Implement composition and mixin utilities

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Implement composition and mixin utilities

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This question evaluates functional programming concepts (function composition and variable-argument handling) and object-oriented serialization patterns (mixins, public-attribute filtering, and JSON encoding), testing competence in Python implementation and robustness to edge cases; it is commonly asked to evaluate reasoning about data flow through composed functions and correct modeling of object-to-JSON transformations in the Coding & Algorithms domain. The level of abstraction is primarily practical application with applied conceptual understanding, focusing on implementation-level skills such as argument routing, type-aware behavior, attribute selection, and JSON serialization error signalling.

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Implement composition and mixin utilities