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plurch / upsert.js
Created March 2, 2016 05:29
PostgreSQL 9.5 Upsert using Knex.js
exports.knex = require('knex')({
client: 'pg',
connection: {
host : '127.0.0.1',
user : 'your_database_user',
password : 'your_database_password',
database : 'myapp_test'
}
});
@joepie91
joepie91 / sessions.md
Last active July 9, 2024 18:01
Introduction to sessions

While a lot of Node.js guides recommend using JWT as an alternative to session cookies (sometimes even mistakenly calling it "more secure than cookies"), this is a terrible idea. JWTs are absolutely not a secure way to deal with user authentication/sessions, and this article goes into more detail about that.

Secure user authentication requires the use of session cookies.

Cookies are small key/value pairs that are usually sent by a server, and stored on the client (often a browser). The client then sends this key/value pair back with every request, in a HTTP header. This way, unique clients can be identified between requests, and client-side settings can be stored and used by the server.

Session cookies are cookies containing a unique session ID that is generated by the server. This session ID is used by the server to identify the client whenever it makes a request, and to associate session data with that request.

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@fgilio
fgilio / axios-catch-error.js
Last active April 11, 2024 19:02
Catch request errors with Axios
/*
* Handling Errors using async/await
* Has to be used inside an async function
*/
try {
const response = await axios.get('https://your.site/api/v1/bla/ble/bli');
// Success 🎉
console.log(response);
} catch (error) {
// Error 😨
@ibraheem4
ibraheem4 / postgres-brew.md
Last active July 18, 2024 00:18 — forked from sgnl/postgres-brew.md
Installing Postgres via Brew (OSX)

Installing Postgres via Brew

Pre-Reqs

Brew Package Manager

In your command-line run the following commands:

  1. brew doctor
  2. brew update