How to parse and explode nested JSON fields in a table?

Summary The problem requires parsing and exploding nested JSON fields in a table to achieve the expected output. The original data has an ExtInfo field storing JSON-formatted extension information, which needs to be parsed to extract field values and exploded to split array elements into multiple rows while preserving scalar fields. Root Cause The root … Read more

In emacs, how do I tell helm to select my unique filename and not the top match?

Summary Key Issue: Helm prioritizes matches over manual input. When using helm-read-file-name (triggered by dired-do-rename or helm-find-files), Helm’s matching logic highlights the first candidate that matches your typed pattern. Pressing RET (Enter) executes the action on the highlighted candidate, not necessarily the text you typed. The [+] indicator next to your unique filename denotes a … Read more

Can you force a React state update?

Summary The issue described is a classic stale closure problem combined with a race condition. A user selects a new project, which dispatches an action to update the global state. However, the asynchronous function LoadRevitVersion is invoked immediately using the state variable from the current render cycle. Because React state updates are asynchronous, the LoadRevitVersion … Read more

pgfgantt moves items forward a month

Summary The pgfgantt package is causing milestones and markers to be moved forward a month in a Gantt chart. This issue is likely due to a misunderstanding of the package’s configuration options. Root Cause The root cause of this issue is the incorrect specification of the time slot unit and x unit in the ganttchart … Read more

Uncaught TypeError: Failed to resolve module specifier “firebase/database” in client-side Firebase setup

Summary An Uncaught TypeError occurs when attempting to import Firebase modules using bare module specifiers (e.g., “firebase/database”) in a browser environment without a build step. This error happens because modern browsers require ES Module (ESM) imports to use explicit relative paths (starting with ./, ../, or /) or full URLs when loading scripts directly. Firebase … Read more

Can python keywords be variables?

Summary A developer encountered a limitation when attempting to use dynamic variable names as keyword arguments in a Python class constructor. The specific error was wanting to pass a string variable (e.g., “param1”) as a keyword identifier inside **kwargs unpacking, which Python does not support in that syntax. This is a fundamental aspect of Python’s … Read more

Angular Not Loading the Updated Data After An API Call

Summary An Angular application fails to render fetched API data in the HTML template, despite the HTTP request succeeding and the service returning valid data. The root cause lies in violating Angular’s unidirectional data flow principles, specifically by attempting to assign data synchronously to template-bound variables before the asynchronous HTTP request completes, or by failing … Read more

SublimeText 4 – SublimeLinter and SublimeLinter-eslint are not working

Summary SublimeLinter-eslint integration failed after a Windows 11 reinstall for a user running SublimeText 4 (build 4200) and Node.js 24.13.0. Despite successful package installations via Package Control and functional command-line eslint, the editor showed no linting UI or menu items. The root cause was a missing Node.js PATH environment variable propagation to the SublimeText host … Read more