row count that mismatches SQLAlchemy's expectation. Common causes include concurrent modifications bypassing the ORM, missing primary keys on mapped tables, or database triggers that silently alter row counts. Verify primary key constraints and ensure no external processes modify tracked rows mid-transaction.",[14,1268,1269,1236,1278,1280,1281,1283],{},[1233,1270,1271,1272,1275,1276,1265],{},"When should I use ",[18,1273,1274],{},"sessionmaker"," versus ",[18,1277,168],{},[18,1279,1274],{}," exclusively for synchronous, thread-bound workloads (e.g., Celery workers, CLI scripts, synchronous Flask\u002FDjango integrations). Use ",[18,1282,168],{}," exclusively for async frameworks (FastAPI, aiohttp, asyncio scripts) to maintain non-blocking I\u002FO and prevent event loop starvation.",[14,1285,1286,1289,1290,1292,1293,124,1295,1297],{},[1233,1287,1288],{},"How does the identity map handle concurrent async modifications?","\nThe identity map is strictly local to a single ",[18,1291,32],{}," instance. It does not share state across sessions, threads, or async tasks. Each request or worker must instantiate its own session to avoid cross-contamination. 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