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Re: Senior MVC Full Stack Developer Job Postings with Angular Experience

28-Jun-18 6:50

Good Reply. Guess non programmers are composing these job postings and just throwing out rubbish.
Perhaps I'm suppose to call them on it, or play the game.

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Richard Deeming28-Jun-18 1:03

Re: Senior MVC Full Stack Developer Job Postings with Angular Experience

28-Jun-18 1:03

jkirkerx wrote:
AngularJS 2-5

Angular (application platform) - Wikipedia[^]:
To clarify, the team announced that separate terms should be used for each framework with "AngularJS" referring to the 1.X versions and "Angular" without the "JS" referring to versions 2 and up.

I'm amazed they're not asking for "8+ years experience with ASP.NET Core", given it was released back in 2016. Laugh | :laugh:

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jkirkerx28-Jun-18 6:55

.net Core 2.1, Startup.cs, IConfiguration vs IHostingEnviroment

28-Jun-18 6:55

Didn't know that.
I had one recruiter call me and ask me questions about Angular. In the end I asked here why and she wasn't able to answer the question. Then I said your not a programmer are you and she replied no. They must copy and paste these job requirements and claim them as their own.

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jkirkerx27-Jun-18 7:14

Re: .net Core 2.1, Startup.cs, IConfiguration vs IHostingEnviroment

27-Jun-18 7:14

Well I have two functions called Startup and I just need one I think. One was stock called Startup(IConfiguration configuration) that gets called from Program.cs I think, and the other I added from examples in how to read the appsettings.json file called Startup(IHostingEnviroment env) and how to initialize the database.

So basically being so new here, I must of confused versions such as core 1 vs core 2
I would assume the first is correct.

public IConfiguration Configuration { get; }
public Startup(IConfiguration configuration)
{
   Configuration = configuration;            
}

And the 2nd one is incorrect for core 2.1

public Startup(IHostingEnvironment env)
{
    var builder = new ConfigurationBuilder()
        .SetBasePath(env.ContentRootPath)
        .AddJsonFile("appsettings.json", optional: true, reloadOnChange: true)
        .AddJsonFile($"appsettings.{env.EnvironmentName}.json", optional: true)
        .AddEnvironmentVariables();

    using (var client = new IndigoDBContext())
    {
        client.Database.EnsureCreated();
        client.Database.Migrate();
    }

    Configuration = builder.Build();            
}

But I don't see another place that has the environment except for Configure. Maybe the 2nd code goes there.
I'm trying to get my database created, and set migration.
Question is: I suspect I'm on the wrong track here, and I need a little help getting squared up on this. I probably have duplicates of or version overlaps here.

This is my ConfigureServices Function, I'm pretty sure I have this right

public void ConfigureServices(IServiceCollection services)
{
    services.Configure<CookiePolicyOptions>(options =>
    {
        // This lambda determines whether user consent for non-essential cookies is needed for a given request.
        options.CheckConsentNeeded = context => true;
        options.MinimumSameSitePolicy = SameSiteMode.None;
    });

<pre>
services.AddMvc().SetCompatibilityVersion(CompatibilityVersion.Version_2_1)
    .AddApplicationPart(typeof(ErrorController).GetTypeInfo().Assembly);

services.AddHttpContextAccessor();
services.Configure<AppConfiguration>(Configuration.GetSection("AppConfiguration"));
services.Configure<SmtpConfig>(Configuration.GetSection("SmtpConnection"));
services.TryAddSingleton<IHttpContextAccessor, HttpContextAccessor>();
services.TryAddSingleton<IActionContextAccessor, ActionContextAccessor>();

services.AddEntityFrameworkSqlite().AddDbContext<indigodbcontext>();
services.AddAuthentication(CookieAuthenticationDefaults.AuthenticationScheme).AddCookie();
services.AddHttpContextAccessor();
}

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Richard Deeming27-Jun-18 7:45

Re: .net Core 2.1, Startup.cs, IConfiguration vs IHostingEnviroment [solved]

27-Jun-18 7:45

You're right - the IHostingEnvironment overload is not needed in core 2. The web host builder in Program.cs will initialize the configuration system for you:

ASP.NET Core Web Host | Microsoft Docs[^]:
Loads app configuration from:

appsettings.json
appsettings.{Environment}.json
User secrets when the app runs in the Development environment using the entry assembly.
Environment variables.
Command-line arguments.

