Using Components Inside Another Component in Vue.js: A Step-by-Step Guide

In this blog post, we will explore how to effectively import and use a component inside another component in Vue.js. By following the steps outlined below, you will be able to import the desired component in a seamless manner. Let’s assume you have a component called “Pixel”, which is located in the file src/components/Pixel.vue. Now, in order to import and use this Pixel component inside another component called “Canvas”, which resides in src/components/Canvas....

Using Docker Desktop to Manage a Container

Managing Docker containers is made easier with Docker Desktop. Once you have started a container, you can use Docker Desktop to perform various tasks and monitor its status. To access the container management features in Docker Desktop, click the Docker icon in the toolbar and choose Dashboard. The Docker Desktop dashboard will display a list of containers you have running. When you hover over a container in the list, you will see five buttons that allow you to perform different actions:...

Using Express Sessions to Identify Users across Requests

In order to identify users across requests in an Express application, sessions can be used. By implementing sessions, each user will be assigned a unique session, allowing for the storage of user state. To achieve this, we can use the express-session module, which is maintained by the Express team. To install this module, run the following command: npm install express-session Once installed, you can instantiate it in your application as follows:...

Using Forms to Accept User Input and Store it into the Database

Tags: Laravel, programming, forms, database This tutorial is part of the Laravel Handbook. Download it from here. In this tutorial, we will learn how to create a form that accepts user input and stores it into the database using Laravel. To begin, we need to create a Dog model. A model allows us to interact with data stored in the database. Each model represents a specific table in the database and provides methods to perform database actions such as create, read, update, and delete records....

Using Git Submodules to Make a Portion of a Website Public

When building a website on platforms like Netlify, it’s common to want to make certain parts of the website public on GitHub to allow for easy contributions from others. In this blog, we’ll explore how to achieve this using Git submodules. Let’s say you have a website built with Hugo, and you want to make the handbook folder within the content directory public on GitHub. Here’s a step-by-step guide on how to accomplish this:...

Using Go to Retrieve a List of GitHub Repositories

In this blog post, we will explore how to use the Go net/http stdlib package to retrieve information about public repositories from the GitHub API. We will specifically focus on obtaining Go repositories with more than 10k stars. GitHub provides a convenient public API called Search, which you can find at https://developer.github.com/v3/search/#search-repositories. By making an HTTP GET request to https://api.github.com/search/repositories?q=stars:>=10000+language:go&sort=stars&order=desc, we can retrieve the repositories that match our criteria: Go repositories with more than 10k stars, sorted by the number of stars....

Using ImageOptim macOS App to Optimize Images in a Node.js Script

When it comes to optimizing images in Node.js scripts, my go-to choice is usually the sharp library. However, there are instances where I prefer using the ImageOptim macOS application with its intuitive graphical user interface (GUI). Recently, I had the need to invoke the ImageOptim app from a Node.js script, and I’d like to share how I accomplished this. To begin, I imported the child_process module, which is a built-in module in Node....

Using Johnny Five to Receive Input from an Electronic Device

This blog post is part of the Johnny Five series. If you haven’t read the first post yet, you can find it here. In this post, we will explore how to receive data from an electronic device using Johnny Five. Specifically, we will use a water level sensor to monitor the level of coffee in a cup. This will help us determine if we need to refill our cup to sustain our programming endeavors....

Using Multiple Fields for a Unique Key in Prisma

I encountered an issue with Prisma that took up some of my time, so I wanted to share how I resolved it. In my model, I didn’t have an id field marked with @id, so I added @@unique() to define the user and tweet fields as a unique constraint. model Like { user Int tweet Int createdAt DateTime @default(now()) @@unique([user, tweet]) } This means that we cannot have duplicate entries with the same (user, tweet) combination....

Using Notion API to Select All Pages with a Specific Emoji

In this technical blog, we will discuss how to use the Notion API to select all subpages of a Notion page that use a specific emoji icon. We will provide a code example that demonstrates this functionality. To begin with, you will need to have the Notion API key and the ID of the Notion page you want to work with. Make sure to include these in your code. const notion = new Client({ auth: process....