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OAuth2 PKCE Authentication with AWS Cognito and Capacitor

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OAuth2 PKCE Authentication with AWS Cognito and Capacitor

Back in 2021, I wrote about processing an AWS Cognito Authorization Code Grant using AWS Amplify. That approach worked, but it involved calling a private TypeScript method (Auth._oAuthHandler.handleAuthResponse()), manually constructing CognitoUserSession objects, and registering them with Amplify via setSignInUserSession(). It was fragile, undocumented, and guaranteed to break with

Fixing a Fatal iOS Crash in @capacitor/google-maps on Fresh App Installs

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Fixing a Fatal iOS Crash in @capacitor/google-maps on Fresh App Installs

If you're building a Capacitor 8 app with @capacitor/google-maps and your app crashes on iOS with Fatal error: Unexpectedly found nil while implicitly unwrapping an Optional value in Map.swift, you're not alone. This is a race condition in the plugin that surfaces most

Low Country Wine and Beer: Cork Hounds Visits South Carolina

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Low Country Wine and Beer: Cork Hounds Visits South Carolina

It was all planned out: a trip to Folly Beach, South Carolina, a barrier island off the coast of Charleston, in early May of 2020. Cork Hounds had hoped to attend a “dog-centric” event at a local vineyard on Wadmalaw Island and check out some nearby breweries. But unfortunately

Sipping Cider in DC / Northern Virginia

Sipping Cider in DC / Northern Virginia

I love a glass of cider, fermented or not. The crispy refreshing taste hits the spot whether in the fall or during the heat of the summer. Cider has a long and storied history in this country. Early settlers planted apple trees in abundance (thank you Johnny Appleseed) and pressed

Images From a Recent Visit to the Russian River Valley

Images From a Recent Visit to the Russian River Valley

The Russian River Valley is a popular and productive wine region in northern California. Located in Sonoma County, this area is known for its Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, and sought-after old vine Zinfandel, according to Sonoma County Tourism (SCT). There's no shortage of places to visit with your

Exploring Vineyards and Breweries Near Colonial Beach, VA

Exploring Vineyards and Breweries Near Colonial Beach, VA

Long before Ocean City became the beach destination it is today, people living in the DC-metro area would seek respite on the shores of the Potomac river. Spots like Colonial Beach, with its sandy beach and gentle waves, drew crowds to this small community. Even Alexander Graham Bell visited.

Why We Love Dog-Friendly Vineyards/Breweries

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Why We Love Dog-Friendly Vineyards/Breweries

In a recent survey, we asked you (our most loyal followers) why you love dog-friendly vineyards, wineries, breweries and meaderies. Here's what you told us.

Dog-Friendly Events Make Big Comeback for Spring 2022

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Dog-Friendly Events Make Big Comeback for Spring 2022

Cork Hounds is excited to report an abundance of dog-friendly events for Spring 2022. Vineyards/Breweries are throwing open their doors to customers with pups that we haven't seen since before the pandemic.

How to Use React Bootstrap Navbar's collapseOnSelect Property With Custom Links

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How to Use React Bootstrap Navbar's collapseOnSelect Property With Custom Links

React Bootstrap provides a convenient, simple and responsive design system, but with a few rough edges. This blog shows you how to get the collapseOnSelect prop to work with both React Router Links and Hash Links.

Exploring Breweries in Northern Virginia

Exploring Breweries in Northern Virginia

When we started Cork Hounds back in 2016, we focused on cataloguing dog-friendly vineyards/wineries/meaderies. With just two of us working to build Cork Hounds, we needed to keep the project within reason -- this is a passion project after all -- we both have day jobs. We figured it

How to Process an AWS Cognito Authorization Code Grant using AWS Amplify

How to Process an AWS Cognito Authorization Code Grant using AWS Amplify

Most developers that work with AWS Cognito let Amplify process the authorization code grant. However, if you're developing a mobile JavaScript app with Social Sign-On you may need to process the code grant yourself. Here's how...

Exploring Wineries and Breweries Along Virginia's Northern Neck

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Exploring Wineries and Breweries Along Virginia's Northern Neck

It’s been well over a year since Cork Hounds hit the road in search of new vineyards/breweries to explore and share with you. The pandemic put a halt to our trips in 2020 -- Folly Beach, South Carolina; Livermore, California -- canceled because of COVID-19. But now, with the

Enabling Users to Delete Their Own AWS Cognito Accounts

Enabling Users to Delete Their Own AWS Cognito Accounts

Introduction We're using AWS Amplify with AWS Cognito and the Hosted UI to handle Authentication for Cork Hounds. To provide users with the ability to delete their own accounts (along with any/all data that we manage on their behalf), we must interface with Cognito and the Hosted

Promote Your Next Event With Cork Hounds

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Promote Your Next Event With Cork Hounds

Do you have an upcoming event that you’d like to promote to our dog-wine loving community? We’d love to help you and it’s FREE! Here’s how to submit your event information: 1. Locate our Events section on the Cork Hounds website. 2. Create a login

Vineyards Adapt Services During COVID-19 Pandemic

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Vineyards Adapt Services During COVID-19 Pandemic

It’s been a long road these past 6 months for vineyards and wineries in the United States. Forced to shut their doors from March - May due to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, most are now open again to the public but operating under strict guidelines put forth

California Has Most Dog-Friendly Wineries in U.S.

