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Automation & scripting medium

How to Create a Mock Docker Registry Auth Token Server in Python

Build a mock Docker Registry token authentication server that issues signed JWT-like tokens for push and pull access using Python's standard library.

docker registry jwt
Python
import base64
import hashlib
import hmac
import json
import time
from http.server import BaseHTTPRequestHandler, HTTPServer


class TokenAuthHandler(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
    """Mock Docker Registry token authentication server."""

    SECRET_KEY = b"mock-secret-key"

    def generate_token(self, username: str, pas…
16 0 Open
System design patterns easy

How to Build a Simple Service Discovery Registry in Python

A lightweight in-memory service registry class using a dict — register, deregister, and discover services with host, port, and version.

service-discovery registry dict
Python
class ServiceRegistry:
    def __init__(self):
        self._services = {}

    def register(self, name, host, port, version="1.0"):
        self._services[name] = {
            "host": host,
            "port": port,
            "version": version
        }

    def deregister(self, name):
        return self._servic…
13 0 Open
API design & gRPC medium

How to Build a Mock REST GET Endpoint Handler in Python

Create a lightweight mock REST GET server in Python using the standard library, with a dict-based route registry that maps paths to handler functions and returns JSON responses with proper HTTP status codes.

mock-server rest-api http
Python
from http.server import BaseHTTPRequestHandler, HTTPServer
import json

# Mock API handler registry
def handle_users():
    return {"status": "ok", "data": [{"id": 1, "name": "Alice"}, {"id": 2, "name": "Bob"}]}

def handle_products():
    return {"status": "ok", "data": [{"id": 101, "name": "Laptop", "price": 999.99}…
14 0 Open
Microservices patterns easy

How to Build a Health Check Service Registry in Python

Build a minimal Python service registry that handles registration, deregistration, health checks, and service listing in one simple class.

microservices health-check service-discovery
Python
import random
import time


class ServiceRegistry:
    def __init__(self):
        self.services = {}

    def register(self, name, address):
        self.services[name] = {
            "address": address,
            "status": "healthy",
            "registered_at": time.time(),
            "checks": 0
        }
    …
13 0 Open
Microservices patterns easy

How to Build an In-Memory Service Registry Mock in Python

A simple in-memory ServiceRegistry class to register, retrieve, list, and unregister microservice endpoints or configs using a dict, with KeyError guards.

service-registry microservices in-memory
Python
class ServiceRegistry:
    def __init__(self):
        self._services = {}

    def register(self, name, service):
        self._services[name] = service

    def unregister(self, name):
        if name not in self._services:
            raise KeyError(f"Service '{name}' not found")
        del self._services[name]

 …
14 0 Open
Microservices patterns easy

How to Mock a Schema Registry Avro Record in Python

Encode a Python dict into Avro binary using an inline schema, mimicking a schema registry record for tests or mocks.

avro schema-registry serialization
Python
import io
from avro.schema import parse
from avro.io import DatumWriter, BinaryEncoder

schema_json = """
{
  "type": "record",
  "name": "User",
  "fields": [
    {"name": "name", "type": "string"},
    {"name": "age", "type": "int"},
    {"name": "email", "type": ["null", "string"], "default": null}
  ]
}
"""

schem…
15 0 Open
Microservices patterns easy

How to Mock a Service Registry in Python with an In-Memory Dict

A lightweight ServiceRegistry class backed by a dict, exposing register, unregister, lookup, list, and health-check methods.

microservices service-registry dictionary
Python
class ServiceRegistry:
    def __init__(self):
        self._services = {}

    def register(self, name, endpoint, version="1.0"):
        self._services[name] = {
            "endpoint": endpoint,
            "version": version,
            "status": "healthy"
        }

    def unregister(self, name):
        return…
13 0 Open
ML engineering pipelines medium

How to Mock MLflow Model Registration in Python

Build a lightweight in-memory mock of MLflow's MlflowClient to test model registration, versioning, and stage transitions without a tracking server.

mlflow mocking model-registry
Python
from mlflow.tracking import MlflowClient
from mlflow.entities import ModelVersion, Model


class MockMlflowClient:
    """Minimal mock of MlflowClient's model registration methods."""
    
    def __init__(self):
        self.registered_models = {}
        self.model_versions = {}
    
    def register_model(self, mod…
14 0 Open
ML engineering pipelines easy

Model registry version mock in Python

A simple in-memory model registry that stores model versions with metadata and supports version listing and latest retrieval.

ml-engineering model-registry versioning
Python
class ModelRegistry:
    def __init__(self):
        self.models = {}

    def register(self, name, version, model_type, metrics=None):
        if name not in self.models:
            self.models[name] = []
        entry = {
            "version": version,
            "model_type": model_type,
            "metrics": m…
13 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…
13 0 Open
Production deployment patterns easy

How to Mock a Container Registry in Python

Build an in-memory container registry mock with push, tag listing, and manifest retrieval logic for testing deployment tooling.

containers testing mocking
Python
import json
from collections import defaultdict


class MockRegistry:
    def __init__(self):
        self.repositories = defaultdict(dict)

    def push_image(self, repo: str, tag: str, layers: list[str]) -> None:
        self.repositories[repo][tag] = {
            "layers": layers,
            "size": sum(len(layer…
14 0 Open
Production deployment patterns easy

How to Roll Back to a Previous Image Tag in Python

A dataclass-based mock registry that tracks image tag history and rolls back to the previous tag, useful for deployment rollback logic.

rollback deployment dataclass
Python
"""Demonstrates a rollback pattern for a Docker-style image tag registry."""

from dataclasses import dataclass, field


@dataclass
class ImageRegistry:
    """A minimal mock registry tracking current tags per image."""

    tags: dict[str, list[str]] = field(default_factory=dict)

    def push(self, image: str, tag: …
13 0 Open

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