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Slugs: A Deep Dive into Web Development
In the realm of web development, slugs serve as the unsung heroes behind the scenes. These unique identifiers, often derived from content titles, play a crucial role in enhancing user experience, improving search engine optimization (SEO), and streamlining content management. By understanding the benefits and best practices associated with slugs, you can elevate your website’s… Read More
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REST API Paths
When naming REST API paths, it’s important to follow best practices such as avoiding file extensions, using HTTP verbs like GET, POST, PUT, DELETE, and placing variable names in the path. Proper structuring of endpoints helps differentiate between collections and singletons, like using /api/users for a collection and /api/users/123 for a specific resource. Relationships between… Read More
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Fallback!
Today, I implemented functionality for renaming and deleting types, added authentication forms, and expanded a dialog form to handle multiple fields with autocomplete. I faced an issue with password manager warnings for hidden username fields and resolved it by using CSS to hide the input properly. I also created a new dialog control, fixed an… Read More
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JWT Based Authorization
The author implemented JWT-based authentication in a Redux application. They used a separate refresh token to obtain new authorization tokens when the current one expires. They encountered challenges with token storage, header configuration, and state management within Redux. The author recommends using a custom middleware or listener to handle token refresh and local storage interactions.… Read More
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Drag and Drop Reordering with RTK Query and PHP
Today’s work focused on implementing drag and drop functionality, improving error handling, and refining API endpoints. Key features include a new item creation dialog, item reordering, and enhanced error reporting with stack traces. Backend changes involved refactoring API methods, handling server-side item movement, and using appropriate HTTP status codes. Additionally, the frontend was updated with… Read More
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Traces & Deployment
Streamlined deployment! Today I built a robust build script for the Angular application, enabling seamless deployment to the remote website via FTP. Additionally, I enhanced error and exception handling to provide valuable insights by including stack traces and requested URLs. To round things out, I made some final refinements to the application for optimal performance. Read More
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Authentication Bearer
I created a login form and 2FA form, adding access controls to sensitive information within error logs. Endpoints were reconfigured to require a valid authorization header before allowing data to be returned. Read More
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Error Logging
Read through as I parse PHP large error log files and then progress to architect a database to hold them more efficiently. Read More
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Key Recovery
Todays journey goes into key recovery in a simulated scenario where all keys have been deleted. I start a recovery process to reconfigure the database, two-factor authentication, and dropbox api token to import the backup keys. Read More
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Keeping Secrets
Read as I evaluate where secrets can be stored, and setup a bare-bones secret management interface where secrets are encrypted and stored in a file outside of the websites html directory that isn’t accessible to FTP. Read More