I'm looking for a cross platform (Linux and Mac) remote pairing option that will allow users to see where the other users are working across open files and where they are in a specific file. I used gobby for this years ago but it's Linux specific. Presence indicators would be great, sort of how Google Docs handles it.
I've tried various plugins for Sublime Text, Atom, and VSCode. Most of them allowed you to see when another use was typing but you couldn't see where their cursor was if they weren't typing. None of the plugins provided any indication for when a user changed files or tabs.
I'd be especially elated if there were also features to share a shell and maybe network access to ports used by the code but that's not a requirement. I've tried Gitpod but it's just VSCode so it has the problems that stock VSCode has. I've also tried VNC, Remote Desktop, and screen control tools with video conferencing services but the input lag was too high.
Currently we're simply connecting to a remote server via SSH and using tmux+vim to get things done but some folks prefer GUIs so I'm looking to scratch that itch.
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I am working on customizing the oracle service cloud customer portal, but since OSvC provides only WebDAV to connect to it. It is very time-consuming to edit files and then upload them to WebDAV even for a single word change.
I am looking for a solution to serve it locally make desired changes and then upload the desired code to webDEV.
But after searching the file structure I can not make which framework it uses, I tried to use websites like https://builtwith.com/ and WhatRuns but they are also not able to find anything useful.
Although after searching in the file structure, I find some files of CodeIgnitor but the structure is way more different than the CodeIgnitor folder structure.
The short answer is no, you will not be able to run Customer Portal locally. While it is a fork of CodeIgniter from many years ago, there are server-side dependencies that will prevent you from running it in a local sandbox.
That said, it is possible to automate many of the manual tasks of interacting with WebDAV for change testing. If you edit locally, then you can use scripting hooks or event RPA robots to automate some of the manual file movement. Personally I have a flow to edit remotely in my test environment with an editor (like VSCode or Nova) that can connect to a remote server via WebDAV and edit files directly in the development area of a site. Then, when finished, I have a script that pulls down the latest version of all files and then allows me to commit changes to Git for SCM.
Another option is RPA. You can develop a robot that can be run to automate the manual tasks that you face in your workflow. Personally, I think that scripting is a better solution than RPA since you can automate all of the actions via scripting or a shell. But, it's another option to consider.
Another way of "Live editing" the OSvC CP code is to connect to WebDav via a software that supports it like Mountain Duck which uploads your code to OSvC on save.
OR use the better solution Windows Explorer which supports connecting to WebDav and treating it like a network drive, by going on My Computer -> Computer -> Map Network Drive then put https://yoursite.custhelp.com/dav/cp click Next then you'll be promoted to login using your OSvC login.
I would like to build web software, using only a browser. I'm looking for a third party service that offers me (perhaps a subset of):
Obviously a code editor with intellisense and extensibility
A way to run console commands
To run npm scripts, webpack, gulp that will build my code
To ssh to other computers
To be able to even run my server-side code in a dev environment
node app.js, dotnet run, maybe even apache + php
Ideally I'd be able to have a database in that environment
So, is there a service that will allow web developers to operate completely within a browser?
I imagine it being like a VPS, but with a great web interface that lets you manage installed packages and a custom built text editor that doesn't stink, and a button to open a new bash session, or open existing bash sessions.
I'm looking for recommendations from those who have actually used the service they are recommending, not just people who googled one of the million "Cloud IDE's" or browser based text editors, which offer no other functionality.
In an ideal sense, I'd be able to work on projects with complex development environments, from any phone, any computer, or even an iPad with a keyboard, simply by signing into a website and choosing the project.
You are looking for gitpod.io.
Check it out it does everything you asked for.
Here's what I want to be able to do:
Run a program on my local computer which logs in to a citrix server (using citrix receiver or doing so in a similar way), on the server in the citrix session open a web browser, load a website, and then bring the html of that site back out of the citrix session and onto my local computer. Bascially I want to get data out of a citrix remote session.
How can I do this programmatically?
I'm fine with whatever programming language/modality you are comfortable in answering the question using.
I've looked a little into the citrix apis but while I find some things about logging in and even sending keystrokes and mouse clicks I found nothing about obtaining data. I could just log in and then use a program like wireshark to get the information, but I'm guessing it's all encrypted (plus then I wouldn't be doing my task all programmatically). I know of at least one open source program which seems to be able to replace a citrix reciever/client (openthinclient.org) but before I got digging through all its source code to try to answer my question I thought I'd ask here in case someone had an easier answer.
If all you want is to automate the task, is having the program act as a citrix client necessary?
I assume you don't have install privileges inside your citrix session, so are unable to install one of the many automation tools available (such as http://docs.seleniumhq.org/)?
Given the above...
If you have/allow java on your local machine, have a look at http://www.sikuli.org/
The main difference between this and other automation tools I've come across is that Sikuli uses the image on screen to navigate the gui, rather than grabbing calls to the widgets (which wont work in a citrix session).
So, assuming you can take a screenshot of your citrix session, it could be useful to you.
Is it possible for a website to automatically find a folder on usb stick and upload all the files in it to the web server by clicking only one button?
The problem is that I don't know how to make upload form automatically detect usb stick as the drive name(ie. G:, F:, etc) may vary from computer to computer, so hard coding path is not possible.
Ps. I'm using yii framework for site development, but can add a new page that will handle this in any other language as the client really wants this feature.
Web sites are not allowed to set default files to upload (it's a major security risk!). Also, web sites cannot scan the hard drive/enumerate what file systems exist on a system, again, for security purposes.
It might be possibly to do this with Flash/Silverlight/Java. Java seems the most likely to allow a web developer to do this (Java plugin seems to be quite willing to give out every permission under the Sun).
Short answer: No.
Long answer: Allowing automatic uploads in web browsers would be a huge security hole so the browsers intentionally prevent it. Even if you manage to find a hole that permits it, the browser makers will break it as soon as they find out.
However, if you have an environment where an actual separate program can be installed on the end user's computer you could easily write a program to do automated uploads of specified directories when launched.
Is there a way I can add support for syncing my program's settings with Windows Live Mesh, so that it would appear in the list below?
That's where I would like to see my program offering to "Turn on syncing for your settings". Is there some sort of a plugin API for this?
Unfortunately not. Microsoft struggled with opening this thing up to developers, and I believe something similar actually was available for some time during the old Mesh beta days (before they renamed Sync to Mesh). I doubt they will ever allow it since Mesh is being replaced with SkyDrive (I'm pretty sure they actually announced it, but I can't find where, but this basically says the same: http://www.zdnet.com/blog/microsoft/is-microsofts-live-mesh-on-its-way-to-the-graveyard/12540). Setting syncing like you want is available to Windows 8 Metro apps through Skydrive and Microsoft Account/Live ID roaming (http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2011/09/26/signing-in-to-windows-8-with-a-windows-live-id.aspx and API: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/windows.storage.applicationdata.roamingfolder.aspx)
But of course, in exchange for that you restrict your audience to Windows 8 users.