Angular + .NET (Azure AD BFF): Handling 401 due to token expiry without losing unsaved form data (auto-save to DB only)

Summary This incident centers on 401 Unauthorized responses caused by Azure AD cookie expiration in an Angular + .NET BFF architecture. Because the frontend stores no tokens locally and the session cookie silently expires, long‑running form sessions lead to data loss when auto‑save or submit calls fail. The user is redirected before the backend can … Read more

How to write Unicode string in C?

Summary Unicode escape sequences in C strings require specific handling. The error “\u0041 is not a valid universal character” occurs because C strings are byte-oriented and do not natively support Unicode escape sequences. Root Cause C strings are null-terminated byte arrays, not Unicode strings. Unicode escape sequences (\uxxxx, \Uxxxxxxxx) are not directly supported in C … Read more

How to quit a selenium webdriver session

Summary The Selenium WebDriver documentation recommends using driver.quit() to end a session explicitly. However, the context manager (CM) approach implicitly calls quit() via the __exit__() method. This raises concerns about future compatibility and the robustness of relying on the CM approach. Root Cause The root cause lies in the documentation’s emphasis on explicit quit() calls … Read more

Fire 2nd time in faces 4.1, showed error Http Transport returned a 0 status code

Summary The migration from Jakarta EE 10 to Jakarta EE 11, using Faces 4.1, introduced HTTP transport errors with a 0 status code. This issue occurs when combining AJAX requests (e.g., h:inputText with autocomplete) and full requests (e.g., h:commandLink). The error disrupts the user experience by preventing deeper queries or additional information retrieval after selecting … Read more

flutter riverpod example not triggering state notification

Summary This incident describes a state‑notification failure in a Flutter Riverpod setup, where updating a StateNotifier does not trigger recomputation of a dependent Provider. Although the code appears correct, the behavior diverges from expectations due to provider invalidation mechanics and legacy API usage. Root Cause The underlying issue stems from mixing legacy Riverpod imports with … Read more

Persistent error in ggplot: ffi_list2 not found

Summary The error ‘ffi_list2 not found’ occurs when using ggplot2 in R, stemming from a missing or corrupted installation of the gridGraphics package, which ggplot2 depends on. This issue persists despite reinstalling ggplot2 or restarting R. Root Cause Missing Dependency: The gridGraphics package, required by ggplot2, is either not installed or corrupted. Incompatible Versions: Mismatched … Read more

Building a Document Automation Tool for blind

Summary This postmortem analyzes the technical considerations behind building an accessible document‑automation tool for blind and visually impaired users. The original question asked which technologies—python-docx, VSTO, Office Scripts, Google Apps Script, or others—are best suited for automating formatting tasks in Microsoft Word and Google Docs. Root Cause The underlying issue is that document‑formatting APIs differ … Read more

conflict between definitions of void/VOID in STM32Cube generated code

Summary A conflict between middleware modules in STM32CubeIDE arose when migrating from STM32F4xx to STM32H562. FILEX defines VOID as a macro (#define VOID void), while USBX defines VOID as a typedef (typedef void VOID). This caused compiler errors due to conflicting definitions. Root Cause FILEX uses a macro to define VOID as void. USBX uses … Read more

Is it possible to use JWT with TEdgeBrowser in c++?

Summary A developer attempted to embed a JWT‑authenticated web application inside a C++Builder application using TEdgeBrowser, but discovered that the component provides no supported mechanism to inject custom HTTP headers (including Authorization: Bearer tokens) into navigation requests. This limitation prevents JWT‑based authentication flows from working as expected. Root Cause The failure stems from a fundamental … Read more