June 2021 - Pharo-dev - lists.pharo.org

Recommendation for password encryption?
by Mariano Martinez Peck Sept. 30, 2022

Sept. 30, 2022

Hi guys. Some time ago I asked about the best way to encrypt a password. Some of the recommendations I got was: 1) Generally for passwords you do not write a decrypt method for security purposes (eg you do not want people to be able to reverse engineer the encrypted password easily) 2) put a little salt 3) There is http://www.squeaksource.com/Cryptography/PasswordHashingFFI 4) I should not decrypt password but instead I should compare both encrypted versions to see if they are equal. My scenario is the following. I need to store database passwords in text files. So I don't want to let them as plain text. And while I understand 4), I think it's a different scenario than mine. I know that some database driver may allow you to directly send the encrypted password. But still...I have another similar scenario in which I have to store a password and then send it (unencrypted)...so I kind of really need a bi-directional encryption. Now..I would try to avoid having an external library + FFI. Any ideas what is the best thing I can do? And how could I solve 1) if I want bidirectional like in my case? Thanks in advance, -- Mariano http://marianopeck.wordpress.com

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Progress Report -> Refactoring Project - ( June 22 - June 25)
by Evelyn Cusi Lopez July 1, 2021

July 1, 2021

Hi everyone, Last week I did these tasks: - Do a map for migration <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vqYRdX3QDDugggxTpuN_0IvMozw9dzQZjq8yrF2…>: which has a table with refactoring version in refactoring, refactoring2, information about their state, if it has tests, has parametrized tests, and finally if it is used. - Refactor RBRefactoring and RTransformation, to reuse similar parts of code - Add parametrized tests for: - RBAddVariableAccessorTransformationTest - RBExtractToTemporaryTransformationTest - RBAddClassTransformationTest. - Migrate classes: - RBAbstractVariablesTransformation - RBExpandReferencedPoolsTransformation - RBExtractToTemporaryTransformation - RBInlineMethodTransformation (still in progress). Changes are here: github branch <https://github.com/Lin777/pharo/tree/MigrateAddTests> Tasks for this week: <https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/issues/9142> - Migrate Classes: - RBExtractMethodRefactoring, RBFindAndReplaceRefactoring, RBExtractMethodAndOccurrences. (complex migration) - RBExtractSetUpRefactoring - RBPushUpMethodRefactoring - RBPushDownMethodRefactoring - Add parametrized tests Regards, Evelyn C.

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This week (25/2021) on the Pharo Issue Tracker
by Marcus Denker June 25, 2021

June 25, 2021

We merged 17 Pull Requests and closed 24 issue tracker entries. update newtools to 0.6.7 #9523 =============================== - enhanced StSpotter feed and performance - StSpotter now selects first available element always - added tests and class comments - several minor bugfixes Bug fixes ========== - Improve failBlock usage in NumberParser #9487 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/9487 - Menu icon glitch: test state icons have wrong size - fix #9496 #9497 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/9497 - RB - Add push down methods transformation command #9442 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/9442 - AbstractFileReference>>canonicalize should not resolve the receiver #9472 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/9472 Cleanups ========= - moved methods from NewTools-Spotter #9524 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/9524 - add missing methods needed for spotter #9514 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/9514 - Time class>>#benchmarkPrimitiveResponseDelay #9519 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/9519 - 9502 cleanups in athens balloon package #9503 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/9503 - Mark abstract classes in Shift packages #9507 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/9507 - AbstractCompletionEngine should be #isAbstract #9509 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/9509 - Consistent title also in Calypse => "Current image" #9499 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/9499 - "utils" category should be "utilities" #9505 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/9505 - 'File Out' => 'File out' #9501 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/9501 - Refining descriptions and names #9489 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/9489 - Updated the labels for Comment Rendering options to increase readability #9491 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/9491 - 9466-Sindarin-sends-unimplemented-message-keepAlive #9485 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/9485

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Pharo Progress Report 2021-06-24
by Esteban Lorenzano June 24, 2021

