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Reliability & rate limiting easy

How to Mock a Slow Startup Probe in Python

Simulate slow service initialization with a configurable mock delay to test readiness probes.

startup probe mock reliability
Python
import time
from dataclasses import dataclass, field


@dataclass
class StartupProbe:
    name: str
    min_wait_sec: float = 0.5
    max_wait_sec: float = 2.0
    _ready: bool = field(default=False, init=False, repr=False)

    def initialize(self) -> None:
        """Simulate slow startup with a fixed mock delay."""…
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Reliability & rate limiting easy

How to Stop Receiving Requests Until Ready in Python

A mock server that refuses requests until a readiness gate is passed, simulating fail-stop behavior for production reliability.

readiness fail-stop mock-server
Python
import random
import time


class MockServer:
    def __init__(self):
        self.ready = False
        self.requests_received = 0

    def readiness_check(self):
        """Simulates a readiness probe. Returns True only when ready."""
        if not self.ready:
            return False
        return True

    def r…
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Reliability & rate limiting medium

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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Observability & SRE easy

How to Check Service Readiness Dependencies in Python

This code simulates a readiness check for external dependencies (database, cache, queue) with mock availability data and reports readiness status.

readiness dependencies health-check
Python
import sys
from datetime import datetime


def check_dependencies(config):
    results = []
    for dep, required in config.items():
        available = mock_availability(dep)
        status = "READY" if available >= required else "NOT READY"
        results.append((dep, available, required, status))
    return result…
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Production deployment patterns easy

How to Mock a Dependency for Readiness Probe in Python

Use unittest.mock.Mock to simulate a dependency's readiness check response for testing a service's is_ready method without hitting a real connection.

unittest.mock mock readiness probe
Python
import time
import unittest
from unittest.mock import Mock

class Service:
    def __init__(self, dependency):
        self.dependency = dependency

    def is_ready(self):
        try:
            result = self.dependency.check()
            return result == "ready"
        except Exception:
            return False
…
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