DEV Community: Shan Khan

Settings Sync Paid Issues - Fix & Earn - Nov 18

Shan Khan — Sun, 04 Nov 2018 12:00:33 +0000

Total Deposit : $576

Fix issues and earn money.

Previously I wrote an article for guys who are willing to contribute on Open Source that how can anyone contribute in Visual Studio Code Settings Sync that only required skills are Node JS / TypeScript.

Help Build Code Settings Sync Better

Shan Khan ・ Sep 15 '18

#help #opensource #contributorswanted

Some issues that are opened in the repository are paid one. For details of each issue open in GitHub.

1. Feature request : add a login(account) option to sync all settings using account

Currently standing at $316.

a. GitHub Issue
b. IssueHunt Bounty Link

2. Suggestion: Allow upload to repository

Currently standing at $200.

a. GitHub Issue
b. IssueHunt Bounty Link

3. Compare Local & Gist Settings | Show & upload only changes

Currently standing at $20.

a. GitHub Issue
b. IssueHunt Bounty Link

4. Long startup activation time on the first start

Currently standing at $40.
Webpack integration can help you fixing it.

a. GitHub Issue
b. IssueHunt Bounty Link

How to Earn

If you want to work, send me Pull Request with time frame.
Payment will be done automatically when your PR is accepted.

Settings Sync Paid Issues - Fix & Earn - Oct 2018

Shan Khan — Tue, 23 Oct 2018 10:09:53 +0000

Fix issues and earn money.

Help Build Code Settings Sync Better

Shan Khan ・ Sep 15 '18 ・ 2 min read

#help #opensource #contributorswanted

Some issues that are opened in the repository are paid one. For details of each issue open in GitHub.

1. Compare Local & Gist Settings | Show & upload only changes

Currently standing at $20.

a. GitHub Issue
b. IssueHunt Bounty Link

2. Long startup activation time on the first start

Currently standing at $40.
Webpack integration can help you fixing it.

a. GitHub Issue
b. IssueHunt Bounty Link

How to Earn

If you want to work, send me Pull Request with time frame.
Payment will be done automatically when your PR is accepted.

Ways to earn from Open Source Project as an Owner

Shan Khan — Tue, 16 Oct 2018 09:19:37 +0000

What are the ways to bring investment?

Enable Application Mode in Dynamics 365 and Retail Server

Shan Khan — Thu, 11 Oct 2018 22:23:10 +0000

The Retail Server is a wrapper over commerce runtime. Retail Server uses a web API and OData to support thin clients both in the store and online on tablets and phones. The commerce runtime communicates with Retail Headquarters through Commerce Data Exchange services.

Retail Server supports Service to Service authentication which makes it possible to have services capable of communicating with Retail Server without a need of a user in front of a screen to provide credentials at some point in time. This enables scenarios when you need to create processes to periodically contact Retail Server to perform different kind of tasks, for instance, synchronizing customers, orders, publishing products for eCommerce functionality and so on.

To setup the feature the following major steps should be done:

Create an application in Azure Active Directory, this application will correspond to your Daemon application - the one which will make calls to Retail Server.
Add the application’s details into RS’s authentication white list, this way RS will be able to accept requests coming from that application.

These are described in detail below.

Create Application in Azure Active Directory

Navigate to Portal and select Azure Active Directory

Select App Registrations and Create New Application Registration.

Enter Name and Url.
Select Type as Web App / Api.
Create button

Open the Application created, Copy the application ID and Click Keys.

Create New Key ; Make sure you copy the key, as it will show the Key Only Once and keep it hidden and the only way is to get new key (if lost).

Now you have both Application/ Client ID and Client Secret Key which will be further used in application and D365.

Add Application Detail into Retail Server White List

Login to Dynamics 365 ; Open Retail Shared Parameters in D365 from (Retails and Commerce > Headquarters Setup > Parameters)

By default, tenant is already present in “Identity Providers”, if not, you need to add your organization tenant.

Select your tenant and Click Add on “Relying Parties”.

Enter Client ID
Select Type as confidential
Select UserType as Application

Add Retail Server URL in “Server Resource IDS”

Go to - Retail and Commerce > Retail IT > Distribution Schedule

Run Job 1110 (Global Configuration). Wait until the job finishes its work, then, in addition, if you don’t want to wait until cache expires, and if that is not production environment - you can execute iisreset.