June 24, 2021

This week, Spotter got class comments and some tests (not perfect, but better), and we improved tests and comments there, and in consequence is now "ready" to release (ready in the sense of "quality enough", bugs and improvements can always be needed) :) Short-term goals: - Improve quality and quantity of tests in StInspector - Improve quality of class comments in Spec2 framework. - Since we are in freeze mode: fixing important bugs on Pharo9 and its components (this issue will stay here until release). - include M1 in PharoLauncher Medium-term goals: - Removal of GTSpotter - M1 VM release. - Release 9.0 Long-term goals: - Removal of remaining GTTools - Removal of Glamour - Removal if Spec1 ## Last week - StSpotter workflow was tweaked, looking for the right behavior. Class comments and tests were added. - NewTools settings are now exposed correctly in tools section of settings browser (is not just reorganise new tools settings and make them more clear in settings browser (there are not many anyway). - Fixed some memory leaks on Spec2. - The usual bugfixes and PR processing. ## This week - more tests in StInspector. - verify showstopper bugs - update pharolauncher with urls for Pharo 9 and enable M1 VM

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[ANN] Pharo Consortium New Academic Member: DGtal Aqua Lab
by Marcus Denker June 24, 2021

June 24, 2021

The Pharo Consortium is very happy to announce that the DGtal Aqua Lab has joined the Consortium as an Academic Member. About ===== - DGtal Aqua Lab: https://wwp.shizuoka.ac.jp/dgtalaqualab/ - MOBYDIC: https://wwp.shizuoka.ac.jp/dgtalaqualab/mobydic/ - Pharo Consortium: http://consortium.pharo.org The goal of the Pharo Consortium is to allow companies and institutions to support the ongoing development and future of Pharo. Individuals can support Pharo via the Pharo Association: http://association.pharo.org/

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Progress Report -> Refactoring Project - ( June 14 - June 19)
by Evelyn Cusi Lopez June 23, 2021

June 23, 2021

Hi everyone, Last week I did these tasks: - Fix PR #9423 RB - Fix extract method refactoring issue <https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/9423> . Check these changes in the PR #9492 <https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/9492> - Fix PR #9442 RB - Add push down methods transformation command <https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/9442> - Migrate *RBChildrenToSiblingsRefactoring* to refactoring 2 - Migrate variable commands to use Transformations of refactoring2 - Do a baseline of migration: document <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RsILFmKoU9gmgOTWNVajMo1xC3YBLnBd0V3vk0J…> - Introduction - Steps to migrate - Migration of commands - Pros and cons - Example of migration Tasks for this week: <https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/issues/9142> - Start to migrate (if the migration is approved) - Improve messages: No understable message #9229 <https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/issues/9241> - Fix issue: push up refactoring could ask and DO it when the user want <https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/issues/9421>s Regards, Evelyn C.

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This week (24/2021) on the Pharo Issue Tracker
by Marcus Denker June 17, 2021

