14 posts tagged with "Node.js"

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Chrome extensions submitting collected data via API write directly to the production database — even during development and testing. A 3-layer DRY-RUN switch solves this: set an env variable in .env.development → client reads it and adds an X-Dry-Run header → server intercepts the header and returns a data preview without writing. Production never sets the variable, so it's completely unaffected.

Encountered this issue while upgrading Node.js version for an enterprise SaaS system. Documenting the root cause and solution.

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Node.js v24 changed Web Crypto API implementation. The jose library now requires keys to be KeyObject or CryptoKey type. Wrap your key with crypto.createSecretKey() to fix.

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Module-level const URL = process.env.SERVICE_URL executes before dotenv loads, resulting in undefined. Use getter functions const getUrl = () => process.env.SERVICE_URL for lazy evaluation.