Connect from Code

You need to install nuget package “Microsoft.IdentityModel.Clients.ActiveDirectory” to connect

These are the few terms i would be using to create retail server authenticated context.

D365Url : This is the retail server URL of the D365 Example: https://testServerret.cloud.onebox.dynamics.com/
retailServerUri : This is the retail Server metadata URL Example: https://testServerret.cloudax.dynamics.com/Commerce/
Client_Id : This is the client Id of the application created in azure portal
Client_Secret :This is the client secret key of the application created in azure portal
Azure_Active_Directory : This is the tenant of the D365. Format: https://sts.windows.net/TENANT_ID ; Example: https://sts.windows.net/7yu653w-65d3-4u96-a135-8ui4ec1672e3/
OperatingUnitNumber : Online Store Number

AuthenticationContext authenticationContext = new AuthenticationContext(azureActiveDirectory, false);
AuthenticationResult authResult = null;
authResult = await authenticationContext.AcquireTokenAsync(D365Url, new ClientCredential(clientId, clientSecret));
ClientCredentialsToken clientCredentialsToken = new ClientCredentialsToken(authResult.AccessToken);
RetailServerContext retailServerContext = RetailServerContext.Create(this.retailServerUri, this.operatingUnitNumber, clientCredentialsToken);
return ManagerFactory.Create(retailServerContext);

PyCharm vs Visual Studio Code to boost Productivity?

Shan Khan — Wed, 03 Oct 2018 20:52:21 +0000

As far I know we can do almost everything in both Visual Studio Code and PyCharm.
But which one is the best that boost your Python Productivity?

Help Build Code Settings Sync Better

Shan Khan — Sat, 15 Sep 2018 09:04:28 +0000

As we all are posting our projects in Who's looking for open source contributors? allow me to write a complete post for my project 😄

Visual Studio Code Settings Sync !

Over 1.7 Million downloads in the marketplace and featured in Microsoft Visual Studio Code Tips & Tricks and many sites:

Technology Stack

Node JS
TypeScript and Visual Studio Code API

How To Contribute

Read the Contribution page for details.

You can always improve the Readme, Public Wiki.

Bounty Programs

There are many issues that are available for bounty on IssueHunt. You can fix them and get money.

Fund Issues

Paypal

Sending a donation directly to my Paypal

Open Collective

If you looking forward to adding some special features for your company, for this I also welcome financial contributions in full transparency on my open collective.

Issue Hunt

You can fund from Issue Hunt

We need people like you! The developers, to improve the experience for developers.

shanalikhan / code-settings-sync

🌴💪 Synchronize your Visual Studio Code Settings Across Multiple Machines using GitHub GIST 💪🌴

Settings Sync

Previously known as Visual Studio Code Settings Sync

Support

While being free and open source, if you find it useful, please consider supporting it by donating via PayPal or Open Collective. If you are using it in office as a team, please ask your company to support us via Open Collective from just 2$ per month!

*2$ Per Month

Type Sync in command Palette in order to view all commands.

Key Features

1. Use your GitHub account token and Gist
2. Easy to Upload and Download on one click
3. Show a summary page at the end with details about config and extensions effected
4. Auto download Latest Settings on Startup.
5. Auto upload Settings on file change.
6. Share the Gist with other users and let them download your settings.
7. Supports GitHub Enterprise
8. Support pragmas with @sync keywords: host, os and env are supported.
9.

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View on GitHub

How To Build Books Reading Habit In Busy Routines

Shan Khan — Wed, 12 Sep 2018 08:48:24 +0000

How can we build a book reading habit?

Everyone got routines, someone needs to manage his family, job and open-source work while someone needs to handle multiple projects besides job, open-source work, family and gym.

Talking about me, I'm doing Masters along with full-time job and handling my Visual Studio Code Settings Sync extension.

I have to

Read research papers for my Thesis
Do 8 hours of office work (Development)
Find time, to improve my extension and response to multiple issues in gihtub.

The main objective is to get suggestions in building the habit of books to read.
I personally prefer self-help books are we can always read technical things while learning and doing work.

