Varun Malhotra softvar

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

AngularJS Directive Attribute Binding Explanation

When using directives, you often need to pass parameters to the directive. This can be done in several ways. The first 3 can be used whether scope is true or false. This is still a WIP, so validate for yourself.

Raw Attribute Strings

<div my-directive="some string" another-param="another string"></div>

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Locate the section for your github remote in the .git/config file. It looks like this:

[remote "origin"]
	fetch = +refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/origin/*
	url = git@github.com:joyent/node.git

Now add the line fetch = +refs/pull/*/head:refs/remotes/origin/pr/* to this section. Obviously, change the github url to match your project's URL. It ends up looking like this:

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	from matplotlib import use

	from pylab import *
	from scipy.stats import beta, norm, uniform
	from random import random
	from numpy import *
	import numpy as np
	import os

	# Input data

	#!/usr/bin/python

	'''
	Python implementation of passcode hashing algorithm used on the Samsung Galaxy S4 GT-I9505 4.2.2
	Correct PIN for hash and salt below is 1234.

	Get 40-character hash value in ascii hex format from file /data/system/password.key on the phone

	Get salt in signed numeric format by doing sqlite3 query SELECT value FROM locksettings WHERE name = 'lockscreen.password_salt' on /data/system/locksettings.db

	#!/bin/bash

	# Functions ==============================================

	# return 1 if global command line program installed, else 0
	# example
	# echo "node: $(program_is_installed node)"
	function program_is_installed {
	# set to 1 initially
	local return_=1

	// Source: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/angular/hVrkvaHGOfc
	// jsFiddle: http://jsfiddle.net/pkozlowski_opensource/PxdSP/14/
	// author: Pawel Kozlowski

	var myApp = angular.module('myApp', []);

	//service style, probably the simplest one
	myApp.service('helloWorldFromService', function() {
	this.sayHello = function() {
	return "Hello, World!"