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To install redis from debian backports we need to add the backports sources.

1. Add to /etc/apt/sources.list:

deb http://backports.debian.org/debian-backports squeeze-backports main

2. Retrieve debian key

$ gpg --keyserver pgp.mit.edu --recv-keys AED4B06F473041FA

alfredo

To install node.js and coffee-script inside a virtualenv and keep it self-contained:

1. Activate the virtualenv::

$ workon test

2. Move inside the virtualenv directory::

(test)$ cdvirtualenv

alfredo

from django.contrib.sessions.backends.base import SessionBase, CreateError
from django.conf import settings
from django.utils.encoding import force_unicode
import redis

class SessionStore(SessionBase):
    """ Redis store for sessions"""

    def __init__(self, session_key=None):
        self.redis = redis.Redis(

alfredo

from django.test import TestCase
from django.core.files.base import ContentFile
from django.core.files.storage import default_storage

class ToolsTest(TestCase):

    def test_file(self):
        """Creates a tmp file"""
        tmp_file = default_storage.save('tools/default.txt',
                                        ContentFile('default content'))

alfredo

https://github.com/theteam/ubuntu-start/blob/develop/www/script/uStart.ParallaxCarousel.js#L120

https://github.com/theteam/ubuntu-start/blob/develop/www/script/uStart.ParallaxCarousel.js#L123

https://github.com/theteam/ubuntu-start/blob/develop/www/script/base.js#L52

alfredo

<!-- this usually goes in <project-root>/templates/uni_form/field.html -->

{% if field.is_hidden %}
    {{ field }}
{% else %}
<div class="clearfix {% if field.errors %}error{% endif %}">
    <label for="{{ field.auto_id }}" {% if field.field.required %}class="requiredField"{% endif %}>
        {{ field.label|safe }}{% if field.field.required %}<span class="asteriskField">*</span>{% endif %}
    </label>
    <div class="input">

alfredo

def secured_download(func):
    """Wraps a view to server files securely ONLY when a
    ``FileField`` is returned
    Uses Django when ``DEBUG`` is on else NGINX
    """
    def wrapper(request, *args, **kwargs):
        response = func(request, *args, **kwargs)
        if isinstance(response, FieldFile):
            # response is a ``FieldFile`` we should serve it
            if settings.DEBUG:

alfredo

Get google closure compiler to evaluate your javascript code on your emacs
--------------------------------------------------------------------------

- Download the google closure compiler, unzip it and place ``compiler.jar`` somewhere accessible 
(e.g. ``~/bin/compiler.jar``)::

http://closure-compiler.googlecode.com/files/compiler-latest.zip


- Create a shell script to run closure on a file (e.g. closure.sh)::

alfredo

class NyanCatMiddleware(object):
    """Nyan Nyan Nyan"""

    def process_response(self, request, response):
        response['X-Cat'] = "Nyan nyan nyan nyan"
        return response

alfredo

#!/bin/bash
# This hook is run after a new virtualenv is activated.
echo cd `pwd` > $VIRTUAL_ENV/bin/postactivate
echo "Hook created to move to current directory"