clue

git clone https://github.com/reactphp/react source
cd source

# list all branches that should be preserved
# only version branches listed, as to skip WIP branches
git branch 0.3 origin/0.3
git branch 0.4 origin/0.4
#master is already included (default from clone)

# remove reference from origin to speed up rewriting its references

clue

This gist demonstrates how to use a transient (temporary) schroot environment to set up a controlled environment to run the Ratchet test suite. It assumes you're running this on a recent version of Ubuntu (a virtual machine will do as well).

• We want to run the test suite in isolation without installing the required tools on our host.
• Instead, all tools will be installed in a transient schroot that will be reset whenever we leave it.
• The schroot is a convenient wrapper to set up a blank system in a chroot, but still provides access to your home directory where the workspace (Ratchet) is installed.
• This allows us to easily hack the source code on the host system and running exactly the same code in the schroot test environment.
• As such, you can read/write to your home directory from within your schroot, which is convenient in our case. Obviously, this is not a safe option if you're running untrusted code.
• We use debootstrap to set up a new Ubuntu Precise (12.04 LTS) VM.

linusthe3rd

var attempts = 1;

function createWebSocket () {
  var connection = new WebSocket();
  
  connection.onopen = function () {
    // reset the tries back to 1 since we have a new connection opened.
    attempts = 1; 

    // ...Your app's logic...

rdlowrey

<?php

// Connect asynchronously (new constant for bitwise arg 2: PGSQL_CONNECT_ASYNC)
if (!$db = pg_connect($conn_str, PGSQL_CONNECT_ASYNC)) {
    echo "pg_connect() error\n";
} elseif (pg_connection_status($db) === PGSQL_CONNECTION_BAD) {
    echo "pg_connect() error\n";
} elseif (!$stream = pg_socket($db)) {
    echo "pg_socket() error\n";
}

branneman

Better local require() paths for Node.js

Problem

When the directory structure of your Node.js application (not library!) has some depth, you end up with a lot of annoying relative paths in your require calls like:

const Article = require('../../../../app/models/article');

Those suck for maintenance and they're ugly.

Possible solutions

yesdevnull

igorw

<?php

React\Socket\connect('igor.io')
    ->then(function ($conn) {
        $conn->write('foo');
        $conn->end();
    });

React\DNS\resolve('igor.io')
    ->then(function ($host) {

Tho85

Build your own private, encrypted, open-source Dropbox-esque sync folder

Prerequisites:

• One or more clients running a UNIX-like OS. Examples are given for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, although all software components are available for other platforms as well (e.g. OS X). YMMV
• A cheap Ubuntu 12.04 VPS with storage. I recommend Backupsy, they offer 250GB storage for $5/month. Ask Google for coupon codes.

Software components used:

• Unison for file synchronization
• EncFS for folder encryption

philsturgeon

Never Expose DB Results Directly

1. If you rename a field, then your users are fucked. Convert with a hardcoded array structure.
2. Most DB drivers [for PHP] will show integers as numeric strings and false as "0", so you want to typecast them.
3. Unless you're using an ORM with "hidden" functionality, people will see passwords, salts and all sorts of fancy codes. If you add one and forget to put it in your $hidden array then OOPS!

Use the URI sparingly, and correctly

1. Use the query string for paired params instead of /users/id/5/active/true. Your API does not need to be SEO optimised.
2. ?format=xml is stupid, use an Accept: application/xml header. I added this to the CodeIgniter Rest Server once for lazy people, and now people think it's a thing. It's not.

lrvick

 app.controller( 'AppCtrl', function ($scope, socket) {
    socket.onopen(
        function(){
            console.log('Socket is connected :D')
        }
    )
    socket.onclose(
        function(){
            console.log('Socket is disconnected :(')
        }