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January 29, 2019 in News, Php

date in php

Returns a string formatted according to the given format string using the given integer timestamp or the current time if no timestamp is given. In other words, timestamp is optional and defaults to the value of time().

Parameters ¶

format

The format of the outputted date string. See the formatting options below. There are also severalpredefined date constants that may be used instead, so for example DATE_RSS contains the format string ‘D, d M Y H:i:s’.

formatcharacterDescriptionExample returned values
Day——
dDay of the month, 2 digits with leading zeros01 to 31
DA textual representation of a day, three lettersMon through Sun
jDay of the month without leading zeros1 to 31
l(lowercase ‘L’)A full textual representation of the day of the weekSunday through Saturday
NISO-8601 numeric representation of the day of the week (added in PHP 5.1.0)1 (for Monday) through 7 (for Sunday)
SEnglish ordinal suffix for the day of the month, 2 charactersst, nd, rd or th. Works well with j
wNumeric representation of the day of the week0 (for Sunday) through 6 (for Saturday)
zThe day of the year (starting from 0)0 through 365
Week——
WISO-8601 week number of year, weeks starting on MondayExample: 42 (the 42nd week in the year)
Month——
FA full textual representation of a month, such as January or MarchJanuary through December
mNumeric representation of a month, with leading zeros01 through 12
MA short textual representation of a month, three lettersJan through Dec
nNumeric representation of a month, without leading zeros1 through 12
tNumber of days in the given month28 through 31
Year——
LWhether it’s a leap year1 if it is a leap year, 0otherwise.
oISO-8601 week-numbering year. This has the same value as Y, except that if the ISO week number (W) belongs to the previous or next year, that year is used instead. (added in PHP 5.1.0)Examples: 1999or 2003
YA full numeric representation of a year, 4 digitsExamples: 1999or 2003
yA two digit representation of a yearExamples: 99 or 03
Time——
aLowercase Ante meridiem and Post meridiemam or pm
AUppercase Ante meridiem and Post meridiemAM or PM
BSwatch Internet time000 through 999
g12-hour format of an hour without leading zeros1 through 12
G24-hour format of an hour without leading zeros0 through 23
h12-hour format of an hour with leading zeros01 through 12
H24-hour format of an hour with leading zeros00 through 23
iMinutes with leading zeros00 to 59
sSeconds, with leading zeros00 through 59
uMicroseconds (added in PHP 5.2.2). Note that date() will always generate000000 since it takes an integer parameter, whereas DateTime::format()does support microseconds if DateTime was created with microseconds.Example: 654321
vMilliseconds (added in PHP 7.0.0). Same note applies as for u.Example: 654
Timezone——
eTimezone identifier (added in PHP 5.1.0)Examples: UTC, GMT, Atlantic/Azores
I (capital i)Whether or not the date is in daylight saving time1 if Daylight Saving Time, 0otherwise.
ODifference to Greenwich time (GMT) in hoursExample: +0200
PDifference to Greenwich time (GMT) with colon between hours and minutes (added in PHP 5.1.3)Example: +02:00
TTimezone abbreviationExamples: EST, MDT …
ZTimezone offset in seconds. The offset for timezones west of UTC is always negative, and for those east of UTC is always positive.-43200 through 50400
Full Date/Time——
cISO 8601 date (added in PHP 5)2004-02-12T15:19:21+00:00
r» RFC 2822 formatted dateExample: Thu, 21 Dec 2000 16:01:07 +0200
USeconds since the Unix Epoch (January 1 1970 00:00:00 GMT)See also time()

Unrecognized characters in the format string will be printed as-is. The Z format will always return 0 when using gmdate().

Note:

Since this function only accepts integer timestamps the u format character is only useful when using the date_format() function with user based timestamps created with date_create()

