API Testing with Jest Mocks and SuperTest

One of the main challenges in doing API testing is database dependency. In the last article Repository Pattern in JavaScript we looked at how to abstract data access operations. One of the main characteristics of the pattern is Testability: The Repository Pattern facilitates unit testing because you can easily replace the actual data access logic…

Repository Pattern in JavaScript

The Repository Pattern is a structural pattern that abstracts and centralizes data access operations, providing a consistent and simplified interface for the application to interact with data sources. In essence, the Repository Pattern acts as a mediator or a middleman between the application’s business logic and the data storage, shielding the rest of the code…

Automatically Log or Append Data to Express Response

Sometimes you need to log Express response in order to see what your application responded with. Doing it for each route can be tedious. A better approach is to use a middleware. The middleware also gives you the flexibility to choose responses from which routes to log. When you have access to your response in…

How to Configure ESLint with Prettier in React Project

Install ESLint and Prettier Many modern JavaScript Projects use ESLint with Prettier setup. While ESLint keeps the style in good shape, Prettier is used to autoformate the code. In this article we will show our approach to setting up a React project with ESLint and Prettier (AirBnB). Let’s create a project and name it eslint-prettier-airbnb…

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Automated Deployment of Laravel Project

In this article I would like to share my approach to automated deployment of a Laravel project. I have been successfully using this approach for my side projects. In this article I will share Laravel project deployment on Linux (Digital Ocean) server. In a nutshell deploying Laravel project consists of “building” it (installing composer dependencies,…

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Adding Email Headers in Laravel Application

Adding email headers in Laravel application is quite simple. SwiftMessage can be customized using withSwiftMessage method of Mailable base class: https://laravel.com/docs/8.x/mail#customizing-the-swiftmailer-message However you have to remember to do it every time you create a new “mailable” class. Some mail APIs require you to put a special header each time you send an email. In this…