Transitioning from Atom to VS Code: Snippets (“AutoComplete”)
One thing I really missed in VS Code coming from Atom is being able to use expanding short-hands. One that I frequently used is “cl[tab]” which would expand into “console.log( […]
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Testing a component that has withRouter as a HOC
To test a component using withRouter as a higher order component, you need to pass the WrappedComponent suffix into what you want to test: expect(renderer.created(<MyComponent.WrappedComponent />).toJSON()).toMatchSnapshot() Change the expect, snapshot, […]
Find large files from the command line
To find large files on the command line: find / -type f -size +10240k -exec ls -lh {} \; | awk ‘{ print size $5 “, location ” $9}’ This […]
Jenkins install in Ubuntu Linux
First, check that you have java installed: java -version Then add the jenkins repository, and install via APT: wget -q -O – https://pkg.jenkins.io/debian/jenkins.io.key | sudo apt-key add – sudo sh […]
Hiding CORS pre-flight requests in Google Chrome dev tools
To hide the pre-flight requests (OPTIONS) in chrome dev tools, use the filter option. Then in the filtering text box, enter: -method:OPTIONS If you want to add additional filters, then […]
Aliasing with Babel instead of Webpack
If you have been using aliases in Webpack, and want to switch over to Babel instead, you can use the Babel Module Resolver Plugin. Then just configure your aliases, such as: […]
SetState() is not the same function in Reflux and React!
I remember moving some functions from a local component into a store, and it quit working. When I figured out the problem, I ended up reverse engineering some of the […]
Working with NodeJS environment variables (such as for server specific settings)
To set an environment variable that NodeJS can access, in a DOS prompt: set variableName=value To access this value in your NodeJS, you can reference: process.env.variableName Note that while this […]
NPX – run NPM packages locally without global installs
Newer versions of NPM come with a tool called NPX. You can use NPX to execute local copies of NPM packages. This is especially helpful if you are developing in […]
Installing Font Awesome
I use a few Font Awesome icons in my Atom editor, so I have a global install on my desktop sudo apt-get install fonts-font-awesome