My DbContext configuration is slightly different, but I'm using full SQL Server:

services.AddDbContext<CmsDbContext>(options => options.UseSqlServer(Configuration.GetConnectionString("DefaultConnection")));

Configuring a DbContext - EF Core | Microsoft Docs[^]

You don't want to call EnsureCreated if you're using migrations - it doesn't use the migrations. Database.Migrate() will create the database if it doesn't exist.
asp.net - How and where to call Database.EnsureCreated and Database.Migrate? - Stack Overflow[^]

I notice you've got two services.AddHttpContextAccessor(); lines. You only need one of them.

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jkirkerx27-Jun-18 8:08

Body Tag, Razor and AngularJS workaround or better idea for body tag cannot have c# in it.

27-Jun-18 8:08

I got rid of the first one and kept the 2nd Startup(IHostingEnviroment env)
And I just deleted the 2nd services.AddHttpContextAccessor()

Then I noticed that my database was created, but in the root of the project solution and not in the wwwroot in which I created an App_Data folder. Not sure where to really put the Sqlite file.

I tried a similar DBContext to your, but it generated an error.
This works, well is created the database, not sure if it really works
services.AddEntityFrameworkSqlite().AddDbContext<IndigoDBContext>();

but when I use yours, I get a blank page

services.AddDbContext<IndigoDBContext>(options => options.UseSqlite(Configuration.GetConnectionString("SqLiteConnection")));

Maybe it has something to do with my DBContext OnConfiguring(DbContextOptionsBuilder optionsBuilder)

protected override void OnConfiguring(DbContextOptionsBuilder optionsBuilder)
{
    var connectionStringBuilder = new SqliteConnectionStringBuilder { DataSource = "jkirkerx.sqlite;" };
    var connectionString = connectionStringBuilder.ToString();
    var connection = new SqliteConnection(connectionString);

    optionsBuilder.UseSqlite(connection);
}

Well that's a different subject.
I'm satisfied with my Startup.cs at the moment now
Thanks Richard!

This is hard!, it's a totally different way of thinking. But I think I see the purpose of it. I predict that EG. I won't have to create a new DBContext in Linq everytime, and will just be able to use the one created in startup.

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jkirkerx27-Jun-18 6:26

Re: Body Tag, Razor and AngularJS workaround or better idea for body tag cannot have c# in it.

27-Jun-18 6:26

When I wrote my first Angular app in MVC, I added a RenderSection in the Body element so I could add the AngularJS component.
This is in my _homeLayout View.

<body @RenderSection("AngularJS", required: false)>

But in Core 2.1, it complains about C# being there. I read some articles about tag helpers and looked at some work arounds but I can't think of a way or method to replace this with.

I knew this would come back and haunt me in the future. Just looking for a better idea.

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Richard Deeming27-Jun-18 7:13

Re: Body Tag, Razor and AngularJS workaround or better idea for body tag cannot have c# in it.

27-Jun-18 7:13

A tag helper would be a fairly simple way to do this:

[HtmlTargetElement(Attributes = ViewBagKeyAttributeName)]
public class HtmlElementAttributeTagHelper : TagHelper
{
    private const string ViewBagKeyAttributeName = "asp-attributes-key";

    [ViewContext]
    [HtmlAttributeNotBound]
    public ViewContext ViewContext { get; set; }

    [HtmlAttributeName(ViewBagKeyAttributeName)]
    public string AttributesKey { get; set; }

    public override void Process(TagHelperContext context, TagHelperOutput output)
    {
        if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(AttributesKey))
        {
            var attributes = ViewContext.ViewData[AttributesKey];
            switch (attributes)
            {
                case IDictionary<string, object> dict:
                {
                    foreach (var attr in dict)
                    {
                        output.Attributes.Add(attr.Key, attr.Value);
                    }
                    break;
                }
                case object obj:
                {
                    foreach (var attr in HtmlHelper.AnonymousObjectToHtmlAttributes(obj))
                    {
                        output.Attributes.Add(attr.Key, attr.Value);
                    }
                    break;
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

In Views\_ViewImports.cshtml, add a line to register the tag helper:

...
@addTagHelper *, YourProjectAssemblyName

In Views\Shared\Layout.cshtml, add the tag helper to the body:

<body asp-attributes-key="BodyAttributes">

In your controller or view, store the body attributes in the ViewData (or ViewBag, which is basically the same thing):

ViewData["BodyAttributes"] = new Dictionary<string, object>
{
    ["ng-app"] = "",
    ...
};

// Or:
ViewBag.BodyAttributes = new
{
    ng_app = "", // NB: "_" is automatically converted to "-"
    ...
};

Any attributes you add to the ViewData collection will be combined with any existing attributes on the body element.

