npm link creates a symlink between a globally-linked local package and another project, so you can develop a package and test it live in a consuming project without publishing it to the registry first. In this post: Worked example: building a custom Gulp plugin · The gotcha to know about · Confirming what actually got […]
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Command Sets and Application Customizers scope to specific list templates the same way, through `RegistrationType`/`RegistrationId` in `elements.xml`. Field Customizers don’t — they’re registered against a specific column, not a list template, a genuinely different mechanism worth knowing before assuming one pattern covers all three extension types this post touches on. In this post: Scoping a
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TypeScript adds static typing on top of JavaScript, catching a real class of bugs at compile time instead of at runtime. The fundamentals here haven’t changed in years, but two specific things in most existing TypeScript guides have: the default target in a new project’s tsconfig.json, and how decorators actually work as of TypeScript 5.0.
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In this post: Why do we need to check for external users? · The Problem · The Solution · Which of the 3 methods should you actually use? · Solution Screenshots · Doing the same check outside SPFx, in Power Automate · Related reading Why do we need to check for external users in SharePoint?
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In this post: What is SharePoint PageContext? · How to access SharePoint PageContext? · SharePoint PageContext in Table · How useful is the SharePoint PageContext? · Turning the list into actual code · Related reading What is SharePoint PageContext? SharePoint PageContext provides standard definitions for SharePoint objects shared between client-side applications, web parts, and other
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