January 29, 2019 in News, Php

String function in php

  • addcslashes — Quote string with slashes in a C style
  • addslashes — Quote string with slashes
  • bin2hex — Convert binary data into hexadecimal representation
  • chop — Alias of rtrim
  • chr — Generate a single-byte string from a number
  • chunk_split — Split a string into smaller chunks
  • convert_cyr_string — Convert from one Cyrillic character set to another
  • convert_uudecode — Decode a uuencoded string
  • convert_uuencode — Uuencode a string
  • count_chars — Return information about characters used in a string
  • crc32 — Calculates the crc32 polynomial of a string
  • crypt — One-way string hashing
  • echo — Output one or more strings
  • explode — Split a string by a string
  • fprintf — Write a formatted string to a stream
  • get_html_translation_table — Returns the translation table used by htmlspecialchars and htmlentities
  • hebrev — Convert logical Hebrew text to visual text
  • hebrevc — Convert logical Hebrew text to visual text with newline conversion
  • hex2bin — Decodes a hexadecimally encoded binary string
  • html_entity_decode — Convert HTML entities to their corresponding characters
  • htmlentities — Convert all applicable characters to HTML entities
  • htmlspecialchars_decode — Convert special HTML entities back to characters
  • htmlspecialchars — Convert special characters to HTML entities
  • implode — Join array elements with a string
  • join — Alias of implode
  • lcfirst — Make a string’s first character lowercase
  • levenshtein — Calculate Levenshtein distance between two strings
  • localeconv — Get numeric formatting information
  • ltrim — Strip whitespace (or other characters) from the beginning of a string
  • md5_file — Calculates the md5 hash of a given file
  • md5 — Calculate the md5 hash of a string
  • metaphone — Calculate the metaphone key of a string
  • money_format — Formats a number as a currency string
  • nl_langinfo — Query language and locale information
  • nl2br — Inserts HTML line breaks before all newlines in a string
  • number_format — Format a number with grouped thousands
  • ord — Convert the first byte of a string to a value between 0 and 255
  • parse_str — Parses the string into variables
  • print — Output a string
  • printf — Output a formatted string
  • quoted_printable_decode — Convert a quoted-printable string to an 8 bit string
  • quoted_printable_encode — Convert a 8 bit string to a quoted-printable string
  • quotemeta — Quote meta characters
  • rtrim — Strip whitespace (or other characters) from the end of a string
  • setlocale — Set locale information
  • sha1_file — Calculate the sha1 hash of a file
  • sha1 — Calculate the sha1 hash of a string
  • similar_text — Calculate the similarity between two strings
  • soundex — Calculate the soundex key of a string
  • sprintf — Return a formatted string
  • sscanf — Parses input from a string according to a format
  • str_getcsv — Parse a CSV string into an array
  • str_ireplace — Case-insensitive version of str_replace
  • str_pad — Pad a string to a certain length with another string
  • str_repeat — Repeat a string
  • str_replace — Replace all occurrences of the search string with the replacement string
  • str_rot13 — Perform the rot13 transform on a string
  • str_shuffle — Randomly shuffles a string
  • str_split — Convert a string to an array
  • str_word_count — Return information about words used in a string
  • strcasecmp — Binary safe case-insensitive string comparison
  • strchr — Alias of strstr
  • strcmp — Binary safe string comparison
  • strcoll — Locale based string comparison
  • strcspn — Find length of initial segment not matching mask
  • strip_tags — Strip HTML and PHP tags from a string
  • stripcslashes — Un-quote string quoted with addcslashes
  • stripos — Find the position of the first occurrence of a case-insensitive substring in a string
  • stripslashes — Un-quotes a quoted string
  • stristr — Case-insensitive strstr
  • strlen — Get string length
  • strnatcasecmp — Case insensitive string comparisons using a “natural order” algorithm
  • strnatcmp — String comparisons using a “natural order” algorithm
  • strncasecmp — Binary safe case-insensitive string comparison of the first n characters
  • strncmp — Binary safe string comparison of the first n characters
  • strpbrk — Search a string for any of a set of characters
  • strpos — Find the position of the first occurrence of a substring in a string
  • strrchr — Find the last occurrence of a character in a string
  • strrev — Reverse a string
  • strripos — Find the position of the last occurrence of a case-insensitive substring in a string
  • strrpos — Find the position of the last occurrence of a substring in a string
  • strspn — Finds the length of the initial segment of a string consisting entirely of characters contained within a given mask
  • strstr — Find the first occurrence of a string
  • strtok — Tokenize string
  • strtolower — Make a string lowercase
  • strtoupper — Make a string uppercase
  • strtr — Translate characters or replace substrings
  • substr_compare — Binary safe comparison of two strings from an offset, up to length characters
  • substr_count — Count the number of substring occurrences
  • substr_replace — Replace text within a portion of a string
  • substr — Return part of a string
  • trim — Strip whitespace (or other characters) from the beginning and end of a string
  • ucfirst — Make a string’s first character uppercase
  • ucwords — Uppercase the first character of each word in a string
  • vfprintf — Write a formatted string to a stream
  • vprintf — Output a formatted string
  • vsprintf — Return a formatted string
  • wordwrap — Wraps a string to a given number of characters

January 29, 2019 in Laravel, News

Laravel Release Process

At Laracon 2013 in Washington D.C., Taylor announced the first official release cycle for the framework.

The way releases are set up is that a new version of Laravel is released every six months, one around June and another at the end of each year. Bug fixes are provided for six months and security fixes for one year.

By having an official release cycle, it allows us end users to plan around when we need to perform upgrades and also the dev team a way of knowing what is coming and when. Since this announcement, all new releases have followed this schedule.

With the release of Laravel 5.1, a new cycle was added to offer long-term support. It includes bug fixes for two years and security fixes for three.

This means 5.1 will be the only LTS version available until the two-year mark ends, June 2017. At that point, another LTS version will be announced. Here is an outline for the release schedule:

Proposed Release Schedule

5.1 LTS – Jun 9, 2015

Bug fixes until June 2017, and security fixes until June 2018.

