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  postTicket(ticket: Ticket, filesList: FileList): Observable<HttpEvent<any>> {

    //… the same as before

    const headers = new HttpHeaders().set("Accept", "application/json");
    return this.http
      .post(`${this.baseUrl}/SaveTicket`, formData, {
        headers: headers,
        reportProgress: true,
        observe: "events"
      })
      .map(response => response || {})
      .catch((error: HttpErrorResponse) => {
        console.error("observable error: ", error);
        return Observable.throw(error.statusText);
      });
  }

 postTicket(ticket: Ticket, filesList: FileList): Observable<HttpEvent<any>> {

{
  headers: headers,
  reportProgress: true,
  observe: "events"
}

  queueProgress: number;
  isUploading: boolean;
  uploadTimeRemaining: number;
  uploadTimeElapsed: number;
  uploadSpeed: number;

  submitForm(form: NgForm) {
    const fileInput: HTMLInputElement = this.screenshotInput.nativeElement;
    this.queueProgress = 0;
    this.isUploading = true;
    let startTime = Date.now();

    this.uploadService.postTicket(this.model, fileInput.files).subscribe(
      (event: HttpEvent<any>) => {
        switch (event.type) {
          case HttpEventType.Sent:
            startTime = Date.now();
            console.log("Request sent!");
            break;
          case HttpEventType.DownloadProgress:
          case HttpEventType.UploadProgress:
            if (event.total) {
              this.queueProgress = Math.round(event.loaded / event.total * 100);

              const timeElapsed = Date.now() - startTime;
              const uploadSpeed = event.loaded / (timeElapsed / 1000);
              this.uploadTimeRemaining = Math.ceil(
                (event.total - event.loaded) / uploadSpeed
              );
              this.uploadTimeElapsed = Math.ceil(timeElapsed / 1000);
              this.uploadSpeed = uploadSpeed / 1024 / 1024;
            }
            break;
          case HttpEventType.Response:
            this.queueProgress = 100;
            this.isUploading = false;
            console.log("Done! ResponseBody:", event.body);
            break;
        }
      },
      (error: HttpErrorResponse) => {
        this.isUploading = false;
        console.log(error);
      }
    );
  }

    <div *ngIf="queueProgress > 0">
      <table class="table">
        <thead>
          <tr>
            <th width="15%">Event</th>
            <th>Status</th>
          </tr>
        </thead>
        <tbody>
          <tr>
            <td><strong>Elapsed time</strong></td>
            <td nowrap>{{uploadTimeElapsed | number:'.1'}} second(s)</td>
          </tr>
          <tr>
            <td><strong>Remaining time</strong></td>
            <td nowrap>{{uploadTimeRemaining | number:'.1'}} second(s)</td>
          </tr>
          <tr>
            <td><strong>Upload speed</strong></td>
            <td nowrap>{{uploadSpeed | number:'.3'}} MB/s</td>
          </tr>
          <tr>
            <td><strong>Queue progress</strong></td>
            <td>
              <div class="progress-bar progress-bar-info progress-bar-striped" role="progressbar"
                aria-valuemin="0" aria-valuemax="100" [attr.aria-valuenow]="queueProgress"
                [ngStyle]="{ 'width': queueProgress + '%' }">
                {{queueProgress}}%
              </div>
            </td>
          </tr>
        </tbody>
      </table>
    </div>

    <button class="btn btn-primary" [disabled]="form.invalid || isUploading" type="submit">Submit</button>

using System.ComponentModel;
using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations;

namespace Mvc4TwitterBootStrapTest.Models
{
    public class User
    {
        [DisplayName("نام")]
        [Required(ErrorMessage="لطفا نام را تکمیل کنید")]
        public string Name { set; get; }

        [DisplayName("نام خانوادگی")]
        [Required(ErrorMessage = "لطفا نام خانوادگی را تکمیل کنید")]
        public string LastName { set; get; }
    }
}

using System.Web.Mvc;
using Mvc4TwitterBootStrapTest.Models;

namespace Mvc4TwitterBootStrapTest.Controllers
{
    public class HomeController : Controller
    {
        [HttpGet]
        public ActionResult Index()
        {
            return View();
        }

        [HttpPost]
        public ActionResult Index(User user)
        {
            if (this.ModelState.IsValid)
            {
                if (user.Name != "Vahid")
                {
                    this.ModelState.AddModelError("", "لطفا مشکلات را برطرف کنید!");
                    this.ModelState.AddModelError("Name", "نام فقط باید وحید باشد!");
                    return View(user);
                }
                // todo: save ...
                return RedirectToAction("Index");
            }
            return View(user);
        }
    }
}

@model Mvc4TwitterBootStrapTest.Models.User
@{
    ViewBag.Title = "تعریف کاربر";
}
@using (Html.BeginForm("Index", "Home", FormMethod.Post, new { @class = "form-horizontal" }))
{
    @Html.ValidationSummary(true, null, new { @class = "alert alert-error alert-block" })

    <fieldset>
        <legend>تعریف کاربر</legend>
        <div class="control-group">
            @Html.LabelFor(x => x.Name, new { @class = "control-label" })
            <div class="controls">
                @Html.TextBoxFor(x => x.Name)
                @Html.ValidationMessageFor(x => x.Name, null, new { @class = "help-inline" })
            </div>
        </div>
        <div class="control-group">
            @Html.LabelFor(x => x.LastName, new { @class = "control-label" })
            <div class="controls">
                @Html.TextBoxFor(x => x.LastName)
                @Html.ValidationMessageFor(x => x.LastName, null, new { @class = "help-inline" })
            </div>
        </div>
        <div class="form-actions">
            <button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary">
                ارسال</button>
        </div>
    </fieldset>
}

@section javaScript
{
    <script type="text/javascript">
        $.validator.setDefaults({
            highlight: function (element, errorClass, validClass) {
                if (element.type === 'radio') {
                    this.findByName(element.name).addClass(errorClass).removeClass(validClass);
                } else {
                    $(element).addClass(errorClass).removeClass(validClass);
                    $(element).closest('.control-group').removeClass('success').addClass('error');
                }
                $(element).trigger('highlated');
            },
            unhighlight: function (element, errorClass, validClass) {
                if (element.type === 'radio') {
                    this.findByName(element.name).removeClass(errorClass).addClass(validClass);
                } else {
                    $(element).removeClass(errorClass).addClass(validClass);
                    $(element).closest('.control-group').removeClass('error').addClass('success');
                }
                $(element).trigger('unhighlated');
            }
        });

        $(function () {
            $('form').each(function () {
                $(this).find('div.control-group').each(function () {
                    if ($(this).find('span.field-validation-error').length > 0) {
                        $(this).addClass('error');
                    }
                });
            });
        });
    </script>
}

Programming Environment for TypeScript & Node.js
Kretes is a programming environment for TypeScript applications built on top of Visual Studio Code. It combines a web framework with an editor into an integrated, battery-included solution. 

Our findings that the top ten Docker images contain over 8,000 paths to vulnerabilities, coupled with the observation that for almost every dependency present in these images a vulnerabilities was added, make a strong case for using minimal base images.