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How to Build a Branch Protection Audit Mock API in Python

A mock HTTP API that serves branch protection rules for repositories and audits them for compliance, built with Python's standard library.

git api http-server
Python 
import json
from http.server import BaseHTTPRequestHandler, HTTPServer
from urllib.parse import urlparse, parse_qs

REPOSITORIES = {
    "alpha": {
        "default_branch": "main",
        "branches": ["main", "develop", "feature-x"],
        "protection_rules": {
            "main": {"required_reviews": 2, "dismiss_…
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