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How to mock Kustomize overlay patches in Python
Simulate Kustomize overlay behavior by deep-merging a base Kubernetes manifest with a patch dictionary in pure Python.
import json
SOURCE = {
"apiVersion": "apps/v1",
"kind": "Deployment",
"metadata": {"name": "app", "namespace": "prod"},
"spec": {
"replicas": 3,
"template": {
"spec": {
"containers": [{"name": "app", "image": "nginx:1.19"}]
}
}
}
}
P…How to mock S3 remote backend for Terraform in Python
Simulate a Terraform S3 remote backend using moto to write and read state files, enabling local testing without real AWS.
import boto3
from moto import mock_aws
import json
from pathlib import Path
@mock_aws
def demo_s3_remote_backend():
s3 = boto3.client("s3", region_name="us-east-1")
bucket = "terraform-state-bucket"
key = "env/prod/terraform.tfstate"
s3.create_bucket(Bucket=bucket)
# Simulate Terraform w…Mock ConfigMap Mount Environment Variables in Python
Simulate reading environment variables from a Kubernetes ConfigMap-mounted directory and test it with mocks.
import os
import tempfile
from unittest.mock import patch
def load_config_from_mount(mount_path):
"""Simulate reading environment variables from a ConfigMap-mounted directory."""
config = {}
for filename in os.listdir(mount_path):
file_path = os.path.join(mount_path, filename)
if os.path.i…Mock Kubernetes HPA CPU Scaling in Python
Python function that simulates CPU utilization and calculates desired replicas using the Kubernetes HPA formula.
import random
import time
def simulate_cpu_utilization(target_utilization=50, samples=10):
"""Simulate CPU utilization readings for HPA mock."""
utilizations = []
for _ in range(samples):
# Simulate fluctuating CPU with random noise around target
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