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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.
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=…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.
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…How to plan reserved capacity from a CSV in Python
Read a CSV of workloads with csv.DictReader and compute a mock reserved capacity plan with headroom per service.
import csv
import io
def plan_reserved_capacity(workloads_csv: str) -> list[dict]:
"""Read a CSV of workloads and return a plan for reserved capacity per service."""
reader = csv.DictReader(io.StringIO(workloads_csv))
plan = []
for row in reader:
service = row["service"]
avg_load = fl…Mock AWS Spot Instance Interruption Handler in Python
A Python class that simulates AWS Spot instance interruption checks, handling the 10% chance of termination, logging state-saving, and storing notice details.
import time
import random
class SpotInstanceHandler:
def __init__(self, instance_id):
self.instance_id = instance_id
self.interruption_notices = []
def start(self):
print(f"Spot instance {self.instance_id} started")
def check_interruption(self):
# Simulate random interrup…Mock Azure Blob Upload and Download in Python
Simulate Azure Blob Storage upload and download operations with a lightweight in-memory mock class for testing.
import io
import json
from datetime import datetime, timezone
class MockBlob:
def __init__(self, name):
self.name = name
self.content = b""
self.properties = {
"last_modified": datetime.now(timezone.utc).isoformat(),
"size": 0,
}
def upload(self, data, …Mock CDK Synth Output in Python for Template Testing
Simulate AWS CDK synth output with MagicMock to test or preview CloudFormation templates without running a real CDK app.
import json
from unittest.mock import MagicMock
def mock_cdk_synth() -> dict:
"""Simulate AWS CDK synth output for a simple S3 bucket."""
cdk_app = MagicMock()
cdk_app.synth.return_value.template = {
"Resources": {
"MyBucket": {
"Type": "AWS::S3::Bucket",
…Mock CloudWatch put_metric_data in Python
Simulate AWS CloudWatch put_metric_data with validation and formatted output for local testing without AWS.
import json
from datetime import datetime, timezone
def put_metric_data(namespace, metric_data_list):
"""
Mock AWS CloudWatch put_metric_data.
Validates and prints the metrics that would be sent.
"""
timestamp = datetime.now(timezone.utc).isoformat()
print(f"[MockCloudWatch] Received request …Mock ECS Task Run Stop Status Dict in Python
Build a mock ECS task status dictionary with RUNNING/STOPPED states using the standard library.
from datetime import datetime, timezone
def mock_ecs_task_status(task_id: str, state: str = "RUNNING") -> dict:
"""Return a mock ECS task status dictionary."""
return {
"taskArn": f"arn:aws:ecs:us-east-1:123456789012:task/cluster/{task_id}",
"taskDefinition": "arn:aws:ecs:us-east-1:1234567890…Mock GCP Secret Manager access version in Python
A minimal mock of GCP Secret Manager that stores secret versions, retrieves payloads by version, and logs access timestamps.
import json
import time
from datetime import datetime, timezone
class MockSecretManager:
"""Minimal mock of GCP Secret Manager access/version behavior."""
def __init__(self):
self._secrets = {}
self._access_log = []
def create_secret(self, secret_id: str, payload: str) -> dict:
…Mock Lambda handler event context dict in Python
Simulates an AWS Lambda invocation by passing a mock event dict and context object to a handler, then prints the response.
import json
def lambda_handler(event, context):
"""
A mock AWS Lambda handler that processes an event dict and context object.
Demonstrates the typical Lambda function signature and basic event/context usage.
"""
print("Received event:", json.dumps(event, indent=2))
print("Function name:", co…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.
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…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.
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…Mock SSM Parameter Store Get Parameters by Path in Python
This code implements a simple mock of the AWS SSM Parameter Store get_parameters_by_path API, returning parameters under a given path with recursive and non-recursive options.
import json
class MockSSM:
def __init__(self, parameters):
self.parameters = parameters
def get_parameters_by_path(self, path, recursive=True):
result = []
for key, value in self.parameters.items():
if recursive:
if key.startswith(path):
…Pick a Random Region with Mock Carbon Intensity in Python
Selects a random region from a list and generates a mock carbon intensity value using Python's random module.
import random
def pick_region_intensity(regions, seed=42):
random.seed(seed)
selected = random.choice(regions)
intensity = random.randint(1, 10)
return selected, intensity
if __name__ == "__main__":
regions = ["North", "South", "East", "West"]
selected, intensity = pick_region_intensity(regio…Browse by section
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