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C# Get expiry timestamp from JWT token
JWT tokens (or Json Web Tokens) are an open-standard the defines a way to transmit information between 2 parties in a secure manner. Identity Server 4 uses JWT as a security token. These tokens have an expiry timestamp, and if … Continue reading
Posted in .net, .NET Core, c#, General .NET, Microsoft Azure
Tagged Identity Server, JSON, Json Web Token, JWT, JWT.IO
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Application Insights not working in .NET Core Console Application – Remember to flush the TelemetryClient
My .NET Core console application did not write to my Application Insights instance. Well, it did, but only sometimes. Writing to Application Insights is done asynchronously, usually every 30 seconds or 500 items. This means that you need to give … Continue reading
Posted in .NET Core, Microsoft Azure
Tagged Application Insights, Azure, TelemetryClient
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.NET Core Api – Catch exceptions using a middleware
In .NET Core, we are starting to get used to the fact that nothing comes for free, and in the world of ultimate freedom of choice, every feature needs to be implemented by us. This includes error handling. In a … Continue reading
Posted in .NET Core, c#, Microsoft Azure
Tagged .NET Core, Exceptions, IExceptionHandlerFeature, Middleware
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Sitecore and Application Insights – How to remove 90% of all log lines without sacrificing traceability
In this article I will explain how you can remove up to 90% of all log lines from the Application Insights log, but still keep every log line in the file log. All of this without loosing any important information. … Continue reading
Posted in Microsoft Azure, Sitecore 8, Sitecore 9
Tagged Application Insights, Azure, Log4Net, Logging, Microsoft Azure, Sitecore
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Because this call is not awaited, execution of the current method continues before the call is completed. Consider applying the ‘await’ operator to the result of the call
This C# warning occurs if you call an async method from your non-async code. Imagine you have this imaginary async method: And you call the method from this imaginary non-async method: The compiler will warn you with the following message: … Continue reading
Posted in .net, .NET Core, c#, General .NET, Microsoft Azure
Tagged Asynchronous, Await, c#, Discards
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Sitecore use Application Insights Metrics and Telemetry
Although Sitecore have an integration for Application Insights (which is part of Azure Monitor), you can implement the TelemetryClient yourself. This is useful if you wish to log Metrics or Trace your own code, without involving the complete Sitecore solution. … Continue reading
Posted in .net, c#, Microsoft Azure, Sitecore 7, Sitecore 8, Sitecore 9
Tagged Application Insights, Metrics, Sitecore
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Calling Azure Functions from JavaScript – The CORS configuration
You cannot call Azure Functions from JavaScript unless you configure the CORS settings for your Function Apps: This is because Microsoft have by default enabled CORS and only allows only some azure domains to access the Function Apps: So to … Continue reading
Azure Functions CRON expressions
When creating Microsoft Azure Functions, you can have a timer that triggers your function. The time for when the function should run is specified in a CRON expression: The CRON format is widely used in UNIX environments, so therefore a … Continue reading
