One of the early frustrations I had with Endpoints were run-time exceptions. Turns out, regardless of what the culprit is, the dev server (jetty 6) wouldn’t reveal much details of what exactly went wrong. Whatever the problem bet the server fails with java.io.IOException: Failed to retrieve API configs with status: 500. If you are a newbie…
I spent almost three months working on my first “bigger” Android project. My goal was to build a simple gaming app backed by a cloud platform from ground up. It has mostly been an enjoyable experience, but as usual there were times I found myself clueless. The overall effort was also way higher then initially…
Here is how to terminate a stuck screen command using a script. As part of my job I deal with a legacy Linux setup comprising a range of screens. Every now and then some of them freeze due to memory issues and attaching a session doesn’t work anymore. I was wrapping my head around how to avoid…
I’ve got the aforementioned exception when I was trying to load a jsp page on Tomcat 6 running in a debug mode. Turns out the problem occurs when a jsp page grows big. It’s a known JVM issue described by bugs 39089 and 6294277. Here is how to solve it without touching the jsp. Open conf/web.xml In your…
Less unit test code doesn’t necessarily result into poor coverage. I’ve recently entered the paradigm of parameterized tests when refactoring a larger test suite. I ended up writing significantly less code without compromising on the extent. In fact, adding a few corner cases was almost a no-brainer. In this post I’d like to share my…
Stuck when trying to paste text from clipboard to xterm via trackpad? You are not alone, it took me a while to find out. Here is a quick how-to, tested on Mac OS X Lion (10.7.5). Step #1: X11 > Preferences > Input Set the checkboxes as detailed below Step #2: System Preferences > Trackpad >…