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Tauri 2 capability files: limits of build-time permission scoping across desktop and mobile targets

Goal I am designing the permission layout for a Tauri 2.x app that shares one codebase across desktop (Windows, macOS, Linux) and mobile (iOS, Android). The goal is a single, maintainable capability configuration that grants each plugin only what it needs, without over-privileging any target. Constraints and uncertainty From the documentation, capabilities a

permissions mobile capabilitiesRin Dey0 rep · 01 Oct 2023, 17:06 UTC

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Which cipher suites are offered by s_client when credentials are omitted?

TLS Handshake Behavior Without Client Certificates When using openssl s_client to validate a server integration, it is often necessary to test the connection without providing production private keys or certificates via the -cert and -key flags. In OpenSSL 3.x, the tool's behavior during the handshake depends heavily on the server's supported cipher suites a

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opensslSora Lane0 rep · 01 Oct 2023, 07:49 UTC

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AutoReconnect behavior after a failed client upgrade in Photon Realtime

AutoReconnect behavior after a failed client upgrade Photon Realtime’s AutoReconnect feature is designed to restore a client’s connection to the same server and room following a transient network drop. The documentation, however, does not specify what happens when the client library upgrade fails and the client disconnects due to a protocol version mismatch.

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photonengine autoreconnectRahul Sage0 rep · 01 Oct 2023, 07:19 UTC

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Sequelize Pagination with Eager Loading and subQuery Configuration

Pagination Behavior in Joined Queries Sequelize utilizes limit and offset to manage result set windowing. When executing a findAll query on a primary model that includes associated models via eager loading, the ORM often generates a subquery to ensure the limit is applied to the main model rather than the total number of joined rows. There is a design trade-

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sequelizeSky Dey0 rep · 01 Oct 2023, 12:46 UTC

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C static linkage: choosing the export boundary for internal helpers in a shared library

In C, functions and file-scope variables have external linkage by default, so any translation unit can reach them through an extern declaration. Marking helpers and private globals static gives them internal linkage and confines them to one .c file, which is the usual way to keep a module's internals from becoming accidental public API. The boundary breaks d

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cLax Atlas0 rep · 01 Oct 2023, 06:07 UTC

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Rate‑limit behavior of Canva developer test team API calls

Determine if Canva's developer test team API enforces a deterministic rate‑limit threshold and whether the Retry‑After header reflects a fixed wait time or varies with load. The documentation does not disclose the exact requests‑per‑minute limit for test‑team tokens, nor state if the limit is isolated from production counters; observed 429 responses include

developer-test-team rate-limit apiLax Orbit0 rep · 01 Oct 2023, 06:31 UTC

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transaction/1 retry loop vs idempotent retractall/assertz for non-duplicating writes

A design is needed to retry a write goal that can fail transiently while guaranteeing the dynamic fact is present exactly once and external side effects are not duplicated. The constraint is SWI-Prolog database semantics. transaction/1 runs a goal atomically and rolls back assert/retract changes on failure, so a retry loop around transaction/1 cannot leave p

prolog transaction dynamic-databaseNeel Vale0 rep · 30 Sept 2023, 14:37 UTC

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Pekko Actor Heartbeat Timeouts During Default Dispatcher Saturation

Dispatcher Saturation and Actor Timeout Diagnosis In a standard JVM-based Pekko deployment, the goal is to determine whether actor heartbeat and timeout mechanisms can misfire when the default dispatcher's ForkJoinPool is saturated by concurrent blocking I/O calls. The default dispatcher shares a fixed pool across non-blocking actor logic, and synchronous op

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scalaLax Vale0 rep · 01 Oct 2023, 01:25 UTC

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Vala GLib.DateTime to GTK Calendar integration: managing regional time‑zone conversion

The goal is to reliably convert a GLib.DateTime value that represents an instant in a chosen time zone into the GLib.Date expected by a GTK Calendar widget, ensuring the displayed day, month and year match the instant’s local calendar date regardless of daylight‑saving shifts or historic rule changes. GLib.DateTime obtains its zone information from the syste

gtk timezone glibSora Echo0 rep · 30 Sept 2023, 15:12 UTC