This article provides an introduction to API in Magento 2. Introduction to API API stands for Application Programming Interface. Application = any software with a distinct function Interface = a contract of service between two applications The applications communicate with each other via requests and responses. Client = the application sending the request Client application … Read more
This article shows different ways to add CSS and JS files in Magento 2. Add CSS & JS from Layout XML file In this example, we are adding JS and CSS via layout file in your custom module. app/code/YourCompany/YourModule/ view/frontend/layout/frontName_controllerName_actionName.xml <?xml version="1.0"?> <page xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="urn:magento:framework:View/Layout/etc/page_configuration.xsd"> <head> <!– local CSS file –> <css src="YourCompany_YourModule::css/custom.css"/> <!– local … Read more
This article shows how we can use the debug_backtrace() PHP function to generate a backtrace. This function returns an array of associative arrays. It includes the current function name, file name, class name, line number, etc. where the debug backtrace function was called. Syntax debug_backtrace(int $options = DEBUG_BACKTRACE_PROVIDE_OBJECT, int $limit = 0): array Parameters $options … Read more
This article shows how you can find, sort, and count IP addresses from any log or text file. We will be using the grep command for this purpose. The grep utility searches any given input files, selecting lines that match one or more patterns. We will use the -o option of the grep command. This … Read more
This article shows how you can for a git repo and push your code contribution by creating a pull request (PR). Clone vs Fork Clone Cloning is done directly to the local machine. Updates made to the origin/source repository can be pulled to the local machine (local repo). Fork Forking is done from origin/source repository … Read more
This article explains the issue created by line endings in code in different OS versions and also provides solutions to fix the issue by normalizing the line-endings in files. Introduction Files created/edited on Windows OS and Mac/Linux OS can have different line endings. Suppose, a developer (Dev1) created a file in Windows OS and pushed … Read more
Previously, I had written an article to create and apply patches using the git diff and git apply commands. In this article, we will look into alternative git commands to create and apply git patches. Those commands are git format-patch (to create patch) and git am (to apply patch). Check commits in your branches Checkout … Read more
This article shows how you can get differences in the git branch, file, or commits and create and apply git patches. > git branch master * test > git checkout test > git log –oneline -n 5 04d3d11 (HEAD -> test) Update README 39fdf70 Update hello file 32547fa Add hello file 87ea803 (origin/master, origin/HEAD, master) … Read more
There can be a scenario where you would need to continue working on the work done by someone else on your team. In such a case, you can pull your team member’s fork branch and continue working on whatever is done in that team member’s branch. You can add your code changed and push it … Read more