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Cloud + Python medium

Generate a Mock Presigned URL in Python with HMAC

Build a mock AWS S3 presigned URL using an HMAC-SHA256 signature, mimicking the core SigV4 pattern without cloud SDK dependencies.

aws s3 presigned-url
Python
import hashlib
import hmac
import time
import base64

def generate_presigned_url_mock(secret_key, bucket, object_key, expires_in=3600):
    # Build the canonical request string (simplified AWS SigV4 style)
    timestamp = str(int(time.time()))
    expiry = str(int(time.time()) + expires_in)
    payload = f"GET\n/{buck…
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Cloud + Python medium

How to mock boto3 S3 upload file wrapper in Python

Wrap an S3 put_object call in a testable function that returns metadata, and mock boto3 to verify the upload without touching AWS.

boto3 s3 aws
Python
import boto3
import io


def upload_file_to_s3(file_obj, bucket, key, object_metadata=None):
    """Upload a file-like object to S3 and return a metadata dict."""
    s3 = boto3.client("s3")
    content = file_obj.read()
    s3.put_object(
        Bucket=bucket,
        Key=key,
        Body=content,
        Metadata=…
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Cloud + Python medium

How to mock boto3 S3 upload in Python

Shows how to mock the boto3 S3 client with unit tests and wrap an upload function to return a dictionary with status details.

boto3 s3 mocking
Python
import boto3
from unittest.mock import Mock, patch

class S3Uploader:
    def __init__(self, bucket_name):
        self.bucket_name = bucket_name
        self.s3 = boto3.client("s3", region_name="us-east-1")

    def upload_file(self, local_path, s3_key):
        self.s3.upload_file(local_path, self.bucket_name, s3_ke…
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Cloud + Python medium

Mock S3 List Objects Paginator in Python

This code implements a mock S3 paginator that yields pages of object keys, mimicking the behavior of boto3's list_objects_v2 paginator for local testing.

s3 mock paginator
Python
import json
from datetime import datetime, timezone


class MockS3Paginator:
    """A mock S3 list_objects_v2 paginator returning pages of keys."""

    def __init__(self, bucket, all_keys, page_size=1000):
        self.bucket = bucket
        self.all_keys = all_keys
        self.page_size = page_size

    def pagina…
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Cloud + Python medium

Mock S3, GCS, and Azure storage with a Python abstract interface

Define an abstract Storage interface and implement a local, filesystem-backed mock so S3, GCS, and Azure code can be tested without cloud dependencies.

storage abstraction testing
Python
from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
from pathlib import Path


class Storage(ABC):
    @abstractmethod
    def put(self, name: str, data: bytes) -> None:
        pass

    @abstractmethod
    def get(self, name: str) -> bytes:
        pass


class LocalStorage(Storage):
    def __init__(self, base_dir: str = "mock_sto…
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Production deployment patterns medium

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.

boto3 moto terraform
Python
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…
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