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Set-Cookie Header Regular Expression

2010-03-11, Eric Snyder

Need a regular expression to parse the HTTP Set-Cookie header? This seems to work. ([a-zA-Z0-9]*?)=(.*?);\s*domain=.*?;\s*expires=.*?;\s*path=\/.*?,? [...Read More...]

Grails Tip: Using failOnError When Saving Domain Instances

2010-03-11, Brent Baxter

Calling the save method on a Grails domain class will return a null if there was an error in validation. This is handy when doing something like the following. if( !book.save() ) { book.errors.each { println it } } In Grails 1.2 a feature was added [...] [...Read More...]

Grails Tip: Using Schema Export

2010-03-10, Brent Baxter

Ever wonder what the DDL would look like that Grails generates to create or update your database? Well, no need to wonder any longer. Grails is packed full with little things to make your life simpler, and one that you may not have heard of yet is the Grails ’schema-export’ [...Read More...]

Rapid Mobile Application Prototyping with PhoneGap

2010-03-09, Chariot Solutions

There is no doubt that carving out a mobile presence is a priority for many companies offering any type of product or service, or for start ups looking to gain rapid exposure. The Apple App Store has over 100,000 apps on it, and the Android platform is gaining ground. Those are just the cool kids – let's not forget the grandfather of mobile technology, Blackberry. Others in the class include Palm, Symbian and of course, Windows. Multiple Platforms With so many platforms available there is a risk of losing focus on developing and producing applications as resources are expended on supporting multiple platforms – a necessary evil as each presents different development environments and eccentricities. This is why PhoneGap really stands out at the moment as four [1] of the aforementioned platforms share a common factor – a WebKit-based browser. This doesn't include BlackBerry's announcement [2] of their new WebKit based browser to come in late 2010, which takes us to five out of the six platforms. Enter PhoneGap Where does PhoneGap sit in this picture? Well, it jumps off the canvas and sits in your lap! PhoneGap allows you to develop applications using HTML, CSS and JavaScript and provides [...Read More...]

Building Grails applications with PostgreSQL

2010-03-06, Brent Baxter

I’ll be presenting a tutorial “Building Grails applications with PostgreSQL” along with my fellow Chariot Solutions colleague Ken Rimple at the PostgreSQL East 2010 conference in Philadelphia, PA. We are scheduled to present on March 25, 2010 at 11:00 AM. This will be a 90 minute tutorial targeted at beginners [...Read More...]

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