Category: programming

Getting test coverage reports for integration test

I'm a vociferous supporter of integration tests with an embedded servlet container and in this post I'll show how to get test coverage for the classes touched in those integration tests. All test coverage gauging tools I know instrument code under test either at build time or run time through Java agents. Because the code … Continue reading Getting test coverage reports for integration test →

Java synchronized method concurrent execution

I read this puzzle years ago (unfortunately I can't find the reference) but didn't appreciate it at the time. Java synchronized methods [1] can supposedly be invoked only by a single thread at a time. The essence of aforementioned puzzle was that, if the synchronized method obtains a lock on the object the method belongs … Continue reading Java synchronized method concurrent execution →

Debugging Spring REST bad request 400 codes

This happens way too often: you POST or PUT something to a Spring @RestController and Spring only tells you that there is a bad request, HTTP 400 code; no further explanations, no logs, no exceptions. Spring logs the error cause under the category "org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.annotation.ServletInvocableHandlerMethod" so you can enable logging for that in your log4j.properties: log4j.logger.org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.annotation.ServletInvocableHandlerMethod=DEBUG,stdout … Continue reading Debugging Spring REST bad request 400 codes →

Ansible local_action privilege de-escalation or: how to wait for a reboot

I increasingly use Ansible not only for glorious tasks like setting up my various VMs I use for prototyping but also for mundane things like resetting my personal laptop every time I get a new one or break it (dedicated readers of this blog will know me to do that a lot [2],[3],[4]). Most of … Continue reading Ansible local_action privilege de-escalation or: how to wait for a reboot →

End-to-end testing Java web applications with an embedded Tomcat

 In this instalment on assembly testing [1] I'll talk about how automated system tests run over my Java web applications. The set-up is rather cheap, not very labour-intensive and can incrementally evolve from a simple assembly test (aka smoke test) to a full-fledged system test. Since this post is rather concrete naming tools and frameworks, … Continue reading End-to-end testing Java web applications with an embedded Tomcat →

SSLHandshakeException: unsupported certificate

When: loading client certificates from a custom keystore Reason: multiple certificates for the same domain but different purposes, e.g. one certificate handles email authentication, the other authenticates the user against a web server Solution: either fix the buggy code that selects the wrong certificate from the keystore or make sure only one certificate per domain … Continue reading SSLHandshakeException: unsupported certificate →

Spring MVC REST controller says 406 when emails are part URL path

You've got this Spring @RestController and mapped a URL that contains an email as part of the URL path. You cunningly worked around the dot truncation issue [1] and you are ready to roll. And suddenly, on some URLs, Spring will return a 406 [2] which says that the browser requested a certain content type … Continue reading Spring MVC REST controller says 406 when emails are part URL path →

Heisenbugs with angular.js and Internet Explorer 9 or: missing console.log

I'm developing a proof of concept web application based on angular.js for corporate users, which - as so often in my career - means that they are using Internet Explorer. Several users complained about sporadic failures which were really hard to pin down, but during debugging sessions boiled down to a simple observation: the errors … Continue reading Heisenbugs with angular.js and Internet Explorer 9 or: missing console.log →

AngularJS, Internet Explorer 9 and watch error

While working on an enterprise project (of course...) I run into an error with Angular (1.3.13), Internet Explorer 9 and $watch-ing a scope when programming a directive:   TypeError: Object doesn't support property or method 'watch' I'll never find out what the reason is. The collective wisdom of Angular users claims that including JQuery solves … Continue reading AngularJS, Internet Explorer 9 and watch error →