Extension for Encoding and Decoding Strings in Base64 in Swift
Here is an extension to base 64 encode and decode strings in Swift (3)
extension String {
func fromBase64() -> String? {
guard let data = Data(base64Encoded: self) else {
return nil
}
return String(data: data, encoding: ....
Written by Sean Behan on 05/02/2018
Apache Rewrite Rule for Mapping to index.php in Sub Folders
Below is an example URL structure with rewrite rules using an Apache .htaccess file.
GET /a/ => a/index.php
GET /a/b/ => a/b/index.php
GET /a/b/c/ => a/b/index.php
This URL mapping will give you pretty URLs in PHP without needing t...
Written by Sean Behan on 10/20/2017
How to Just Get SQL Statement Error with SQLAlchemy Python Database Wrapper
If you're working with SQLAlchemy, the best database driver for Python, and want to see only SQL syntax errors, you need to use the StatementError exception class. On it, is an attribute `orig`, that contains just the SQL syntax error... and not any data...
Written by Sean Behan on 05/10/2018
How To Install Pyscopg2 Python Postgres Driver on Mac OSX with Homebrew, Postgres.app and VirtualEnv
You might have to append the path of the Postgres.app bin directory to your path in order to install the Python driver for Posgres.
export PATH=$PATH:/Applications/Postgres.app/Contents/MacOS/bin
To find the location of the application try this
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Written by Sean Behan on 11/19/2013
How to Emulate Double Tap for Progressive Web Apps (PWA) iOS and Android
The double tap event isn't supported in libraries like jQuery Mobile (out of date anyway). But coding up your own function is very easy.
We will compare time in milliseconds between tap or click, events. The reason for both tap and click events is due ...
Written by Sean Behan on 04/08/2018
