API design & gRPC
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How to Mock Content-Disposition and Extract Filename in Python
Parse and mock Content-Disposition headers in Python to extract filenames, handling both plain and RFC 5987 encoded values.
import os
from pathlib import Path
import re
from unittest.mock import patch
def get_filename_from_content_disposition(header_value):
"""
Extract filename from a Content-Disposition header value.
Supports both filename and filename* parameters (RFC 5987).
"""
if not header_value:
return No…
How to Validate Request Body JSON Against a Schema in Python
Build a lightweight schema validator to check required fields, types, string lengths, allowed values, and nested objects in a JSON request body.
import json
def validate_against_schema(data, schema, path=""):
errors = []
if not isinstance(data, dict):
errors.append(f"{path}: expected object, got {type(data).__name__}")
return errors
for field, rules in schema.items():
field_path = f"{path}.{field}" if path else field
…
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