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jkirkerx27-Jun-18 8:13

Re: Body Tag, Razor and AngularJS workaround or better idea for body tag cannot have c# in it.

27-Jun-18 8:13

I read up on Tag Helpers, and it looked so complicated compared to the old way.
So what folder would I place that in to stay organized?
Like ViewComponents?

FYI:
I'm slowly getting my stuff from the 2nd project wired up in the first project.

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Richard Deeming27-Jun-18 8:18

.Net Core 2.1, DI and System.Web in a separate 2.1 Project

27-Jun-18 8:18

I tend to put mine in a folder called "Helpers", but there's no specific requirement. Just so long as you're consistent, you can put them wherever you want.

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jkirkerx25-Jun-18 12:14

Re: .Net Core 2.1, DI and System.Web in a separate 2.1 Project

25-Jun-18 12:14

I decided to take up .Net Core 2.1 and port over a project to it, which now seems like a bad idea.
I've noticed that some of the support in system.web has been deleted such as

HttpContext to get querystrings, Request.Url, Session Value, Request.Headers for User Agent
HttpCookies
And reading the Web.Config file that doesn't exist anymore.

My original project design had a separate project that contained extra controllers, controller Attributes, security Attributes
and used the above to operate. it also contained the Entity Framework context, models, seeds, etc and needs a connection; and contains all the email stuff as well which requires access to appSettings.json.

I haven't been able to run the new app yet, for I'm refactoring the external .net core 2.1 project.

My question is, will I end up learning that I can't load dependency injections from the primary project to the secondary project?
Won't be able to load connection strings, and I'll have to move parts back to the primary project?

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F-ES Sitecore26-Jun-18 0:03

F-ES Sitecore

26-Jun-18 0:03

Maybe take advice from your own signature Smile | :)

Re: .Net Core 2.1, DI and System.Web in a separate 2.1 Project

jkirkerx26-Jun-18 6:33

Re: .Net Core 2.1, DI and System.Web in a separate 2.1 Project

26-Jun-18 6:33

No Joke because it's not broken.

This is for job training. Here in my area, Employers are looking for .Net MVC people that know MVC 5, Core 2 and AngularJS 2 through 5., NodeJS and more. I'm just trying to keep up with the bar since it's been raised again.

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Richard Deeming26-Jun-18 1:37

Re: .Net Core 2.1, DI and System.Web in a separate 2.1 Project

26-Jun-18 1:37

jkirkerx wrote:
My question is, will I end up learning that I can't load dependency injections from the primary project to the secondary project?

Simple answer: no. Smile | :)

If anything, DI is easier in ASP.NET Core than in previous versions, because it's baked-in. Just declare the dependencies in your constructor, and register your services in the Startup.ConfigureServices method, and the framework will wire everything together for you.

(If you don't want to explicitly register every single implementation of a service, you can use something like Scrutor[^] to find and register all implementations in an assembly.)

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jkirkerx26-Jun-18 6:35

Images are not exporting to pdf using jspdf.debug.js

26-Jun-18 6:35

Thanks Richard.

I didn't want to find out at the end that it could not be done and have to start again.

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Member 1370125121-Jun-18 23:05

ReactJS.Net - Server side rendering works in development, but not on my production server

21-Jun-18 23:05

Hi,
Iam converting Html page to pdf using html2canvas.js and jspdf.debug.js but images are not exporting to pdf.Can anyone help me to overcome this issue.

Thanks in Advance.

jkirkerx14-Jun-18 11:36

14-Jun-18 11:36

I'm scratching my head on this one.
Decided to learn ReactJS and did the tutorial on Tutorial (ASP.NET Core) | ReactJS.NET on ReactJS.Net. I did the client side, and then implemented the server side, but I can't get the server side to render the HTML from the ReactJS file.

In ReactConfig, I loaded all the scripts here, but I really only need the server version of the script.

