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Microservices patterns medium

Saga pattern orchestration with rollback in Python

Orchestrate a distributed transaction with Saga steps and automated compensation rollback on failure.

saga microservices transaction
Python
import time
import random


class SagaStep:
    def __init__(self, name):
        self.name = name
        self.executed = False

    def execute(self):
        print(f"Executing {self.name}...")
        time.sleep(0.2)
        if random.random() < 0.3:
            raise RuntimeError(f"{self.name} failed")
        sel…
14 0 Open
Microservices patterns medium

Zero Trust Service Auth Mock in Python

A simple HMAC-based token issuance and validation mock that enforces zero trust between microservices.

microservices authentication hmac
Python
import hmac
import hashlib
import json
import time

class ZeroTrustAuth:
    def __init__(self, secret_key):
        self.secret_key = secret_key
        self.service_tokens = {}

    def issue_token(self, service_name, ttl=300):
        payload = {
            "service": service_name,
            "issued_at": int(tim…
10 0 Open
Production deployment patterns medium

How to Mock Kubernetes Services with a ClusterIP Registry in Python

Simulate Kubernetes service discovery by assigning ClusterIP addresses to dataclass-defined services, with JSON export for inspection or testing.

kubernetes clusterip mock
Python
import json
from dataclasses import dataclass, asdict
from typing import Dict, Optional


@dataclass
class Service:
    name: str
    namespace: str
    cluster_ip: str
    selector: Dict[str, str]
    port: int
    target_port: Optional[int] = None


class ClusterIPServiceRegistry:
    _ip_counter = 0

    def __init…
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