How to handle authorization in a microservices environment using session-based authentication?

Summary The problem at hand is designing a scalable and secure backend system using a microservices architecture, with a focus on session-based authentication and authorization. The system consists of an authentication service, a core application API, and an API gateway. The goal is to determine where and how authorization logic should be implemented, and how … Read more

Python Multiplication of Two Arrays that May or May Not Have Same Shape

Summary The problem at hand involves multiplying two arrays with potentially different shapes using numpy. The goal is to achieve this multiplication in a way that handles both same-shape and different-shape arrays without using if statements or conditionals. The desired outcome is to have a multiplication operation that works seamlessly for arrays of the same … Read more

two SpatieMediaLibraryFileUpload components make N + 1 query

Summary This postmortem addresses an N+1 query issue in a Laravel 12 application using Filament v4.0. The issue occurred when editing a user record with two SpatieMediaLibraryFileUpload components on the same form. The Laravel Debugbar reported N+1 queries for loading media. The developer attempted to eager load media via the UserResource::getEloquentQuery() method, which did not … Read more

Stop new temp file opening in debugger

Summary The issue at hand is related to debugging TypeScript files in Visual Studio Code using Mocha or Jest. When attempting to debug, the file with the breakpoint opens in a new temporary instance, rather than the original file. This problem persists across both Mocha and Jest, despite switching between them. Root Cause The root … Read more

How to correctly force a MultibodyPlant to satisfy kinematic constraints?

Summary The problem at hand involves enforcing kinematic constraints in a MultibodyPlant representation of a robot with mimic joints. The goal is to ensure that the positions of the mimic joints are correctly updated when the positions of the actuated joints are set. The current approach involves calling CalcForcedUnrestrictedUpdate repeatedly until the plant positions stabilize. … Read more