Is there a way to reliably detect a removed directory via SMB on Windows?

Summary The problem of reliably detecting a removed directory via SMB on Windows is a challenging one, especially when dealing with cached results from the Windows API. Cache bypassing is essential to get the most up-to-date information about the directory’s existence. However, as the Windows API (e.g., GetFileAttributesEx, NtQueryInformationFile) doesn’t provide a straightforward way to … Read more

Non-existent parameter from private bundle while loading extension twig

Symfony Parameter Availability: Twig Extension Load Order Error Postmortem Summary A Symfony 7.4 application failed to render Twig templates due to an unresolved parameter (so_core.routing) referenced in Twig’s global configuration. The root cause was premature parameter usage by the Twig extension before the bundle responsible for defining the parameter was initialized. The solution involved moving … Read more

Run command (simpleBrowser.show) in response to task output?

Summary The problem revolves around automating a task in VS Code to run a command, specifically simpleBrowser.show, in response to the output of an external command. The goal is to detect a specific output pattern and then open a URL with the built-in Simple Browser. Root Cause The root cause of this issue is the … Read more

Why do Tkinter apps running under uv have strange fonts?

Summary The issue of Tkinter apps running under uv having strange fonts is a known problem that occurs due to incompatibility issues between Tkinter and uv. When running a Tkinter application under uv on CachyOS, the font rendering is affected, resulting in an undesirable display. Root Cause The root cause of this issue can be … Read more

Timefold VRP : Large Capacity Vehicle Routing

Summary A client’s Vehicle Routing Problem (VRP) experienced significant solver slowdown when modeling large package deliveries exceeding vehicle capacity. The design split oversized demands into separate Visit entities, each with two planning variables: a boolean active flag and an integer demand allocation (8-16 units). Server performance degraded exponentially as visit counts increased due to combinatorial … Read more

Issues integrating OTA Updates with Electrode Native (ERN) 0.53 and React Native 0.77.2

## Summary Integration of Over-the-Air (控件A) updates with Electrode Native (ERN) 0.53.7 and React Native 0.77.2 encountered critical blockers due to: – Invalid auto-generated Gradle/Java artifacts causing build failures – Native dependency collisions between ERN containers and RN 0.77 – Incorrect Metro bundler host configuration – Core architectural constraints of ERN conflicting with newer RN … Read more

Calculate mouse position in rotated div

Summary The problem of calculating mouse position in a rotated and scaled DIV is a complex one, involving DOMMatrix and coordinate transformations. To solve this, we need to understand how to apply transformations to the mouse coordinates. Root Cause The root cause of this issue is the nested transformation of the DIV elements, which affects … Read more

Capturing sudoku but Selenium didn’t find it with Chrome in HTML

## Summary A Selenium script successfully accepted cookies within an iframe but failed to locate a Sudoku board element. The issue occurred because the Sudoku board rendered dynamically **after** initial page loadículos and likely resided in a distinct document context (iframe or shadow DOM) that the script didn’t access. ##िपठत Root Cause * **Dynamic content … Read more

Hosting Ansible Playbook using Docker

Summary The issue at hand involves Ansible playbooks running within a Docker container, which occasionally cause remote server VM hosts to reboot during execution. This problem does not occur when running the playbook outside of the Docker environment. The goal is to identify the root cause and find a solution to prevent these reboots. Root … Read more

List products that are viewed but not purchased by users

## Summary A production incident occurred when querying **viewed-but-not-purchased** products returned incorrect results. The root cause was flawed JOIN logic and incorrect filtering conditions in SQL queries against the `user_behavior` dataset. Specifically: – **Missing correlation** between user behavior sessions and purchases – **Incorrect date handling** for purchase verification windows – **Failure to account for multi-product … Read more