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

hofmannsven

Git

Global Settings

• Related Setup: https://gist.github.com/hofmannsven/6814278
• Related Pro Tips: https://ochronus.com/git-tips-from-the-trenches/
• Interactive Beginners Tutorial: http://try.github.io/
• Git Cheatsheet by GitHub: https://services.github.com/on-demand/downloads/github-git-cheat-sheet/

Reminder

Press minus + shift + s and return to chop/fold long lines!

maxrice

<?php

/* From https://www.usps.com/send/official-abbreviations.htm */

$us_state_abbrevs_names = array(
	'AL'=>'ALABAMA',
	'AK'=>'ALASKA',
	'AS'=>'AMERICAN SAMOA',
	'AZ'=>'ARIZONA',
	'AR'=>'ARKANSAS',

mjuhl

<?php
/* For AJAX, if frustrated, try the following (see http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.flush.php#91556):
@apache_setenv('no-gzip', 1);
@ini_set('zlib.output_compression', 0);
*/

ob_start();
set_time_limit(0); // for scripts that run really long

function force_flush ($add_whitespace = TRUE) {