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KenyaVerified Gateway: National ID & Business Registry Verification API (Premium)
Unified identity verification & anti-fraud gateway for verifying Kenya National ID numbers, business registration status, and tax compliance via secure REST webhooks.
// KenyaVerified National Registry Verification API
namespace App\Services;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Http;
class KenyaVerifiedService {
public static function verifyNationalId(string $idNumber, string $dob): array {
$response = Http::withHeaders([
'X-API-KEY' => confi...Polling the Meta Graph API with Auto-Pagination in Python
The Meta Graph API returns results one page at a time. Every response that has more data includes a paging.next cursor URL. The pattern below wraps that into a single...
import requests
import time
from collections import Counter
BASE = "https://graph.facebook.com/v20.0"
# ── helpers ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
def g(url: str, token: str, params: dict = None) -> dict:
"""GET a Graph API endpoint, automatically injecting the...Generating Styled Excel & PowerPoint Reports Automatically with Python
After collecting data from APIs or scraping, the next step is usually turning it into a document a non-technical stakeholder can open and read. openpyxl writes styled Excel workbooks; python-pptx...
# pip install openpyxl python-pptx
import openpyxl
from openpyxl.styles import Font, PatternFill, Alignment, Border, Side
from openpyxl.utils import get_column_letter
from pptx import Presentation
from pptx.util import Inches, Pt
from pptx.dml.color import RGBColor
# ── shared theme ────────────...Automating FTP Deployments in Python with Smart Change Detection & Retry
Manually uploading files over FTP after every code change is error-prone and slow. A Python script using the built-in ftplib module can automate this completely — uploading only changed files,...
"""
ftp_deploy.py — upload only changed files, retry on drop, clear caches.
Usage:
python ftp_deploy.py
"""
import ftplib
import io
import os
import socket
import time
import urllib.request
import urllib.error
# ── config ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
FTP_HOS...Offloading Slow Work with Laravel Queues: High-Throughput Job Architecture
Eliminating Request Timeouts with Asynchronous Job Queues Modern web users expect sub-200ms page responses. When HTTP requests synchronously perform heavy I/O operations—such as sending SMTP emails, querying external APIs, watermarking...
<?php
declare(strict_types=1);
namespace App\Jobs;
use App\Models\Invoice;
use App\Mail\InvoiceGeneratedMail;
use Barryvdh\DomPDF\Facade\Pdf;
use Illuminate\Bus\Queueable;
use Illuminate\Contracts\Queue\ShouldQueue;
use Illuminate\Foundation\Bus\Dispatchable;
use Illuminate\Queue\InteractsWithQue...Validating Input Cleanly with Form Requests: Security & Business Rules
Separating Validation Logic from Controllers in Laravel Writing validation logic inside controller actions violates the Single Responsibility Principle. Laravel Form Request classes offer a clean, reusable architecture to handle authorization,...
<?php
declare(strict_types=1);
namespace App\Http\Requests;
use Illuminate\Foundation\Http\FormRequest;
use Illuminate\Validation\Rule;
class StoreHospitalQuoteRequest extends FormRequest
{
public function authorize(): bool {
return $this->user()?->can('create-quotes') ?? false;...Shaping JSON Responses with Eloquent API Resources: Versioning & Security
Protecting Internal Schemas and Formatting Production JSON APIs Returning raw Eloquent models directly from controller endpoints is a security vulnerability. It exposes internal column names, timestamps, and sensitive fields. Eloquent...
<?php
declare(strict_types=1);
namespace App\Http\Resources;
use Illuminate\Http\Request;
use Illuminate\Http\Resources\Json\JsonResource;
class CourseDetailResource extends JsonResource
{
public function toArray(Request $request): array
{
return [
'id' => $this->id,...Reusable Query Logic with Eloquent Scopes: Clean Query Architecture
DRY Database Querying with Local and Dynamic Scopes When multiple endpoints filter active subscriptions, hospital quotes, or pending payments, copying raw where() clauses causes bugs. Eloquent Scopes centralize complex filtering...
<?php
declare(strict_types=1);
namespace App\Models;
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Builder;
class Subscription extends Model
{
public function scopeActive(Builder $query): Builder {
return $query->where('status', 'active')...Thinner Views with Django Class-Based Views (Premium)
Most list and detail pages follow the same pattern: fetch a queryset, paginate, render a template. Django's generic class-based views hand you that for free, so a full listing page...
from django.views.generic import ListView, DetailView
from .models import Article
class ArticleList(ListView):
model = Article
paginate_by = 10
context_object_name = "articles"
def get_queryset(self):
qs = super().get_queryset().filter(is_published=True)
if q := sel...