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How to Generate a cloud-init User Data Mock in Python

Generate a cloud-init user data mock for a VM using a dataclass and JSON in Python.

import json
from dataclasses import dataclass, asdict

@dataclass
class VMConfig:
    hostname: str
    cpus: int
    memory_mb: int
    ssh_key: str

def generate_cloud_init_mock(config: VMConfig) -> str:
    """Build a cloud-init user-data mock for a VM."""
    user_data = {
        "hostname": config.hostname,
    …

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How to Mock a Whisper API Transcription Stub in Python

Simulate an OpenAI Whisper-style transcription response with a dataclass request model and a mock function that returns structured audio transcription output.

mock whisper api-stub

Python

import json
from dataclasses import dataclass
from typing import Optional

@dataclass
class AudioRequest:
    file_path: str
    language: Optional[str] = None

    def to_api_payload(self) -> dict:
        return {"file": self.file_path, "language": self.language}

def mock_whisper_transcribe(payload: dict) -> dict:
…

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How to Save a VM Snapshot State to a JSON File in Python

Define a dataclass for a VM snapshot and serialize it to a JSON file, then reload it to verify the state.

json dataclass files

Python

import json
from dataclasses import dataclass, asdict
from pathlib import Path


@dataclass
class VMSnapshot:
    name: str
    memory_mb: int
    disk_gb: int
    state: str = "saved"

    def snapshot_to_file(self, path: Path) -> str:
        """Write snapshot state to a JSON file and return the filename."""
       …

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Resize Disk Partitions in Python (Mock Script)

A mock disk partition resize script that uses dataclasses to model partitions, validate new sizes, and output the updated layout as JSON.

disk partition dataclass

Python

#!/usr/bin/env python3
"""Mock script to demonstrate disk partition resize logic."""
import json
from dataclasses import dataclass
from typing import Dict


@dataclass
class Partition:
    name: str
    size_gb: int
    mount_point: str

    def to_dict(self) -> Dict[str, object]:
        return {
            "name": …

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