I want to store data (increasing everytime the extension is "triggered") in a json file to display it for the user. I can't find a solution on how to add a json file where I can store and overwrite data.
To store persistent data between between uses, you'll need to use the "storage" API which you can read about here.
Basically, you'll want to include the storage API in your manifest, then call it with methods like let gettingAllStorageItems = browser.storage.local.get(null);. Here's an example.
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This is another way of asking this:
Trying to get files from a SharePoint library and populate state React/SPFX
But it's a different methodology so I believe warrants a different question.
I'm trying to return the contents of an SP document library filled with documents. I want to surface these docs on a list on a web part I've created.
I've used the code in the supplied link, but I'm thinking there has to be a way using sp.web to get the file names and the metadata about that file and be able to store it in state?
Is this a way that works:
sp.web.folders.getByName(LibraryName).files.get()..then(function(data){
});
I'm studying different technologies to create an API for a multi plateform application. This application has to give the possibility to users to share a file with a friend without authentication, but the URL has to be unguessable so the file keep secret. Juste like sharing picture feature in google photos.
Spring boot is one of the most interesting framework to create a multi plateform API, but I'm wondering if it's possible to create a secret and unguessable URL.
Thank you for your time.
To answer your question : you can organize your URLs path with some random hard-to-guess part (eg https://hostname/fileshare/Zak/myVideos/295223cb464d4e4794b93a09a1c730fd) UUIDs are 128 bits data and pretty much standard.
Another way would be to add a checksum token in the queryString :
https://hostname/fileshare/Zak/myVideos/lolcat.mp4?h=187515ZEDwhere the token is generated from the url path (and possibly even the queryString) with some secure algorithm (for exemple hmac256) and have your Controller (or better, a Filter) check if the h parameter is indeed equal to the hashed path.
EDIT : further explanation :
I'm assuming you've already got (or at least intend to have) a controller capable to serve content based on a file system directory. In my previous example, I assumed something of the likes /Zak/myVideos/. Spring controllers can easily return files in this directory by their filenames, but if the filename are easy to guess (eg video.mp4), I understand that /Zak/myVideos/video1.mp4 would be vulnerable. That's why I suggested to use UUIDs.
How to use UUIDS ?
If you can rename the files in /Zak/myVideos, simply rename them by random UUIDs and it will work transparently. The drawside to this is 1) the filenames won't mean anything anymore and 2) you're maybe not able to rename those files.
You can also have a DB table referencing filenames and UUIDs, and simply have your controller call a service to retrieve the correct filename from the correct UUID. The drawside to this is that you'd need to have a DB and write some code (and slow down API calls to query the DB).
That's why I also suggested to simply use a token. The url would still be the litteral path to your file, but require an additional parameter (the token) in the queryString. A servletRequestFilter could check whether the token is valid or not (with a simple hash + check algorithm) before granting access to the controller serving the file. This way, you won't need to rename your files nor create a DB.
I'm creating an online game which have to send data between users. I chose Parse as the backend service. How can I use Parse to do this task?
Query for the user that you want to send data to and send data
Take a look a the Parse Docs. What you want to do is documented very well there.
https://parse.com/docs/android_guide
Take a look at saving and retrieving objects.
Also make sure your console (where you can see the "User" class and all your other classes) is set up with the objects you need.
i'm developing a desktop application, not web.
The software environment is Windows and VB10.
In my user interface I have a browser where I want to show a map, issuing an address like http://maps.google.com/maps?q= and then I indicate a URL where I have put a KML file with my data.
The problem is: is it possible to filter the data in the KML file in order to show only a subset of them ?
Basically you have two options:
Pass parameters to a service which generates your filtered KML on the fly.
Do it in JavaScript in your browser interface.
Based on your question, I am going to assume option one is out. For option two there are tons of examples on the web, but basically you need to parse the KML yourself and write JavaScript code to handle it however it needs to be done to achieve your filtering, you cannot pass the KML URL to google maps directly and achieve any of this behaviour.
Possibly useful example: http://www.gpsvisualizer.com/examples/google_folders.html
UPDATE
Based on conversation in the comments:
The only other thing I can think of is to create your own map page with the JavaScript to do what you want on it (like http://gpsvisualizer.com/examples/google_folders.html linked above) and then embedding it in your app instead of the google map. Essentially encapsulating the features you want. So instead of maps.google.com/maps?q= in your app you have myMapURL.com/MyMap?querystring which is your google maps wrapper with the desired filtering. Otherwise I think you are out of luck based on your current setup.
What is the standard convention to save data in textboxes and other form data to be loaded the next time the program is opened?
I personally do not know of any convention, however you could look into the following methods:
Using the registry: http://radio-weblogs.com/0111551/stories/2002/10/14/registryRwInC.html
Using profile strings: http://dotnet-snippets.com/dns/c-read-and-write-ini-files-SID574.aspx
Not sure of the standard convention, or if there is one, but saving to a text file would be a simple-to-implement solution.
It depends on the kind of data that you are trying to save. If this is a relatively small amount of user specific data associated with their user preferences, then user settings are the way to go.
If this is large amount of application data (for example like an entire address book), then you are probably better off writing to an external file or database in whatever format suits your needs.
You should be looking at Windows Forms data binding - that is the best way to save data from and reload data into a Windows Forms application. Once you have set up your form controls for data binding, you have a choice of where to store the data, as explained here.