Streaming & messaging
Kafka-style pub/sub, event consumers, async pipelines, and message-driven workflows.
Event Envelope with Schema Version Field in Python
Build a typed event envelope dataclass with an explicit schema version field for mock streaming scenarios.
from dataclasses import dataclass, field
from datetime import datetime
import uuid
@dataclass
class Event:
event_id: str = field(default_factory=lambda: str(uuid.uuid4()))
event_type: str = "user.created"
version: str = "1.0.0"
created_at: str = field(default_factory=lambda: datetime.utcnow().isoform…
Event sourcing append store replay in Python
A simple in-memory event store that appends events per aggregate and replays them on demand.
import json
from collections import defaultdict
class EventStore:
def __init__(self):
self._events = defaultdict(list)
def append(self, aggregate_id, event_type, data):
event = {"type": event_type, "data": data}
self._events[aggregate_id].append(event)
def replay(self, aggregate…
Exactly Once Idempotent Consumer Store in Python
A mock key-value store that guarantees exactly-once processing by rejecting duplicate message keys in a message or event stream.
from collections import defaultdict
class ExactlyOnceStore:
def __init__(self):
self.processed = defaultdict(set)
self.data = {}
def consume(self, key, value):
if key in self.data:
return False
self.data[key] = value
return True
def get_processed_count…
How to Build a Materialized View Updater Consumer Mock in Python
A mock consumer that queues change events and triggers refresh callbacks to simulate materialized view updates.
import time
from collections import deque
from dataclasses import dataclass, field
from typing import Callable, Deque, Optional
@dataclass
class MaterializedViewUpdater:
"""Mock updater that consumes change events and refreshes a view."""
refresh: Optional[Callable[[str], None]] = None
queue: Deque[tuple…
How to Build a Mock Change Data Capture Event Stream in Python
Generate a deterministic list of mock CDC events with event IDs, stream positions, payloads, and timestamps for testing streaming pipelines.
from itertools import count
from random import choice, randint, seed
from datetime import datetime, timedelta
seed(42) # Make output deterministic
event_types = ["INSERT", "UPDATE", "DELETE"]
table_names = ["users", "orders", "products", "payments"]
counter = count(1)
def mock_cdc_event(stream_index: int) -> dict:
…
How to Implement Publish-Subscribe Fanout with Multiple Subscribers in Python
Create a simple publish-subscribe system in Python that broadcasts messages to multiple subscriber callbacks for a given topic.
import time
class PubSub:
def __init__(self):
self.subscribers = {}
def subscribe(self, topic, callback):
if topic not in self.subscribers:
self.subscribers[topic] = []
self.subscribers[topic].append(callback)
def publish(self, topic, message):
if topic in sel…
How to Implement a Tumbling Window Counter in Python
Count events that fall within a fixed-size sliding time window using a deque and pruning logic.
from collections import deque
import time
class TumblingWindowCounter:
def __init__(self, window_size_seconds):
self.window_size = window_size_seconds
self.window = deque()
def add_event(self, timestamp):
self.window.append(timestamp)
def count(self, current_time):
while…
How to Implement an In-Memory Pub/Sub System in Python
This code implements a simple in-memory publish/subscribe system in Python, allowing topics, callbacks, and message broadcasting.
class PubSub:
def __init__(self):
self.topics = {}
def subscribe(self, topic, callback):
if topic not in self.topics:
self.topics[topic] = []
self.topics[topic].append(callback)
return lambda: self.unsubscribe(topic, callback)
def unsubscribe(self, topic, callb…
How to Serialize and Deserialize JSON Event Payloads in Python
Define an EventPayload class with custom to_json and from_json methods to convert event objects to JSON strings and back, using datetime parsing.
import json
from datetime import datetime
class EventPayload:
def __init__(self, event_id, event_type, timestamp, data):
self.event_id = event_id
self.event_type = event_type
self.timestamp = timestamp
self.data = data
def to_json(self):
return json.dumps({
…
How to Wrap Message Attributes in a CloudEvent with Python
Create a minimal CloudEvent dataclass that wraps arbitrary message attributes into a JSON envelope, matching CloudEvents 1.0 spec.
import json
from dataclasses import dataclass, field, asdict
from typing import Any, Dict
from datetime import datetime, timezone
@dataclass
class CloudEvent:
message_attributes: Dict[str, Any] = field(default_factory=dict)
def wrap(self, event_id: str, source: str, event_type: str, data: Any):
self…
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