What daily routine do you follow and how u build a habit for book reading?

Work Addiction | Symptoms and How to Recover?

Shan Khan — Wed, 05 Sep 2018 20:41:16 +0000

Are you addicted to work? Often find yourself working late hours in the office and continue working at home even then.
People often justify themselves that are working great and it's better to work more but more they work, more they develop a habit in themselves that includes:

Staying late in the office, even not needed.
Distract yourself with work to reduce anxiety.
Over obsessed about projects and end up putting more time.
Love to talk about work and technology trends even in a small gathering.
End up putting yourself in a condition to cheer up when technology geeks are talking.
Work to avoid relationships and end up affecting them.
Told by someone to "Keep pace slow - Get a life".
Using mobile phones to kill time even not needed by doing nothing ( Exploring settings and more )

Discussion & Suggestions

What do you guys think? What should developers/managers do in order to refrain from this addiction?

Allowed Roles for Retail Server OData Controllers

Shan Khan — Fri, 24 Nov 2017 00:00:00 +0000

To use the Retail Server OData Controllers you must be authorized by some roles. If you are not Authorized by the required roles, Retail Server throw exception as:

Retail Proxy Exception: User is not authorized.

But you can check what type of roles each of the Retail Server Controller Action requires in the following way.

Open Retail Server SDK from Machine.

Navigate to Retail Server in Azure Machine. The controllers are present in the Retail Server Library and you need to decompile the assembly. I personally prefer JetBrains dotPeek

Open Assembly in Decompiler

The Controllers are present in ‘ODataControllers’ Namespace.

Open Controller and See Authorized Roles

If you are connected through any application custom application, you must have application mode enabled as i discussed in my previous post and you will be able to call the actions that allows application role.

Feel free to ask questions!

Transliterate Urdu to Roman Urdu In Python

Shan Khan — Sun, 26 Mar 2017 08:31:01 +0000

I have written a small Urdu to Roman Urdu Conversion One to One mapping code in python.

The table for mapping is by:

Ahmed, T. (2009). Roman to Urdu Transliteration using word list. Conference of Language and Technology, submitted.

The code for python is:

How to share your visual studio code settings and extensions

Shan Khan — Fri, 02 Sep 2016 00:00:00 +0000

You can now share your visual studio code settings with your users or team members, you will just edit the settings or upload your extensions, it will automatically download in your users computers.

Make sure you have Github Access Token. You need to Configure it if its not setup.

Creating GIST To Share

By default extension creates the secret GIST so only you can see it from your github page. So you need to create the public GIST so anyone can see your GIST contents.

By command : Sync : Advance Options > Share Settings with Public GIST

It will remove your current Gist and create new public Gist and upload the settings. You can share your GIST ID with other users so they can download those settings using your gitHub Gist.

Downloading The Settings From Shared GIST

Settings Sync, by default ask for Github Token to download the settings, but if you are download from Public Gist the token isnt required. You need to turn on the public Gist download mode as:

By command : Sync : Advance Options > Download Settings from public Gist.

Now when you download the settings, it will download from the Public Gist that is avaiable in Code Settings file.

Extension dont allow users to edit or change the Gist of other Users.

Feel free to join our channel for discussion or comment below.

Code Settings Sync Configurations

Shan Khan — Sun, 31 Jul 2016 00:00:00 +0000

There are two types of configurations for Settings Sync in terms of their scope.

Gist Setting
Global Settings

Setting Sync Global Settings is the setting which applies on all the Visual Studio Code environment while the scope of Gist Settings are only limited to Visual Studio current environment.

For Example: GitHub Token is a part of Global Settings of two reasons, first its sensitive information for the user that we cannot allow to upload the GitHub token along-with code settings in Gist. Second its applicable with all Gist, it's required to download any Gist.

Gist Settings

{  
    "sync.gist": "",
    "sync.autoDownload": false,
    "sync.autoUpload": false,
    "sync.forceDownload": false,
    "sync.removeExtensions": true,
    "sync.syncExtensions": true,
    "sync.forceUpload": false,
    "sync.quietSync": false
}

Gist Settings are stored in Visual Studio code settings.json with the sync prefix and may vary with different Gist ( Visual Studio Environments) and will be replaced by the new downloaded Settings.

