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How to Mock AWS SQS Send Receive Delete in Python
Build an in-memory mock of the SQS send, receive, and delete message flow for local testing.
import json
from collections import deque
from uuid import uuid4
class MockSQSQueue:
def __init__(self, name):
self.name = name
self._messages = deque()
self._in_flight = {}
def send_message(self, body, attributes=None):
message_id = str(uuid4())
message = {
…How to Validate Data Fields and Types in Python
Validate required fields and type correctness in a Python dictionary with small helper functions, returning a list of clear error messages.
import json
from typing import Any, Dict, List
def validate_data(data: Dict[str, Any], required_fields: List[str]) -> List[str]:
"""Check required fields exist and are non-empty. Return list of errors."""
errors = []
for field in required_fields:
value = data.get(field)
if value is None o…Mock Google Pub/Sub publish and pull in Python
A lightweight in-memory mock of Google Pub/Sub with publisher/subscriber classes to test topic-based fan-out and message pulling without real infrastructure.
import json
import time
from collections import deque
from dataclasses import dataclass, field
from typing import Any, Callable
@dataclass
class Message:
data: str
attributes: dict[str, str] = field(default_factory=dict)
message_id: str | None = None
ack_id: str | None = None
class MockPublisher:
…Mock SNS publish subscribe fanout in Python
Simulates AWS SNS publish/subscribe with an in-memory topic-to-endpoints dict that fans out messages to all subscribers.
class SNSMock:
def __init__(self):
self.topics = {}
def create_topic(self, name):
if name not in self.topics:
self.topics[name] = []
return f"arn:aws:sns:us-east-1:123456789012:{name}"
def subscribe(self, topic_name, endpoint):
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