Laravel 5.2 – Dec 21, 2015

General release of 5.2 which includes 6 months of bug fixes, 1 year of security.

Laravel 5.3 – Aug 23, 2016

6 months of bug fixes, 1 year of security.

Laravel 5.4 – January 24, 2017

6 months of bug fixes, 1 year of security. Here is a look at the new features of Laravel 5.4

Laravel 5.5 LTS – August 30, 2017

This is the current LTS release. At this point, Laravel 5.1 will no longer receive bug fixes but will continue getting security fixes until June 2018. Check out the what’s new in Laravel 5.5 series to see all the new features in this release.

Laravel 5.6 – February 7th, 2018

6 months of bug fixes, 1 year of security. what’s new in Laravel 5.6.

Laravel 5.7 – September 4th, 2018

6 months of bug fixes, 1 year of security. Check out the what’s new in Laravel 5.7series to see all the new features in this release.

History of Laravel Releases

VersionReleaseBug Fixes UntilSecurity Fixes Until
V1June 2011––
V2September 2011––
v3February 2012––
v4May 2013––
5.0Feb 4th, 2015Aug 4th, 2015Feb 4th, 2016
5.1 (LTS)Jun 9th, 2015Jun 9th, 2017Jun 9th, 2018
5.2Dec 21st, 2015Jun 21st, 2016Dec 21st, 2016
5.3Aug 23rd, 2016Feb 23rd, 2017Aug 23rd, 2017
5.4Jan 24th, 2017Jul 24th, 2017Jan 24th, 2018
5.5 (LTS)Aug 30th, 2017Aug 30th, 2019Aug 30th, 2020
5.6Feb 7th, 2018Aug 7th, 2018Feb 7th, 2019
5.7Sep 4, 2018Feb 4th, 2019Sep 4th, 2019

January 24, 2019 in News

Unit Testing – Test Case Preparation Guidelines

A Unit testing is a Level of Testing where smallest part of individual unit / component (called unit) is tested to determine if they are fit for use.

The unit test cases writing and execution is done by the developer (not the tester) to make sure that individual units are working as expected. The smallest part of individual components like functions, procedures, classes, interfaces etc.
If we take a example of functions, when we pass input parameters to functions then check if the function should return a expected values. The main intention of this activity is to check whether units are working as per design and handling error and exception more neatly. The both positive and negative conditions should handle properly.

The white box testing is used to test the unit testing. This is very first step in level of testing and started before doing integration testing.

Unit Testing Test Case Preparation Guidelines:

1. Unit Test Plan/Cases should be made a separate deliverable. It should not be merged with other artifacts. Try to document all the probable test scenarios which encompasses uncommon and alternative flows. Once a project moves into construction phase, the developers have a tendency to catch only the success situations or the situations which has been coded.

2. Construction and Unit testing need to be made distinct phases and the deliverable need to be scheduled accordingly.

3. If Construction and UT are scheduled as a single phase, Unit testing results need to be made as a separate deliverable – This would help in filtering out any mistakes in the business flows at a nascent stage instead of in the integration testing or system testing which is more expensive.

4. Make use of the count of test cases planned, executed, passed, and failed to apprehend the progress and replicate Unit testing if required.

5. Try to include on-the-fly test cases that are developed while executing a pre-defined set of test cases.

Unit Testing Test Cases Preparation Guidelines Checklist:

Input Data Validation:

This section encompasses a range of checks that may be adopted generally to the data which is entered to an application system.

  1. Mandatory Fields testing
  2. Unique Field Values testing
  3. Null value testing
  4. Field accepts allowable characters only
  5. Negative values testing
  6. Field is limited to the field length specifications
  7. Improbable Value testing
  8. Garbage Value testing
  9. Check for inter- Field dependencies
  10. Equivalence Class Partitioning and boundary condition testing
  11. Ensure error notification and correction processing is robust

Date Validation:

This constitutes of a set of conditions to the date fields

  1. Various Date Formats
  2. US or UK Style Date Format
  3. Positive testing – valid dates
  4. Negative testing- invalid Dates like
  • Month does not accept 00 and 13 as values
  • Day do not contain 00 and 32 as its values
  • 28, 29, 30 are validated correctly.
  1. Check for the impact of Weekends and Bank Holidays if applicable
  2. Link between Leap Years and 29th February

Time Validation:

This constitutes of a set of conditions to the time fields

  1. Various Time Formats like 12/24 hour format, AM/PM
  2. Positive testing- check for valid Times
  3. Negative testing- check for invalid Times
  4. Check for the impact of Weekends and business holidays

Postcode validation:

This constitutes of a set of conditions to the postcode fields

  1. Test for partial Postcode input and check for postcode format
  2. Testing for space/no space
  3. Check if there is option to enter address manually

System interfaces:

This constitutes of a set of conditions to the fields which are transferred between multiple application systems.

