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How to Implement Message Visibility Timeout Renewal in Python

Simulate queue message visibility control with timeout renewal using a simple Python class that tracks received time and visibility state.

visibility-timeout queue sqs
Python
import time
import uuid

class Message:
    def __init__(self, body, visibility_timeout=30):
        self.body = body
        self.visibility_timeout = visibility_timeout
        self.receipt_handle = str(uuid.uuid4())
        self.received_at = time.time()
        self.deleted = False

    def is_visible(self):
     …
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Reliability & rate limiting easy

How to Implement a Dead Letter Queue Replay in Python

A mock Dead Letter Queue that stores failed messages with retry attempts and replays them with a simple retry counter.

dead-letter-queue queue retry
Python
import json
from collections import deque

class DeadLetterQueue:
    def __init__(self):
        self.messages = deque()
    
    def add_message(self, message_id, payload, attempts=3):
        """Add a message to the DLQ with retry metadata."""
        self.messages.append({
            "id": message_id,
           …
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Reliability & rate limiting easy

Rate Limiting with Queue Rejection in Python

Simulates a load shed pattern that rejects tasks when a queue fills up.

rate-limiting queue deque
Python
from collections import deque
import time


class RateLimiter:
    def __init__(self, max_queue_size=3):
        self.queue = deque()
        self.max_queue_size = max_queue_size
        self.rejected_count = 0

    def submit(self, task_name):
        if len(self.queue) >= self.max_queue_size:
            self.reject…
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Observability & SRE easy

How to Check Service Readiness Dependencies in Python

This code simulates a readiness check for external dependencies (database, cache, queue) with mock availability data and reports readiness status.

readiness dependencies health-check
Python
import sys
from datetime import datetime


def check_dependencies(config):
    results = []
    for dep, required in config.items():
        available = mock_availability(dep)
        status = "READY" if available >= required else "NOT READY"
        results.append((dep, available, required, status))
    return result…
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Observability & SRE easy

How to Simulate a Queue Depth Gauge in Python

Simulate a queue depth over time using a random enqueue/dequeue process, returning depth values that can be used for monitoring or testing dashboards.

queue simulation monitoring
Python
import collections
import random
import time


def simulate_queue_depth(max_depth=10, steps=20):
    queue = collections.deque()
    depth_history = []

    for _ in range(steps):
        # Randomly enqueue or dequeue
        if random.random() < 0.6 and len(queue) < max_depth:
            queue.append("task")
       …
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