kfox

TCP echo server for Node.js

Usage

1. Make sure you have a modern-ish version of Node.js installed.
2. Type npx https://gist.github.com/kfox/1280c2f0ee8324067dba15300e0f2fd3
3. Connect to it from a client, e.g. netcat or similar: nc localhost 9000

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eval $(xargs -0 -L1 -a /proc/1/environ | grep -E '^[A-Z].*' | sed -e 's/=/="/' -e 's/$/"/')

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Keeping SCM accounts separate using asdf and direnv

These instructions will enable you to use different SSH keys for different accounts across different Source Code Management (SCM) providers like GitHub, Gitlab, and others, including internal on-prem versions of those providers. You can also use this approach to switch between multiple accounts for a single SCM provider, e.g. a personal Github account and a work Github account.

Installation and Setup

1. Install asdf by following the Getting Started instructions. asdf is the tool used to manage any number of versions of various programming language runtimes or environments. You can use asdf and the appropriate asdf plugins to replace separate tools like nvm, pyenv, rvm, etc.

2. Install the direnv plugin for asdf per these instructions. Direnv is the bit that "automagially"

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#!/usr/bin/env bash

affirmative_response_to() {
  PROMPT=$*

  IFS= read -n 1 -s -p "${PROMPT}? [Y/n]: " answer

  if [ "${answer:-Y}" = "${answer#[Yy]}" ]; then
    # anything other than enter, Y, or y was pressed
    echo "NO"

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#!/usr/local/bin/node

const { spawnSync } = require('child_process')
const { createWriteStream, existsSync, mkdirSync } = require('fs')
const { get } = require('https')
const { join } = require('path')
const { parse: queryParser } = require('querystring')
const { parse: urlParser } = require('url')

const { HOME } = process.env

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// startDate and endDate are moment() dates
// returns an array of dates in the given format

const getDateRange = (startDate, endDate, { format = 'YYYY-MM-DD' } = {}) => {
  const date = startDate.clone()
  const dates = []

  while (date.isSameOrBefore(endDate)) {
    dates.push(date.format(format))
    date.add(1, 'days')

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#!/usr/bin/env bash

: "${SLACK_API_TOKEN:?Need to set SLACK_API_TOKEN environment variable}"

STATUS=$(/usr/bin/osascript <<"EOF"
if application "Spotify" is running and application "Slack" is running then
  tell application "Spotify"
    set currentArtist to artist of current track as string
    set currentSong to name of current track as string
    return currentArtist & " - " & currentSong

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const convertRGBArrayToHexString = rgb =>
  `#${rgb.map(color => ('0' + color.toString(16)).slice(-2)).join('')}`;

const convertHexStringToRGBArray = hex =>
  hex.match(/[^#]{2}/g).map(color => parseInt(color, 16));

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# in a git repo, compare your branch to another branch on github.com
# and optionally create a pull request

function gpr {
  local repo
  local branch
  local title

  repo=$(git ls-remote --get-url 2>/dev/null)
  branch=$(git branch --no-color --contains HEAD 2>/dev/null | awk '{ print $2 }')