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Data pipelines & processing easy

How to List Failed Records in a Dead Letter Queue Mock in Python

A mock Dead Letter Queue stores failed processing records with error details and timestamps, lists them, and exports to JSON.

dead-letter-queue json logging
Python
import json
from datetime import datetime, timedelta
import random


class DeadLetterQueue:
    def __init__(self):
        self.failed_records = []

    def add_failed_record(self, record_id, payload, error_message):
        self.failed_records.append({
            "record_id": record_id,
            "payload": paylo…
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Streaming & messaging easy

Dead Letter Queue Failed Messages List Mock in Python

Implements a simple in-memory dead letter queue to collect, list, and retry failed messages, with JSON serialization for inspection in streaming pipelines.

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


class Message:
    def __init__(self, message_id, payload, attempts=0):
        self.message_id = message_id
        self.payload = payload
        self.attempts = attempts

    def __repr__(self):
        return f"Message(id={self.message_id}, attempts={self.attempts})"


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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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