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How to Create a Mock Kafka Producer in Python

Build a Kafka producer that generates mock streaming records with JSON serialization and error handling for local testing.

kafka streaming producer
Python
import json
import time
from kafka import KafkaProducer
from kafka.errors import KafkaError

def create_mock_producer(bootstrap_servers="localhost:9092", topic="input-topic"):
    """Create a Kafka producer that generates mock streaming data."""
    producer = KafkaProducer(
        bootstrap_servers=bootstrap_servers…
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How to Pivot and Group Aggregate in Python

Group records by a key, collect values, and apply an aggregate function (like sum) to build a pivot-style summary dictionary.

pivot group-by aggregation
Python
from collections import defaultdict

def pivot_group_aggregate(records, group_key, value_key, agg_func):
    groups = defaultdict(list)
    for record in records:
        groups[record[group_key]].append(record[value_key])
    return {key: agg_func(values) for key, values in groups.items()}

if __name__ == "__main__":…
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Hudi Upsert Mock Copy on Write in Python

Simulates Apache Hudi's Copy-on-Write upsert behavior by merging update records into a deep copy of base records, replacing matches or appending new ones.

hudi upsert copy-on-write
Python
import copy
from typing import Dict, List, Any

def upsert_copy_on_write(base_records: List[Dict[str, Any]], updates: List[Dict[str, Any]], key_field: str = "id") -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
    """Simulate Hudi Copy-on-Write upsert: merge updates into a copy of base records."""
    result = copy.deepcopy(base_records)
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