  1. Check if all fields/parameters on an interface are exercised properly
  2. All data fields need to work properly as per the validation List
  3. Security testing across automated Interfaces
  4. Check for the parent child relationships

Usability:

This constitutes of a set of conditions which helps to verify the usability of an application system.

  1. Check if the Layout is consistent with the design criteria
  2. Check for the Fonts, Colors, Sizes, etc.
  3. Test for Branding Guidelines
  4. Check if the window caption for every application has the name of the application and the window name
  5. Check for alignment
  6. Check if the screen is resizable and minimizable
  7. Spelling check
  8. Testing for default values if necessary
  9. Mandatory fields need to be highlighted with as asterisk symbol

Security:

This constitutes of a set of conditions which helps to verify the security of an application system.

  1. Negative testing- Password is not visible
  2. Access testing- multiple levels
  3. Positive testing- Change Password
  4. Error messages should not reveal any system information
  5. Check if SSL is correctly deployed
  6. Check if Lockout rules is applied
  7. Check if password saved in clear or encrypted?
  8. Verify the application with valid UserId and invalid UserIds
  9. Verify the application with valid password and various invalid passwords
  10. Check for access to the application by directly entering valid URL(s). System should ask for login details.
  11. Ensure Browser(s) does not remember Passwords

Logging, audit and trails:

This constitutes of a set of conditions which helps to verify the Audit Trails, System Logs, etc. of an application system.

  1. Check if the logs are saved for the specified period
  2. Check if the logs contain personal data
  3. Check if Admin functions are logged
  4. Check if user Lockout events are logged

Business application logic:

This constitutes of a set of conditions which helps to verify the application logic and business processing of an application system.

  1. Check if options for all available Products are explored
  2. Check for all Upgrade and Downgrade Paths and Options
  3. Verify upgrades and downgrades have been applied to billing, network, self-care etc
  4. Behavior on Cease/Disconnect/Termination
  5. Behavior on Equipment Failure
  6. Check rounding on Calculated Amounts
  7. Ensure full range of test accounts used, types/status/conditions
  8. Check if currency symbol is displayed as required
  9. Verify that duplicate records are not present.
  10. Use large or very large amounts/numbers where arithmetic is involved to check overflow, both in displayed and actual data forms

Reporting:

This section encompasses a set of checks that helps to verify reporting functionality offered by the system.

  1. All fields are available
  2. Adequate space should be available for fields
  3. Enable Scrolling and Panning
  4. Page Numbering gives indication of Report Size (N of M) and should enables access to mid/end points in Report
  5. Reports are exported correctly to Excel/Word documents
  6. Reports can be printed properly and all data appears correctly
  7. Check if all the pages in the report are accessible

Environment:

This section encompasses a set of checks that helps to verify environmental or equipment requirements for the AUT.

  1. Testing with all the browsers
  2. Testing by enabling and disenabling Java scripts

Email:

This section encompasses a set of checks that could be applied for verifying email capability

  1. Verify if confirmation message is provided when Email is sent
  2. Verify that the links provided in the emails function properly
  3. Verify that Reply to Address is correct
  4. Verify that Fonts, Size and alignment of texts in email are proper

Search criteria:

This section encompasses a set of checks on the Searching functionality of the application system.

  1. Verify that scroll bar is implemented
  2. Verify that alignment of the search results is proper
  3. Verify that valid results are displayed for any combination of search conditions.
  4. Verify that correct results are retrieved for AND/OR conditions
  5. Verify that results are displayed in alphabetical or specified order
  6. Verify that column headings are sortable

Conclusion:

In this article you learned all about Unit Testing test case preparation guidelines and checklists. I hope this will definitely help our developer friends to write down the Unit test cases. These test cases are definitely help white box testers to test your application.

Your feedback is important to us, please let us know your feedback in comments below. If you like the article and then please share it. You can also share your personal experiences if you have done this before.

January 20, 2019 in News

Setting up WordPress and managing your website


WordPress powers almost 27 percent of the entire internet

WordPress has two zones: the front-end and the back-end.

The front end is what your visitors will see when they come to your website. Many of the tasks performed on the back-end will be visible on the front end, such as theme customizations, plugin functionality enhancements, and content publication. Actions can also be performed by you and your visitors directly from the front-end of the website, including commenting and social sharing.There are 72 translations of WordPress

The back end, also known as the WordPress dashboard, allows you to fully manage your site’s content, community, functionality, and design. It’s accessible only by users who have an account on your site. To access your WordPress dashboard, you need to type yourwebsite.com/wp-admin in the address bar of your browser and login using your WordPress username and password.

The dashboard

The Dashboard is the center of website administration. It consists of three main parts left-side menu, top toolbar and middle section. The left-hand column of your WordPress dashboard is where you’ll find all of your admin options and where most of your creative effort will be focused.

