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Mock a Two-Phase Commit Coordinator in Python

Simulates a two-phase commit protocol where a coordinator asks participants to prepare, then commits or aborts based on unanimous readiness.

two-phase commit distributed systems transactions
Python
import random
import time
from typing import Dict, List


class TwoPhaseCommitCoordinator:
    def __init__(self, participants: List[str]):
        self.participants = participants
        self.participant_state: Dict[str, bool] = {}

    def prepare(self) -> bool:
        print("[Coordinator] Phase 1: Prepare")
     …
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Microservices patterns easy

Correlation ID HTTP header mock in Python

A lightweight HTTP server that echoes or generates correlation IDs to help test distributed systems.

correlation-id http-server mock
Python
import json
import uuid
from http.server import BaseHTTPRequestHandler, HTTPServer


class CorrelationHandler(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
    CORRELATION_HEADER = "X-Correlation-ID"

    def do_GET(self):
        correlation_id = self.headers.get(self.CORRELATION_HEADER) or str(uuid.uuid4())
        response = {
        …
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Microservices patterns easy

How to Mock Eventual Consistency UI Notes in Python

Simulates a UI note that shows local state until a pending server update is confirmed, mocking eventual consistency behavior in distributed systems.

eventual-consistency microservices ui
Python
class EventualConsistencyNote:
    def __init__(self, entity_id, note):
        self.entity_id = entity_id
        self.note = note
        self.confirmed = False
        self.pending_updates = []

    def add_pending_update(self, update):
        self.pending_updates.append(update)

    def confirm_update(self):
    …
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Database scaling & optimization easy

How to Replicate Data Across All Shards in Python

Mocks a global table that replicates a key-value pair to every shard, ensuring reads return the same value from any shard.

sharding replication distributed systems
Python
from dataclasses import dataclass
from typing import Dict, List


@dataclass
class Shard:
    id: str
    data: Dict[str, int]


class GlobalTable:
    def __init__(self, shards: List[Shard]):
        self._shards = {s.id: s for s in shards}

    def set_value(self, key: str, value: int) -> None:
        """Replicate …
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Database scaling & optimization easy

Rebalance Shard Ranges Across Nodes in Python

A mock rebalancing function that shuffles shard ranges and distributes them evenly across nodes using round-robin assignment.

sharding rebalancing dataclass
Python
import random
from dataclasses import dataclass

@dataclass
class Shard:
    id: int
    start: int
    end: int

def rebalance_shards(shards: list[Shard], node_count: int) -> dict[int, list[Shard]]:
    """Mock rebalancing of shard ranges across nodes."""
    all_ranges = [(s.start, s.end) for s in shards]
    random…
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