ReactSiteConfiguration.Configuration = new ReactSiteConfiguration()
   .AddScript("~/js/remarkable/dist/remarkable.min.js")
   .AddScript("~/ReactJS/HelloWorld.jsx")
   .AddScript("~/ReactJS/ReactJS_Client.jsx")
   .AddScript("~/ReactJS/ReactJS_Server.jsx");

I loaded my scripts in my Section, that loads at the bottom of the page.
This may sound confusing, but I loaded the client version of the script here. I did this because the server side script is different.

<script src="~/js/bundle_ReactJS_Production.min.js"></script>
<script src="@Url.Content("~/ReactJS/ReactJS_Client.jsx")"></script>    
@Html.ReactInitJavaScript()

So down later in the View, I have my little ReactJS section, in which the documentation says I need to use this object for server side rendering.
But it crashes with a blank page on the IIS server, and I can't figure out why. I take it out, and the page loads fine but executes the client version instead. I checked the page source and the ReactJS HTML wasn't there.

All I can think of is that I'm missing something in the deployment, but what?
Or I need to add something to the web server.

<div class="container">
        <div class="media-container-row">
            <div class="col-12 col-md-10" id="content">
                <!-- This will render the component server-side -->
                @Html.React("CommentBox", new
                 {
                     initialData = Model,
                     url = Url.Action("/Home/Comments"),
                     submitUrl = Url.Action("/Home/AddComment"),
                     pollInterval = 15000
                 })
            </div>
        </div>
    </div>

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modified 21-Jun-18 13:57pm.

[solved]

jkirkerx18-Jun-18 9:52

Blurry Pdf Output while uisng Html2pdf.bundle.js

18-Jun-18 9:52

I finally figured it out.

Diving into ReactJS.net is confusing, until you get a complete understanding of how it works on the server side.
So the ReactJS.Net package seems to be something that was working a couple of years ago, but has been upgraded with new packages or DLL's that are more refined. So it's one thing to do the tutorial to get the client side working, and a whole different story to get the server side working.

What it boiled down to, as far as it not working on my server was the Chakra Engine or simply server side rendering. I'm running server core with no browser, and the Javascript rendering engine needs Internet Explorer or Edge to render server side (That's why it worked on my desktop). If you don't have it loaded, then you have to build your project with an JavacriptEngineBuilder which comes in many flavors, and create a JavascriptEngineSwitcher configuration.

Last but not least, is the Remarkable. This is what ran me through the hoops for hours. Loading ReactJS files n ReactSiteConfiguration is not required, you just need remarkable and your jsx scripts.

This deems an article to be written on the subject.

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Member 1370125113-Jun-18 19:35

Re: Blurry Pdf Output while uisng Html2pdf.bundle.js

13-Jun-18 19:35

Hi,
Am working on Converstion of html to pdf using Html2pdf.bundle.js but am getting Blurry Pdf Output.Can anyone suggest me to overcome this error.

Thanks in advance.

Nathan Minier14-Jun-18 16:46

Nathan Minier

14-Jun-18 16:46

I had the same issue when working with that library. I ultimately opted to render my pdfs on the server side; I didn't find a good resolution.

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Conversion of HTML to PDF Using JsPdf

Member 1370125111-Jun-18 20:08

Re: Conversion of HTML to PDF Using JsPdf

11-Jun-18 20:08

Hi,

Iam working on asp.net application that converts Html to pdf using JsPdf.debug.js and Html2Pdf.js. When the page is loaded in iframe loosing the style for table border.

Please Check the below link for screenshot.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/16mhvXAsoov-zH1yp7bPdWwahWYtQ2dhE/view?usp=sharing

<script src='scripts/jspdf.debug.js'></script>
<script src='scripts/html2pdf.js'></script>
<script>

var pdf = new jsPDF('p', 'pt', 'letter');
var canvas = pdf.canvas;
canvas.height = 72 * 11;
canvas.width = 72 * 8.5;;
// var width = 400;
html2pdf(document.body, pdf, function (pdf) {
var iframe = document.createElement('iframe');
iframe.setAttribute('style', 'position:absolute;right:0; top:0; frameborder=1; bottom:0; height:100%; width:500px');
document.body.appendChild(iframe);
iframe.src = pdf.output('datauristring');

}
);
</script>

Thanks in Advance.

Richard MacCutchan11-Jun-18 21:38

Richard MacCutchan

11-Jun-18 21:38

What is the question?

Re: Conversion of HTML to PDF Using JsPdf

Member 1370125111-Jun-18 23:53