The left-side menu items include the following:

There are more than 47,000 WordPress plugins. Akismet is still the #1 downloaded pluginA premium WordPress theme has the average price of $40

  • Home takes you to your dashboard.
  • Updates show you any themes or plugins that need to be updated because a new version has been released. If WordPress itself is updated, you’ll see a number in a red circle next to this menu item.
  • Media shows every photo, video, and file you’ve uploaded as part of a post or page. You can also upload files directly to the media section.
  • Pages are usually evergreen, static web pages. Examples include the “About Us” section on a company website or the “Services” page.
  • Comments are what visitors comment on in response to one of your posts or pages. If you have comments, a number inside a red circle will appear next to this menu item.
  • Appearance contains themes, design, and features related to the appearance of your site.
  • Plugins are extra mini programs that help increase the functionality of your site. You can use plugins to turn your website into a membership site, add social media sharing, eliminate comment spam or just to do something cool or fancy with your graphics.
  • Settings are used for just about anything. It’s the first place you want to go when setting up a new site.

Design your site and make it look great

The design of your website is essential, and people will form an opinion about your business based on the look and feel of it. Visitors will make an instant decision (in 3 seconds or less) whether to stay on your site or move on. To make an impact, it’s important to have great design.

Depending on the type of the website and the way you choose to build it, you will have some options as far as selecting a design for your site. If you decide to use CMS or web builder, you will be dealing with the pre-made theme and templates. Key things to keep in mind about your website design are the following:

  • Use clean design
  • Make sure it’s mobile optimized
  • Fit your site’s niche and goals
  • One or two columns layout is the best option
  • Use unique design elements
  • Make it easy to navigate

If you are looking for customized options using some of the platforms mentioned above or creating a website from scratch, you can turn to professional web designer/developer.Design for differentiated sections and eye-catching transitions to help user navigate and reward them based on their engagement levels, interests or the site depth into which they explore

Write and prepare your content

Content is information that will be presented on your site. It’s important to create and maintain useful, unique, and clear content so your visitors can easily understand your message. Poorly written and badly presented material can frustrate and discourage visitors from staying on your website or coming back.

There are two questions you have to consider when creating content:Create custom visuals and iconography that speaks directly to brand story and personality. Avoid arbitrary media and iconography. Again, keep it relevant

  • Is the content relevant and exciting to your audience?
  • How should the content be presented to your target audience?

Today, search engines reward (by ranking them higher) websites that make an effort to create quality content to educate people in their niche. You will have to make sure your content is: unique, relevant, legit, and current.

Once you have an overview of your website plan/sitemap, you can drill down to the specifics of the content you need to create for a website launch. It will be important to create evergreen content (content that will not be changing much and will appear on the static pages) and also important to have fresh content appearing on your website on a regular basis.

Test before and after launch

Beta testing. Launching your website is an exciting process and people eager to get it live as soon as possible. With all the excitement, often people ignore the testing step. It’s critical you test your website before it goes live. The testing process can seem overwhelming, and you are not sure where to start. We are here to tell you that it’s not that complicated, you just have to check the following points carefully:

  • Content related materials (spelling, punctuation, etc.)
  • Design related elements (images, fonts, etc.)
  • Web development items ( live URLs, broken links, etc.)
  • Search engine optimization details ( title tags, meta data, etc.)
  • Network administrator areas (hosting, backup system, etc.)

Google Analytics
Even if you’re on a tight budget, you can use free tools like Google Analytics to get a lot of data on how your website is being used, including overlays of your pages to see what links people click on most as well as the ability to track conversion funnels

Post-launch. Once your website goes live, you need to have a strategy in place on what to do next and how to maintain your site. Here are some basic things to consider:

  • Prepare your site for promotion.
  • Prepare to measure website stats.
  • Find maintenance if and when needed.
  • Make sure you backup your site.
  • Collect visitor’s feedback.

January 20, 2019 in News

AN OVERVIEW OF LEARNERS LICENSE IN INDIA

An Overview of Learners License in India

You must hold a valid Driving License to legally drive a vehicle on Indian roads. But first, you need to get a Learner’s License when you are learning to drive.

A Learner’s License is a document issued by your state Regional Transport Office (RTO). It acts as a provisional and restricted license. You must get a permanent Driving License once you’ve learnt how to drive a motor vehicle. To get a Learner’s License, one must be familiar with rules and regulations related to road safety.

In India, Learner’s License is issued to the candidate after passing a written or online test about road rules. After you get a Learner’s License, you will be allowed to practice driving on public roads provided you are accompanied by a person who holds a permanent Driving License. You must obtain a Learner’s License for the relevant class of vehicle before you can get a Driving License.

Types of Learner’s License in India

Driving License and Learner’s License in India are given based on the class of motor vehicle. The eligibility criteria changes depending upon the class of vehicle.

