azure-cosmos-db-py
Build Azure Cosmos DB NoSQL services with Python/FastAPI following production-grade patterns.
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azure-cosmos-db-py- Description
- Build Azure Cosmos DB NoSQL services with Python/FastAPI following production-grade patterns. Use when implementing database client setup with dual auth (DefaultAzureCredential + emulator), service layer classes with CRUD operations, partition key strategies, parameterized queries, or TDD patterns for Cosmos. Triggers on phrases like "Cosmos DB", "NoSQL database", "document store", "add persistence", "database service layer", or "Python Cosmos SDK".
- License
- MIT
- Metadata
- author: Microsoft · package: azure-cosmos · version: 1.0.0
- Instructions
- 264 lines in SKILL.md · view on GitHub
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- SKILL.md
- conftest_template.py · assets/
- cosmos_client_template.py · assets/
- service_template.py · assets/
- client-setup.md · references/
- error-handling.md · references/
- partitioning.md · references/
- service-layer.md · references/
- testing.md · references/
SKILL.md (first lines)
# Cosmos DB Service Implementation
Build production-grade Azure Cosmos DB NoSQL services following clean code, security best practices, and TDD principles.
## Installation
```bash
pip install azure-cosmos azure-identity
```
## Environment Variables
```bash
COSMOS_ENDPOINT=https://<account>.documents.azure.com:443/ # Required for all auth methods
COSMOS_DATABASE_NAME=<database-name> # Required for all auth methods
COSMOS_CONTAINER_ID=<container-id> # Required for all auth methods
# For emulator only (not production)
COSMOS_KEY=<emulator-key> # Only required for key-based auth or emulator
AZURE_TOKEN_CREDENTIALS=prod # Required only if DefaultAzureCredential is used in production
```
## Authentication & Lifecycle
> **🔑 Two rules apply to every code sample below:**
>
> 1. **Prefer `DefaultAzureCredential`.** It works locally (Azure CLI / VS Code / Developer CLI) and in Azure (managed identity, workload identity) with no code change. Avoid connection strings, account/API keys — they bypass Entra audit and rotation.
> - Local dev: `DefaultAzureCredential` works as-is.
> - Production: set `AZURE_TOKEN_CREDENTIALS=prod` (or `AZURE_TOKEN_CREDENTIALS=<specific_credential>`) to constrain the credential chain to production-safe credentials.
> 2. **Wrap every client in a context manager** so HTTP transports, sockets, and token caches are released deterministically:
> - Sync: `with <Client>(...) as client:`
> - Async: `async with <Client>(...) as client:` **and** `async with DefaultAzureCredential() as credential:` (from `azure.identity.aio`)
>
> Snippets may abbreviate this setup, but production code should always follow both rules.
**DefaultAzureCredential (preferred)**:
```python
import os
from azure.cosmos import CosmosClient
from azure.identity import DefaultAzureCredential, ManagedIdentityCredential
# Local dev: DefaultAzureCredential. Production: set AZURE_TOKEN_CREDENTIALS=prod or AZURE_TOKEN_CREDENTIALS=<specific_credential>
credential = DefaultAzureCredential(require_envvar=True)
# Or use a specific credential directly in production:
# See https://learn.microsoft.com/python/api/overview/azure/identity-readme?view=azure-python#credential-classes
# credential = ManagedIdentityCredential()
with CosmosClient(
url=os.environ["COSMOS_ENDPOINT"],
credential=credential
) as client:
# Use client here (see following sections for operations)
...
```
**Emulator (local development)**:
```python
from azure.cosmos import CosmosClient
with CosmosClient(
url="https://localhost:8081",
credential=os.environ["COSMOS_KEY"],
connection_verify=False
) as client:
# Use client here (see following sections for operations)
...
```
## Architecture Overview
```
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ FastAPI Router │
│ - Auth dependencies (get_current_user, get_current_user_required)
│ - HTTP error responses (HTTPException) │
└──────────────────────────────┬──────────────────────────────────┘
│
┌──────────────────────────────▼──────────────────────────────────┐
│ Service Layer │
│ - Business logic and validation │
│ - Document ↔ Model conversion │
│ - Graceful degradation when Cosmos unavailable │
└──────────────────────────────┬──────────────────────────────────┘
│
┌──────────────────────────────▼──────────────────────────────────┐
│ Cosmos DB Client Module │
│ - Singleton container initialization │
│ - Dual auth: DefaultAzureCredential (Azure) / Key (emulator) │
│ - Async wrapper via run_in_threadpool │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
```
## Quick Start
### 1. Client Module Setup
Create a singleton Cosmos client with dual authentication:
```python
# db/cosmos.py
from azure.cosmos import CosmosClient
from azure.identity import DefaultAzureCredential
from starlette.concurrency import run_in_threadpool
_cosmos_container = None
def _is_emulator_endpoint(endpoint: str) -> bool:
return "localhost" in endpoint or "127.0.0.1" in endpoint
async def get_container():
global _cosmos_container
if _cosmos_container is None:
# Singleton: client lives for the FastAPI app lifetime; close in a lifespan shutdown handler.
if _is_emulator_endpoint(settings.cosmos_endpoint):
client = CosmosClient(
url=settings.cosmos_endpoint,
credential=settings.cosmos_key,
connection_verify=False
)
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