ServiceStack RedisPubSubServer will enter in OnStop, OnInit, and OnStart frequently

Here is my situation: 1. I instantiate a RedisPubSubServer and configure it with OnInit, OnStart, and OnStop callbacks. 2. I keep this reference as long as the application lives and, in the end, I d...

13 Nov at 13:54

Returning a custom HTTP response code when the authentication fails for a custom basic auth provider

I know that I can return a custom reponse when using a custom authentication provider like the code below: Return a custom auth response object from ServiceStack authentication I'm just wondering if...

12 Nov at 15:12

Azure Function should log or throw exception on error?

I have Azure Function (Http trigger) that can fail. I also have Application Insights configured for it. In case of error (Which is better): 1. Catch exception, wrap with more info and rethrow it. (...

Automapper Object reference is required for the non static field, method or property

I recently Upgraded my .net core to 3.0 and Automapper from 6.2 to 9.0. Now the automapper is throwing the following compile time error when using mapper.map inside mapfrom function. ``` CreateMap<Do...

11 Nov at 20:27

@attribute [AllowAnonymous] in Blazor server-side component has no effect

I have created a fresh Blazor server-side project with .NET Core 3.0 and have closed down the application for non-authenticated users. I am now trying to allow anonymous access to Index.razor compon...

C# 8 understanding await using syntax

I have next method: ``` public async Task<IEnumerable<Quote>> GetQuotesAsync() { using var connection = new SqlConnection(_connectionString); var allQuotes = await connection.QueryAsync<Quot...

System.Text.Json.JsonSerializer.Serialize returns empty Json object "{}"

Environment: Visual Studio 2019 16.3.8, .NET 3.0.100, .NET Core 3.0 unit test. All 3 calls below to System.Text.Json.JsonSerializer.Serialize return empty objects: "{}" I must be doing something wro...

9 Nov at 23:35

ServiceStack - [Authenticate] attribute is called before request filters. Does not work with OrmLiteMultitenancyAuthRepository / OrmLiteCacheClient

I have a multitenant application with a schema per tenant postgres database The database contains the following schemas: ``` tenant_cf5f3518bd524c3797b884457b374e50 tenant_46255f07079046139f8c0f9429...

9 Nov at 15:46

Restrictions on arguments to PathRelativePathTo in a "long path aware" environment

For a [long path aware](https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/jeremykuhne/2016/07/30/net-4-6-2-and-long-paths-on-windows-10/) process on Windows 10, I'm trying to understand what the argument restrictions ...

14 Nov at 02:49

TS2339: Property 'style' does not exist on type 'Element'

Here's the code: ``` const test = Array.from(document.getElementsByClassName('mat-form-field-infix')); test.forEach((element) => { element.outerHTML = '<div class="good-day-today" style="width: 0...

8 Nov at 20:52

Performing a health check in .NET Core Worker Service

How can I implement health checks in a .NET Core Worker Service? The service will be run inside Docker and needs to be able to check the health of the service.

23 Dec at 04:59

How do I generate .proto files or use 'Code First gRPC' in C#

I want to use gRPC with .NET in an asp.net core web application. How do I generate the necessary .proto file from an existing C# class and model objects? I don't want to re-write a .proto file that mi...

12 Jan at 20:40

The AsyncTask API is deprecated in Android 11. What are the alternatives?

Google is deprecating Android AsyncTask API in Android 11 and suggesting to use `java.util.concurrent` instead. you can check out the commit [here](https://android-review.googlesource.com/c/platform/f...

Nuget package creation - Class library that targets .NET framework 4.6.1 can not target correct framework

I created a class library that targets .net framework 4.6.1 (so pretty much a blank canvas, with a single method to return a string, just for testing purposes). I want to make this into a nuget packag...

8 Nov at 15:31

Object Oriented Programming - how to avoid duplication in processes that differ slightly depending on a variable

Something that comes up quite a lot in my current work is that there is a generalised process that needs to happen, but then the odd part of that process needs to happen slightly differently depending...

17 Sep at 14:22

Cannot install dotnet-ef tool on Windows 10

I'm trying to install the `dotnet-ef` tool via the dotnet-cli. The command that I enter: `dotnet tool install --global dotnet-ef` I gives me the following error: ``` The tool package could not be r...

CMD opens Windows Store when I type 'python'

Today when I tried to run simple code on Sublime Text 3, the following message appeared: > Python was not found but can be installed from the Microsoft Store: [https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?linkID=2...

17 Jun at 22:55

How to set basepath for openapi with servicestack?

The REST endpoints of my application all start with /api/. The swagger-ui lists all REST pathes under /api/, which is a mess. I want to set the basepath to /api/, so that only the REST endpoints are ...

How to use new c# 8.0 features in Razor views

I've updated my ASP.NET Mvc 5 web application to use the new c# 8.0 features through Visual Studio 2019 and everything works fine until I try to use these new features inside a Razor view. For exampl...

7 Nov at 14:49

Why declare a local function static in C# 8.0

In C# 8.0, [Static Local Functions are announced](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/csharp/whats-new/csharp-8#static-local-functions) Can anyone help enlighten me as to why you would want to d...

7 Nov at 09:36

C# Switch expressions returning different result

I've switched to C# 8 on one of my projects. And I've been moving all of my `switch` statements to expressions. However I found out that my project started working differently and I've found out that ...

7 Nov at 07:14

ImmutableSortedDictionary range enumeration by key

I was reading about C#'s `ImmutableSortedDictionary` in `System.Collections.Immutable` and thinking about how to apply it in my program. I quite like C++'s `lower_bound` and `upper_bound` (see [here](...

Identity Server 404 after login (stuck on signin-oidc)

I followed the Identity Server 4 documentation to set up an example server on my local machine. My problem is, that after I log in the application gets stuck on "signin-oidc" page and the logs indicat...

Form view designer is not working in Visual Studio 2019 with C# .NET Core 3.1

When I am opening a Visual Studio project with VB.NET then the Form view designer is automatically opened, but when I open a new project with C# .NET Core 3.1 with Windows Forms then it is showing cod...

8 May at 16:32

ServiceStack - Year, Month, and Day parameters describe an un-representable DateTime even using JsConfig

I have looked at multiple resources online, but whatever I try just doesn't seem to work. What am I doing wrong? using directives ``` using ServiceStack; using ServiceStack.Text; using System; using...