Simple script that gets build data from TeamCity server rest api. When executed as a build step, you can pass in current build id to it. Having that, we can get the previous build and it’s data. Having that data we can proceed with further processing which can be for example gathering documentation, statistics etc. […]
One of the easiest ways to maximize performance of ajax requests being sent over the network is to use gzip compression. There is already a built in mechanism for compressing requests but it depends on IIS settings of our hosting provider. In our case we will apply custom Delegate Handler using asp.net mvc4 ApiController that […]
When developing software solutions sometimes there is a need to automate process of builds, deployments and testing tasks. One of the possible solutions is the TeamCity server. This Continuous Integration server is especially useful when managing multiple SVN branches that need to be deployed to multiple web applications when any predefined change occurs. One of […]
It is very common requirement during development stage to copy live database to test server on the daily/weekly basis. In such a scenario there is also very often a need to clean the database and perform some operations before restoring it in test environment. For example if the live database is very big and you […]
Automation within the software development company allows to save tremendous amount of time in the long run. The time spend for initial configuration of the automated tasks is almost nothing compared to running all processes manually. In this article I will show you how to configure auto SVN tagging and creating custom installation files each […]
If you are using static map images on your website and have a lot of different addresses to be displayed, you can easily automate the process of creating them. The code below will request Google map API and download static images. The address list is stored in .csv file but can also be pulled directly […]
KnockoutJS it’s the JavaScript implementation of the MVVM pattern that is based on native JavaScript event management. Implementing knockoutJS both as a standalone solution or in conjunction with other web technologies can greatly improve user experience in our web applications. As a example lets create simple list of places and restaurants as below: In our […]
If you are creating windows forms application that has to perform some tasks on the regular basis the good solution is to use built-in Windows Task Scheduler. It is very stable and reliable as long as the user’s computer is working. In this article I will show you how to create scheduled task by using […]
If you are executing background stored procedure, for example when run asynchronously by the Service Broker, there is often a need to stop the process, especially when it is time consuming operation. In order to do that, we have to find the session id of the process we want and then use KILL function to […]
Main principle of SOA is separation between the service interface and it’s implementation. In order to achieve that separation on the database level we can use Mssql Service Broker messaging. Using Service Broker allows us to send internal or external messages between or withing the mssql database. We can also use the massages to activate […]
