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Microservices patterns

Service boundaries, discovery, inter-service calls, and decomposition patterns.

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Retry idempotent GET requests in Python

A Python function that retries an idempotent GET request a fixed number of times with a delay between attempts, raising a RuntimeError only after all retries fail.

retry idempotent urllib

Python

import time
import urllib.error
import urllib.request
from http.client import HTTPException

def fetch_with_retry(url, max_retries=3, delay=1.0):
    for attempt in range(1, max_retries + 1):
        try:
            with urllib.request.urlopen(url, timeout=5) as response:
                return response.read().decode…

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Microservices patterns medium

Saga pattern orchestration with rollback in Python

Orchestrate a distributed transaction with Saga steps and automated compensation rollback on failure.

saga microservices transaction

Python

import time
import random


class SagaStep:
    def __init__(self, name):
        self.name = name
        self.executed = False

    def execute(self):
        print(f"Executing {self.name}...")
        time.sleep(0.2)
        if random.random() < 0.3:
            raise RuntimeError(f"{self.name} failed")
        sel…

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Microservices patterns easy

Scatter Gather Aggregate Pattern in Python

Simulates a scatter/gather/aggregate pattern by distributing work across items, gathering results, and aggregating them.

scatter-gather aggregation pattern

Python

import random

def process_items(items, scatter_fn, gather_fn, aggregate_fn):
    """Simple scatter/gather/aggregate pattern simulation."""
    scattered = [scatter_fn(item) for item in items]
    gathered = [gather_fn(item) for item in scattered]
    return aggregate_fn(gathered)

if __name__ == "__main__":
    data …

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Strangler Fig Migration Pattern in Python

Gradually reroute calls from a legacy service to a modern replacement using a runtime switch and feature detection.

migration facade microservices

Python

from dataclasses import dataclass

@dataclass
class PaymentService:
    def process(self, amount: float) -> str:
        return f"Legacy processed ${amount:.2f}"

class StranglerFig:
    def __init__(self):
        self._new_service = None

    def attach_new(self, service):
        self._new_service = service

    de…

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Zero Trust Service Auth Mock in Python

A simple HMAC-based token issuance and validation mock that enforces zero trust between microservices.

microservices authentication hmac

Python

import hmac
import hashlib
import json
import time

class ZeroTrustAuth:
    def __init__(self, secret_key):
        self.secret_key = secret_key
        self.service_tokens = {}

    def issue_token(self, service_name, ttl=300):
        payload = {
            "service": service_name,
            "issued_at": int(tim…

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