Here are some of the most common class of vehicles:

For Personal Use:

MC 50cc (Motorcycle 50cc) license class for Motorcycles with engine capacity of 50cc or less than 50cc
LMV–NT class license for Light Motor Vehicle used for non-transport purposes
FVG class license for Motorcycles of any engine capacity but with no gears, like Scooters and Mopeds
MC EX50CC class license for Motorcycles with a capacity of 50cc or more, Motorcycles with gear and Light Motor Vehicles (LMVs) including cars
MCWG or M/CYCL.WG class license for All types of Motorcycles including Motorcycle with gear

For Commercial Use:

HGMV class license for Heavy Goods Motor Vehicle
LMV–TR class license for Light Motor Vehicle used for commercial purposes
HPMV class license for All India driving permit for trucks and cars or open license/Heavy Passenger Motor Vehicle
LMV–NT class license Light Motor Vehicle for non-transport purposes
MGV class license for Medium Goods Vehicle

Eligibility Criteria for Getting Learner’s License

Eligibility criteria for Learning License differs depending on the class of motor vehicle and the type of learner’s license sought 

    • January 8, 2019 in News

    What is IoT?

    What is IoT?

    Internet of Things (IoT) is an ecosystem of connected physical objects that are accessible through the internet. The ‘thing’ in IoT could be a person with a heart monitor or an automobile with built-in-sensors, i.e. objects that have been assigned an IP address and have the ability to collect and transfer data over a network without manual assistance or intervention. The embedded technology in the objects helps them to interact with internal states or the external environment, which in turn affects the decisions taken.

    Why IoT?

    An article by Ashton published in the RFID Journal in 1999 said, “If we had computers that knew everything there was to know about things – using data they gathered without any help from us – we would be able to track and count everything, and greatly reduce waste, loss and cost. We would know when things needed replacing, repairing or recalling, and whether they were fresh or past their best. We need to empower computers with their own means of gathering information, so they can see, hear and smell the world for themselves, in all its random glory.” This is precisely what IoT platforms does for us. It enables devices/objects to observe, identify and understand a situation or the surroundings without being dependent on human help.

    What is the scope of IoT?

    Internet of Things can connect devices embedded in various systems to the internet. When devices/objects can represent themselves digitally, they can be controlled from anywhere. The connectivity then helps us capture more data from more places, ensuring more ways of increasing efficiency and improving safety and IoT security.

    IoT is a transformational force that can help companies improve performance through IoT analytics and IoT Security to deliver better results. Businesses in the utilities, oil & gas, insurance, manufacturing, transportation, infrastructure and retail sectors can reap the benefits of IoT by making more informed decisions, aided by the torrent of interactional and transactional data at their disposal.

    How can IoT help?

    IoT platforms can help organizations reduce cost through improved process efficiency, asset utilization and productivity. With improved tracking of devices/objects using sensors and connectivity, they can benefit from real-time insights and analytics, which would help them make smarter decisions. The growth and convergence of data, processes and things on the internet would make such connections more relevant and important, creating more opportunities for people, businesses and industries.

    January 7, 2019 in News

    Pick the Right Type of API for your Project

    Pick the Right Type of API for your Project

    One of the greatest challenges of building an API is building one that will last. This is especially true for Web APIs, where you are creating both a contract between you and your users and a programming contract between your server and the client.

    While what an API is and how it functions may be fairly straightforward and simple, the process of choosing which type to build, understanding why that type of API is best for your application, and then designing it to work effectively is necessary to giving your API a long life and making sure that it’s used by developers.

    There are many types of APIs. One of the most common types of APIs are Web APIs; these APIs, otherwise known as Web Services, provide an interface for web applications, or applications that need to connect to each other via the Internet to communicate. There are tens of thousands of public APIs that can be used to do everything from checking traffic and weather, to updating your social media status, or even to make payments.

    There are hundreds of thousands more private Web APIs. These APIs are not available to be consumed by the general public; rather, they are used by companies to extend their services and capabilities across a broad range of use cases. 

    There are further types of Web APIs such as Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP), Remote Procedure Call (RPC), and perhaps the most popular—at least in name— Representational State Transfer (REST). As REST or RESTful APIs have become so popular, we will investigate in detail what makes them RESTful and what these APIs are best used for.

    January 7, 2019 in News

    What is an API? (Application Programming Interface)

    What is an API? (Application Programming Interface)

    API is the acronym for Application Programming Interface, which is a software intermediary that allows two applications to talk to each other. Each time you use an app like Facebook, send an instant message, or check the weather on your phone, you’re using an API.

    What Is an Example of an API?

    When you use an application on your mobile phone, the application connects to the Internet and sends data to a server. The server then retrieves that data, interprets it, performs the necessary actions and sends it back to your phone. The application then interprets that data and presents you with the information you wanted in a readable way. This is what an API is – all of this happens via API.

    To explain this better, let us take a familiar example.