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California Has Most Dog-Friendly Wineries in U.S.

When it comes to dog-friendliness, California dominates. In a recent review of our data, Cork Hounds ranked the top 25 most dog-friendly winery counties nationwide. San Luis Obispo came in at number one, followed by Napa, Santa Barbara, Sonoma, San Diego and San Joaquin counties. Yamhill county in

Exploring Dog-Friendly Vineyards Along the I-81 Corridor of Virginia

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Exploring Dog-Friendly Vineyards Along the I-81 Corridor of Virginia

For the past three summers, my girlfriends and I have enjoyed a weekend trip to the mountains of southern Virginia to a rustic retreat known as Mountain Lake Lodge. The place is very dog-friendly and my dachshund Greta always makes the journey with us. It’s about a 4.

Exploring Dog-Friendly Vineyards in Prince George’s County, Maryland

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Exploring Dog-Friendly Vineyards in Prince George’s County, Maryland

With my mother in town for the Thanksgiving holiday, instead of hitting the shopping centers to fight the crowds, we decided to head out to some local Maryland vineyards to support small businesses, and of course promote Cork Hounds. The greater D.C. area provides a mix of vineyards in

Exploring Dog-Friendly Vineyards in Connecticut and Massachusetts

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Exploring Dog-Friendly Vineyards in Connecticut and Massachusetts

For many people, fall is their favorite time of year. Cooler weather makes for more time spent with the dog outside exploring. What better way to spend a weekend than amongst the changing leaves at a vineyard? That’s what my Cork Hounds co-founder Jeremy and I decided to

Upgrading AWS RDS PostgreSQL With Extensions

Upgrading AWS RDS PostgreSQL With Extensions

We recently received an end of support notification for the PostgreSQL database version 9.4 that we were using. As with most things, when it's working you leave it alone, only to realize years later how long it's been. The first emotion I get in situations

Canines Uncorked Charity Event and Dog-Friendly Vineyards Near Portland, Oregon

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Canines Uncorked Charity Event and Dog-Friendly Vineyards Near Portland, Oregon

In early August, Cork Hounds headed out West to explore dog-friendly vineyards near Portland, Oregon. This wine producing region is referred to as the North Willamette Valley. It’s actually a valley within a valley -- that being the Tualatin Valley. So you may hear it called both. According to

Exploring Dog-Friendly Vineyards Near Delaplane, Virginia

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Exploring Dog-Friendly Vineyards Near Delaplane, Virginia

From Washington, D.C, hop on 1-66 West and drive about 50 miles to Delaplane, Virginia. The area is known for fox hunts, farm-to-table agriculture, expansive country estates, and more working vineyards than any other on the east coast of the U.S. Most vineyards offer spectacular

PART 2: The Wine4Paws Charity Event and Dog-Friendly Vineyards in Paso Robles, California

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PART 2: The Wine4Paws Charity Event and Dog-Friendly Vineyards in Paso Robles, California

Cork Hounds made the trek, with our dachshund mascot, Greta from our home base in DC to Paso Robles, California to attend the 11th Annual Wine4Paws charity event. Paso Robles is positioned about half-way between Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay Area. The Wine4Paws event takes place over

PART 1: The Wine4Paws Charity Event and Dog-Friendly Vineyards in Paso Robles, California

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PART 1: The Wine4Paws Charity Event and Dog-Friendly Vineyards in Paso Robles, California

About half-way between Los Angeles and the Bay Area is the small town of Paso Robles. If it wasn’t for the massive amount of viticulture going on in this region, you’d probably have little reason to visit. But if you love wine and dogs, then taking a

Processing Multipart/Form-Data Using API Gateway and a Java Lambda Proxy for Storage in S3

Processing Multipart/Form-Data Using API Gateway and a Java Lambda Proxy for Storage in S3

I am working on a new project for Cork Hounds, and spent some time recently figuring out how to upload files to Amazon Web Services (AWS) Simple Storage Service (S3) using API Gateway as a Lambda Proxy to a Lambda function written in Java. API Gateway can act as a