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How to Build a Simple Service Discovery Registry in Python
A lightweight in-memory service registry class using a dict — register, deregister, and discover services with host, port, and version.
class ServiceRegistry:
def __init__(self):
self._services = {}
def register(self, name, host, port, version="1.0"):
self._services[name] = {
"host": host,
"port": port,
"version": version
}
def deregister(self, name):
return self._servic…
How to Build a Health Check Service Registry in Python
Build a minimal Python service registry that handles registration, deregistration, health checks, and service listing in one simple class.
import random
import time
class ServiceRegistry:
def __init__(self):
self.services = {}
def register(self, name, address):
self.services[name] = {
"address": address,
"status": "healthy",
"registered_at": time.time(),
"checks": 0
}
…
How to Build an In-Memory Service Registry Mock in Python
A simple in-memory ServiceRegistry class to register, retrieve, list, and unregister microservice endpoints or configs using a dict, with KeyError guards.
class ServiceRegistry:
def __init__(self):
self._services = {}
def register(self, name, service):
self._services[name] = service
def unregister(self, name):
if name not in self._services:
raise KeyError(f"Service '{name}' not found")
del self._services[name]
…
How to Mock a Schema Registry Avro Record in Python
Encode a Python dict into Avro binary using an inline schema, mimicking a schema registry record for tests or mocks.
import io
from avro.schema import parse
from avro.io import DatumWriter, BinaryEncoder
schema_json = """
{
"type": "record",
"name": "User",
"fields": [
{"name": "name", "type": "string"},
{"name": "age", "type": "int"},
{"name": "email", "type": ["null", "string"], "default": null}
]
}
"""
schem…
How to Mock a Service Registry in Python with an In-Memory Dict
A lightweight ServiceRegistry class backed by a dict, exposing register, unregister, lookup, list, and health-check methods.
class ServiceRegistry:
def __init__(self):
self._services = {}
def register(self, name, endpoint, version="1.0"):
self._services[name] = {
"endpoint": endpoint,
"version": version,
"status": "healthy"
}
def unregister(self, name):
return…
Model registry version mock in Python
A simple in-memory model registry that stores model versions with metadata and supports version listing and latest retrieval.
class ModelRegistry:
def __init__(self):
self.models = {}
def register(self, name, version, model_type, metrics=None):
if name not in self.models:
self.models[name] = []
entry = {
"version": version,
"model_type": model_type,
"metrics": m…
How to Mock a Container Registry in Python
Build an in-memory container registry mock with push, tag listing, and manifest retrieval logic for testing deployment tooling.
import json
from collections import defaultdict
class MockRegistry:
def __init__(self):
self.repositories = defaultdict(dict)
def push_image(self, repo: str, tag: str, layers: list[str]) -> None:
self.repositories[repo][tag] = {
"layers": layers,
"size": sum(len(layer…
How to Roll Back to a Previous Image Tag in Python
A dataclass-based mock registry that tracks image tag history and rolls back to the previous tag, useful for deployment rollback logic.
"""Demonstrates a rollback pattern for a Docker-style image tag registry."""
from dataclasses import dataclass, field
@dataclass
class ImageRegistry:
"""A minimal mock registry tracking current tags per image."""
tags: dict[str, list[str]] = field(default_factory=dict)
def push(self, image: str, tag: …
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