    Imagine you’re sitting at a table in a restaurant with a menu of choices to order from. The kitchen is the part of the “system” that will prepare your order. What is missing is the critical link to communicate your order to the kitchen and deliver your food back to your table. That’s where the waiter or API comes in. The waiter is the messenger – or API – that takes your request or order and tells the kitchen – the system – what to do. Then the waiter delivers the response back to you; in this case, it is the food.

    Here is a real-life API example. You may be familiar with the process of searching flights online. Just like the restaurant, you have a variety of options to choose from, including different cities, departure and return dates, and more. Let us imagine that you’re booking you are flight on an airline website. You choose a departure city and date, a return city and date, cabin class, as well as other variables. In order to book your flight, you interact with the airline’s website to access their database and see if any seats are available on those dates and what the costs might be.

    However, what if you are not using the airline’s website––a channel that has direct access to the information? What if you are using an online travel service, such as Kayak or Expedia, which aggregates information from a number of airline databases?

    The travel service, in this case, interacts with the airline’s API. The API is the interface that, like your helpful waiter, can be asked by that online travel service to get information from the airline’s database to book seats, baggage options, etc. The API then takes the airline’s response to your request and delivers it right back to the online travel service, which then shows you the most updated, relevant information.

    What an API Also Provides Is a Layer of Security

    Your phone’s data is never fully exposed to the server, and likewise the server is never fully exposed to your phone. Instead, each communicates with small packets of data, sharing only that which is necessary—like ordering takeout. You tell the restaurant what you would like to eat, they tell you what they need in return and then, in the end, you get your meal.

    APIs have become so valuable that they comprise a large part of many business’ revenue. Major companies like Google, eBay, Salesforce.com, Amazon, and Expedia are just a few of the companies that make money from their APIs. What the “API economy” refers to is this marketplace of APIs.

    The Modern API

    Over the years, what an “API” is has often described any sort of generic connectivity interface to an application. More recently, however, the modern API has taken on some characteristics that make them extraordinarily valuable and useful:

    • Modern APIs adhere to standards (typically HTTP and REST), that are developer-friendly, easily accessible and understood broadly
    • They are treated more like products than code. They are designed for consumption for specific audiences (e.g., mobile developers), they are documented, and they are versioned in a way that users can have certain expectations of its maintenance and lifecycle.
    • Because they are much more standardized, they have a much stronger discipline for security and governance, as well as monitored and managed for performance and scale
    • As any other piece of productized software, the modern API has its own software development lifecycle (SDLC) of designing, testing, building, managing, and versioning.  Also, modern APIs are well documented for consumption and versioning.

    January 1, 2019 in News

    Happy New Year 2019: Messages To Wish Your Loved Ones

    Happy New Year 2019: Messages To Wish Your Loved Ones

    New Year 2019: Here are some messages to with your near and dear ones while ringing in the new year and wishing them a great and inspirational year ahead.



    As celebrations have kickstarted to usher in 2019, it is time to see out 2018 to welcome the New Year with these special messages for your loved ones to light up their day. More than 24 times in the world with as many time zones spread across the globe, people count down to the moment of midnight to welcome the New Year’s Day.

    • The New Year is here! Look ahead, embark on the road to success. May you have a great journey to your destination! Happy 2019.
    • May this year bring new happiness, goals, achievements and a lot of new inspiration for your life. Wishing you a year fully loaded with happiness.
    • Hope the coming yer is a joyful ride for you and your family. Here’s wishing you the best year ahead. Happy New Year.
    • Wishing each day of your life to be filled with success, happiness and prosperity. Happy 2019.
    • Cheers to a better life and a bright future. Have a prosperous New Year.
    • Here’s your chance to turn over a new leaf. May you have a successful journey ahead. Happy New Year!
    • Wishing you healthy, peaceful and joyful 2019.
    • Just as a new bloom spreads fragrance and freshness around May the new year add a new beauty, freshness into your life. Happy New Year 2019.



    Happy New Year Greetings Messages

    The perfect addition to your New Year’s greeting cards no matter whom the recipient.

    • Wishing you a Happy New Year with the hope that you will have many blessings in the year to come.
    • Out with the old, in with the new: may you be happy the whole year through. Happy New Year!
    • Counting my blessings and wishing you more. Hope you enjoy the New Year in store.
    • I resolve to stop wasting my resolutions on myself and use them to repay you for the warmth you’ve shown me. Happy New Year!
    • Nights will be dark but days will be light, wish your life to be always bright – Happy New Year.
    • Let us look back at the past year with the warmest of memories. Happy New Year.
    • Let the old year end and the New Year begin with the warmest of aspirations. Happy New Year!
    • One more year loaded with sweet recollections and cheerful times has passed. You have made my year exceptionally uncommon, and I wish this continuous forever. With you around, each minute is a unique event for me. I wish you to have a year as incredible as you are.
    • On this New Year I wish that you have a superb January, a dazzling February, a Peaceful March, an anxiety free April, a sensational May, and Joy that keeps going from June to November, and then round off with an upbeat December.
    • On this New Year, may you change your direction and not dates, change your commitments and not the Calendar, change your attitude and not the actions, and bring about a change in your faith, your force and your focus and not the fruit. May you live up to the promises you have made and may you create for you and your loved ones the most Happy New Year ever.
    • May this year bring new happiness, new goals, new achievements and a lot of new inspirations on your life. Wishing you a year fully loaded with happiness.
    • Wishing every day of the new year to be filled with success, happiness and prosperity for you, happy new year.
    • May the new year bring you warmth, love and light to guide your path to a positive destination
    • Here’s wishing you all the joy of the season. Have a Happy New Year!

