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C# Set local folder for .net Core Windows Services
When developing .NET Core Worker Services, you can allow the service to run as Windows Service: The side effect is that the root folder changes from the local folder to the System32 folder, which means that any log files that … Continue reading
Manipulating XML Google Merchant Data using C# and LINQ
Receiving a Google Merchant Data feed (also known as a Google Product Feed) can be fairly easily manipulated on import time using a little C# and LINQ. The feed is basically a XML RSS 2.0 feed with some added properties … Continue reading
Posted in .net, .NET Core, c#, General .NET
Tagged c#, Google Merchant Data, Google Product Feed, LINQ, RSS 2.0, XML
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Remove duplicates from XML feed
Apparently XML isn’t dead yet, and today I received a Google Product Feed in the RSS 2.0 XML format. The feed was full of duplicates and my job is to remove them: As you can see, “Product 100” appears twice. … Continue reading
Posted in .net, .NET Core, c#, General .NET
Tagged Google Product Feed, LINQ, RSS 2.0, XDocument, XML
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HttpClient retry mechanism with .NET Core, Polly and IHttpClientFactory
A lot of HttpClient errors are temporary and is caused by server overload, temporary nerwork timeouts and generic gliches in the Matrix. These scenarios can be dealt with using a retry pattern. In .NET Core, the most common retry library … Continue reading
.NET Core Worker Services with Application Insights and Serilog
The .NET Core Worker service is yet another tool in the .NET toolbox. They are perfect for background processing like reading from a queue or making health checks. They are cross-platform (of course) and they can run on docker containers, … Continue reading
Posted in .net, .NET Core, c#
Tagged .NET Core, Application Insights, BackgroundService, Serilog
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System.DllNotFoundException: Unable to load DLL ‘sni.dll’ or one of its dependencies: The specified module could n ot be found. (0x8007007E)
This message happens when deploying my .NET Core 3.1 application to production (when compiling the code to an .exe file), but not when running the application locally. It turns out, that Dapper is missing a reference to System.Data.SqlClient. Adding the … Continue reading
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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