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Draw.io – free software for technical diagrams

Draw.io – Free software for creating technical diagrams similar to Visio.

Source: Releases · jgraph/drawio-desktop · GitHub

My global .gitignore file

My global .gitignore for those working with Angular/React/Js/.NET based projects with IDES from JetBrains, Vs Code and Visual Studio

https://gist.github.com/AndreasPlahn/f2715c8850850e623b086530da2d62dc

Setup Virtual Machine for testing browser Microsoft Edge version 18

I needed to test a locally developed website in old legacy browser Microsoft Edge version 18. My system is Windows 10 using Oracle VM VirtualBox software.

Here is how to setup the Virtual Machine for accessing an Angular website on the “localhost” hostname. The website also makes requests to a localhost Java based REST API. E.g. upon entering http://localhost:4200 in the VM it should work the same as in the host OS.

Download Edge Virtual Machine

VirtualBox software: Oracle VM VirtualBox software
Edge Image: https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/tools/vms/
Use the “Virtualbox” VM image.
Direct link:
https://az792536.vo.msecnd.net/vms/VMBuild_20190311/VirtualBox/MSEdge/MSEdge.Win10.VirtualBox.zip
The VM password is: Passw0rd!

Make Angular development server available as “localhost” in the VM

Setup network:
In Oracle VM VirtualBox -> Settings -> network -> Attached to: “NAT”

Advanced -> port forwarding:
Name:”Angular server”, Protocol: TCP, Host port: 4200, Guest port: 4200
(dont set host and guest IP)

The above makes the Angular web development server (ng serve) available on http://localhost:4200 in the VM.

Make a Java Spring backend API available as “localhost” in the VM

(In the VM environment)
Add to the c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts file:

10.0.2.2 outer

The above config tells the VM OS to expose all requests of 10.0.2.2 to the “outer” hosting machine.

(In the VM environment)
Start an elevated cmd and enter this:

netsh interface portproxy add v4tov4 listenaddress=127.0.0.1 listenport=8081 connectaddress=10.0.2.2 connectport=8081

The above command will forward all requests for localhost:8081 to 10.0.2.2:8081 (which the hosts file made available for the “outer” host OS).

20 Great Notepad++ Colour Schemes

Visual Studio 2015 theme available

Source: 20 Great Notepad++ Colour Schemes

Postwoman – API Request Builder

Lightweight API request builder – Online tool

Source: Postwoman – API Request Builder

HTTPie – command line HTTP client

HTTPie—aitch-tee-tee-pie—is a command line HTTP client with an intuitive UI, JSON support, syntax highlighting, wget-like downloads, plugins, and more.

Source: HTTPie – command line HTTP client

Firefox Developer Tools – filtering in the network tab request list

The current filter will only show the request matching a GET and contains url user:
method:GET user
(used under F12, tab network, filter text input)

Source: Network request list – Firefox Developer Tools | MDN

Strip HTML using HtmlAgilityPack

Strip HTML using HtmlAgilityPack

public static string StripHtml(this string value)
{
	HtmlDocument htmlDoc = new HtmlDocument();
	htmlDoc.LoadHtml(value);

	if (htmlDoc == null)
		return value;

	return htmlDoc.DocumentNode.InnerText;
}

Source: Strip HTML using HtmlAgilityPack