Author: George Georgovassilis

Azure diaries: can’t access KeyVault

Context: as a tenant administrator you can't inspect KeyVault contents created by other people ("you are unauthorized to view these contents"). Solution: assign yourself appropriate permissions like this: Locate the KeyVault in the Azure portal: go to "Access policies"click "+Add Access Policy"Key permissions: everything under "Key Management Operations" and "Cryptographic Operations"Accordingly for key and certificate … Continue reading Azure diaries: can’t access KeyVault →

Tests are not just about testing

Tests in the context of software development have a surprisingly broad field of uses which exceeds "just" testing. Those further uses paint a more colourful picture of tests than just regression keepers. Tests as a component runtime: a test is the workbench on which the component is developed. Instead of constantly restarting an application server … Continue reading Tests are not just about testing →

Error handling for failed network requests with service workers

Most service worker code samples show only the happy path where the fetched resource will eventually be available, eg: self.addEventListener('fetch', event => { // Skip cross-origin requests, like those for Google Analytics. if (event.request.url.startsWith(self.location.origin)) { event.respondWith( caches.match(event.request).then(cachedResponse => { if (cachedResponse) { return cachedResponse; } return caches.open(RUNTIME).then(cache => { return fetch(event.request).then(response => { // Put … Continue reading Error handling for failed network requests with service workers →