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IdentityServer use IdentityModel to get user token and user info
Using IdentityServer have been made easier with the IdentityModel helper library. The library implements extension methods that maps the input and output to classes. GET ACCESS TOKEN: Use the...
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Sitecore CTRL+S fires item:saving event twice
If you have ever tried to implement your own Sitecore item:saving or item:saved event handlers, or have tried to extend the SaveUI pipeline, you might have noticed that the events gets fired twice if...
View ArticleWhich of my old Sitecore posts are still valid in Sitecore 9?
I have been writing Sitecore blog posts since April 2006. The first ones were for Sitecore 4.2. Now, 13 years later, some of the old posts are still valid, while others are obsolete as the Sitecore API...
View ArticleNewtonsoft serialize property that is an array and a string
IdentityServer4 has a strange way of returning roles. If there is only one role, the property is a string: { "sub": "55568182-9273-4c6f-8d61-6555f7f02551", "role": "role001" } But if there is more than...
View ArticleHttpClient POST or PUT Json with content type application/json
The HttpClient is a nifty tool for getting and sending data to a URL, but it works differently from the old fashioned WebRequest class. The content type is added to the post data instead of added as a...
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ID or Id? Naming conventions in code
This topic is not as toxic than the tabs-vs-spaces or 2 vs 4 indents discussion, but it’s still something every coder I have met have an opinion about, no matter the programming language: Which is...
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Sitecore publish certain items on save
My Sitecore solution have some items, where changes to certain fields are so critical that they need to be published immediately. So when my user presses the Save button, I will open a popup dialog,...
View ArticleSitecore Publish Items using the PublishManager
Sitecore have two entries to publishing: Create a new Publisher and call Publish() or PublishAsync() Use the Sitecore.Publishing.PublishManager You should use the PublishManager. Sitecore introduced...
View Article.NET Core MVC Web API – control DateTime format in JSON output using...
When creating API’s with .NET Core MVC, you can control the JSON output by adding JsonOptions to the controllers: public void ConfigureServices(IServiceCollection services) { ... ......
View ArticleBecause this call is not awaited, execution of the current method continues...
This C# warning occurs if you call an async method from your non-async code. Imagine you have this imaginary async method: internal class QueueRepository { public async Task AddMessage<T>(T...
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.NET Core API and CORS – allow POST from Javascript using...
After hours of debugging, I finally managed to apply CORS correctly to my .NET Core 3.0 Application. Like so many other before me, I used this article as reference: Enable Cross-Origin Requests (CORS)...
View ArticleASP.Net Core API –“‘s’ is an invalid start of a value. Path: $ | LineNumber:...
If you create an ASP.Net Core API Controller, and you wish to create an endpoint that can accept any string, you would expect this to be correct: using Microsoft.ApplicationInsights; using...
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Sitecore use global and environment variables in config files
The Sitecore config files are a complex machine and it requires a healthy mind to work with it. Fortunately Sitecore have implemented a few tricks to ease our pain. This article focuses on 2 parts:...
View Article.NET Core Catch Model Binding Exceptions
In .NET Core, if you create an API project, and you have an controller receiving an object you defined yourself, the controller will not be called if you use the wrong model, or if the model is not in...
View ArticleSitecore and Application Insights – How to remove 90% of all log lines...
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...
View Article.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...
View ArticleSitecore use item:deleting event to avoid deletion of items
The Sitecore extendable model allows you to build business rules into your Sitecore solution. This is an example where I disallow deletion of certain items when a certain business rule is true. This...
View ArticleSitecore Create/Read/Update/Delete/Copy/Move/Rename item – the beginners guide
New Sitecorians often ask the most trivial questions, and I am happy to answer them. This question popped up lately: How do you perform basic CRUD operations on your Sitecore items? Well, it’s easy:...
View ArticleCommand line parameters in .NET Core Console Applications
When implementing .NET Core console applications, you can extract the command line parameters from the void Main(string[] args) method, but it can be a little tedious to do so. To help with the...
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Azure App Configuration – Getting the connection string from appsettings.json
Azure App Configuration is a services that provides a central place to manage application settings, and it provides cool features like feature flags and auto refresh of settings when they are changed....
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