June 17, 2021

We merged 29 Pull requests and closed 32 issues in the main issue tracker. update Spec2 to v0.8.14 #9451 ============================== - https://github.com/pharo-spec/Spec/releases/tag/v0.8.14 - fix pharo-spec/Spec#1074 - fix pharo-spec/Spec#1085 - fix pharo-spec/Spec#1084 - fix pharo-spec/Spec#1087 - fix pharo-spec/Spec#1059 - fix pharo-spec/Spec#1093 - fix a problem when resizing window before us displayed - replace the usage of SpObservableSpot with ObservableSpot` - add SpDropListPresenter>>updateItemsKeepingSelection: - add string search commands to SpCodePresenter - added openBlockedDialogWithSpec (thanks @Lin777) - standard dialogs now have icons - some cleanups - new examples, tests and comments Fixes ===== - 9430-Playground-Define-Global-lead-to-DNU #9434 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/9434 - Playground-Define-ClassVars-Check #9435 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/9435 - 9453 Path>>parent answers wrong value if '..' is the last segment #9454 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/9454 - Adding missing check for pool contained in superclasses #9455 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/9455 - Fix #9397 - collect:as: behavior on dictionaries #9446 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/9446 - RB - Add variables when we copy a class #9441 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/9441 - #fix: 9420: printing the stack can produce endless loop #9431 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/9431 Tests/Rules ============ Provide a proper category rule for "tests" in SUnit test methods #9484 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/9484 Provide a proper category rule for "accessing" #9480 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/9480 Decrease count in testNoUncategorizedMethods #9476 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/9476 Cleanups ======== - Cleanup of categories - Pass 5 #9460 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/9460 - Method category cleanup - pass 4 #9425 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/9425 - ReProperMethodProtocolNameRule should be abstract #9478 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/9478 - Fix some tests categories #9482 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/9482 - Categorize uncategorized methods in classes starting with T #9474 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/9474 - Cleanup Sindarin packages #9468 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/9468 - Cleanup TextDiffBuilder>>#findMatches #9463 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/9463 - Fix typo in comment in CNSelectorExtractor>>#extractSelectorFromSelecâ¦ #9465 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/9465 - unnecessary super new -> self new #9461 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/9461 - Fixed #9456. Moved the migration instruction from the class comment oâ¦ #9457 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/9457 - 9415-Deprecated-methods-from-GIFReadWriterdelay #9448 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/9448 - Scrollpane "access" and "access options" method category #9437 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/9437 - Cleanup: "access" category should be "accessing" OR "private - accessing" #9439 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/9439 - remove usages of SpObservableSlot #9432 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/9432 - remove old catalog browser #9428 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/9428

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Pharo Progress Report 2021-06-16
by Esteban Lorenzano June 16, 2021

June 16, 2021

This week we move on with what's needed for the upcoming release, this time we make improvements on tests for playground and removed the pharo catalog... not bad, but more need to come :) Short-term goals: - Improve quality and quantity of tests in StInspector - Improve quality and quantity of tests in StSpotter - Improve quality of class comments in Spec2 framework. - Since we are in freeze mode: fixing important bugs on Pharo9 and its components (this issue will stay here until release). - include M1 in PharoLauncher Medium-term goals: - Removal of GTSpotter - M1 VM release. - Release 9.0 Long-term goals: - Removal of remaining GTTools - Removal of Glamour - Removal if Spec1 ## Last week - removed catalog browser (it was obsolete and just a source of confusion for newbies) - some homogeneisation on commands in code presenter that will affect all newtools - fixing issues on Spec2/NewTools and writing tests - we get close to an alpha version of pharo-launcher command line - debugging an ARM32 problem - fixed an emergent bug on global definitions in workspaces - the usual PRs reviews/merges. ## This week - hunting some leaks and fixing bugs on Spec2 - recovering the file browser dialog - more debugging on the ARMv32

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Allowed Characters in a Class name ?
by Sven Van Caekenberghe June 14, 2021

June 14, 2021

Hi, What are the allowed characters in a Class name ? Where is this defined/enforced in the system ? Does anyone know ? This is in the context of the following: https://github.com/svenvc/ston/issues/29 Thx, Sven

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Progress Report -> Refactoring Project - ( June 7 - June 11)
by Evelyn Cusi Lopez June 14, 2021

June 14, 2021

Hi everyone, Last week I did these tasks: - Add push down methods transformation command. Check these changes in the PR #9442 <https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/9442> - Update push down refactoring to only push down in some classes - Add command of push down methods in specific classes. - Add variables when we copy a class. Check these changes in the PR #9441 <https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/9441> - Fix searcher of occurrences for extract method refactoring. Check these changes in the PR #9423 <https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/9423>. Unfortunately its integration broke construction CI. So, it stills in progress. - Check migrations of Refactoring to Refactoring2 Tasks for this week: <https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/issues/9142> - Fix searcher of occurrences - Improve messages: No understable message #9229 <https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/issues/9241> - Fix issue: push up refactoring could ask and DO it when the user wants <https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/issues/9421> - Continue evaluating migration Regards, Evelyn C.

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