Gist: Github Gist ID
autoDownload: false by default. If you set it to true it will download the settings automatically when code is started.
autoUpload : false by default. It will start download process automatically when Visual Studio Loads when set to true , false will not allow extension to auto download the settings upon startup.
quietSync : false by default. It will show the summary page when download or upload process completes displaying the files changed and extensions added or removed. Setting false will allow quiet process in the background and only notify via editor statusbar.
forceDownload : false by default. If you set it to true it will overwrite the existing settings everytime the download process initiated either manually or on start.
syncExtensions : true by default. It allows Settings Sync to sync your extensions list in gist so when you download it will automatically install the extensions list in code.
removeExtensions: true by default. When syncExtensions is true and extensions list are downloaded. It allows Setting Sync to remove those extensions which are not a part of downloaded list of extensions. If you want to sync with new extensions and dont want to remove extra extensions keep this config to false Settings sync will not delete extensions.

Global Settings

Global Settings are stored in the User folder with the file name syncLocalSettings.json.

{
    "ignoreUploadFiles": [
        "state.*",
        "syncLocalSettings.json",
        ".DS_Store",
        "sync.lock",
        "projects.json",
        "projects_cache_vscode.json",
        "projects_cache_git.json",
        "projects_cache_svn.json",
        "gpm_projects.json",
        "gpm-recentItems.json"
    ],
    "ignoreUploadFolders": [ "workspaceStorage"],
    "ignoreExtensions": [],
    "gistDescription": "Visual Studio Code Settings Sync Gist",
    "version": 341,
    "token": "",
    "downloadPublicGist": false,
    "supportedFileExtensions": [ "json","code-snippets"],
    "disableUpdateMessage": false,
    "lastUpload": null,
    "lastDownload": null,
    "githubEnterpriseUrl": null,
    "askGistName": false,
    "customFiles": {},
    "hostName": null,
    "universalKeybindings": false,
    "autoUploadDelay": 20
}

ignoreUploadFiles: All the files inside this key will stop extension to upload the files. You need to only write the file name of file. Any file found with this name inside User folder or subfolders won’t be uploaded. Like in the above example, the projects.json and projects_cache_git.json will not be uploaded to Github Gist.
ignoreUploadFolders: All the folder names defined in it will not be uploaded in Gist, Folder can be child of User folder or child of any subfolder. Like in the above example, workspaceStorage folder files will not be uploaded to Github Gist.
gistDescription: This is the name of gist you are going to create. Very helpful when you have multiple environments ( e.g Home Settings, Work Settings ) you can name those gist and download them by identifying.
token: The GitHub User secret identifier in order to allow Settings Sync upload and download the gist. Token is automatically generated by the Settings Sync UI when you login via GitHub. You can also manual generate token from Github and paste here.
supportedFileExtensions: It allows Settings Sync to upload only the files in gist which extension are defined. By default Settings Sync only uploads json and code-snippets.
downloadPublicGist: false by default. Set it to true if you are looking forward to make Setting Sync only download mode. For example, team member looking forward to the team environment. Set it to true and Settings Sync will only download the Gist and will never ask for token in order to download.
ignoreExtensions: Add any extension name in order to ignore from upload / download process. For example : Add beautify if you want to ignore beautify extension to upload and download from the Gist.
disableUpdateMessage: false by default. Set it to true when you are looking forward to disable the extension update messages.
githubEnterpriseUrl and hostName: Setup enterprise url and hostname when you want to use Github enterprise for Settings Sync.
askGistName: - askGistName: false by default. When set to true allows user to set Gist name while creating new one. Very helpful when you have multiple environments ( e.g Home Settings, Work Settings ) you can name those gist and download them by identifying.
universalKeybindings: false by default. Set it to true if you want a single keybindings.json for MacOS, Linux and Windows.
autoUploadDelay: Default is 20 seconds. Change the seconds interval to allow Settings Sync to upload the settings on change.
customFiles: Allow you to sync files outside the User folder. For details read the wiki post here

lastDownload and lastUpload is just to keep record of download and upload status. You can set it to empty to hit manual download process.

Let me know if you have any questions.