    Happy New Year Inspirational Messages

    Everyone could use a little pick-me-up this holiday season especially when it comes to sticking with New Year’s resolutions. Use one of these inspirational New Year messages to instill a little hope in the hearts of your loved ones and put a smile on their faces.

    • A New Year is like a blank book, and the pen is in your hands. It is your chance to write a beautiful story for yourself. Happy New Year.
    • As the New Year approaches us with hopes anew, here is to wishing you and your family a wonderful year ahead.
    • As the New Year dawns, I hope it is filled with the promises of a brighter tomorrow. Happy New Year!
    • Every end marks a new beginning. Keep your spirits and determination unshaken, and you shall always walk the glory road. With courage, faith and great effort, you shall achieve everything you desire. I wish you a Happy New Year.
    • On the road to success, the rule is always to look ahead. May you reach your destination and may your journey be wonderful. Happy New Year.
    • No one can go back in time to change what has happened, so work on your present to make yourself a wonderful future.
    • You’re supposed to let go of the past and start off new. You’re supposed to forgive all those who have hurt you and be open to new relationships, with open arms. That is why it is called the ‘New’ Year. May you have a Happy New Year.
    • End each year with a few good lessons and start the new one by showing that you have learnt the lessons of the past well.
    • The New Year has brought another chance for us to set things right and to open up a new chapter in our lives.
    • Unlike what most people think it is never too late to be what you wish to be.
    • Failure doesn’t influence your inner resilience, and failing simply means that you’ve discovered another false way to move your life forward. Profit from it.
    • At precisely the moment you feel like giving up, victory is always within reach. Remember this moving into the New Year.
    • We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is called Opportunity and its first chapter is New Year’s Day.

    New Year Wishes

    The New Year is the perfect occasion to appreciate all the good things that the past year has given you and all the good things that are yet to come. In the past 365 days you have experienced beautiful moments that wouldn’t have been quite the same without all of the special people in your life. Convey your warmest wishes and show your friends and family you put some extra thought into wishing them the happiest of New Years with the perfect sentiment. Cheers to successes. Cheers to failures. And cheers to those that helped you make your year what it was.

    New Year Wishes to Friends

    Add a personal touch to your New Year wishes to friends. It’s important to make sure you let those nearest and dearest to your heart know just how much you cherish their friendship whether old or new. These wishes also make perfect additions to your New Year’s party invitations.

    • Knowing you has been a master class in true friendship. During the New Year, I hope to emulate your love and warmth. Wishing you a very Happy New Year.
    • Another year of success and happiness has passed. With every new year comes greater challenges and obstacles in life. I wish you courage, hope and faith to overcome all of the hurdles you may face. May you have a great year and a wonderful time ahead.
    • Another year has passed, another year has come. I wish for you that, with every year, you achieve all of your dreams. May God pour love and care on you. Happy New Year.
    • Every year we make resolutions and we vow to keep them. This year, my only resolution is to keep spending time with you.
    • I’m so excited to make new plans and new memories with you. let’s make this year as good as the last one.
    • This time of year, it’s important to gather friends around and spend time together. I am eager to ring in the new year with you.
    • Every year we try to diet and exercise. Maybe this year our plans will actually work. Happy New Year friend.
    • Remember when we were young and wanted to stay up for New Year’s? Now we are old and all we want to do is sleep.
    • Last year we got older and slower but we had a good time. Let’s make sure we do the same in this New Year.
    • Happy New Year friend. I hope you saved some champagne because I’m going to need some drinks all year.
    • This year may we continue to share the genuine friendship that adds happiness and warmth to even the most mundane days.
    • You’re supposed to let go of the past and start off new. You are supposed to forgive all those who hurt you and be open to new relationships, with open arms. That is why, it is called the ‘New’ Year. May you have a Happy New Year friend!

    New Year Wishes for Family

    The best wishes for the New Year are the ones that come from the heart. Add these special phrases to your own to craft a one-of-a-kind new year wish for those that put up with you at your worst, for those that you can count on no matter what, for those you call your family.

    • You made last year so special for me. It is my greatest wish that this coming year be special for you.
    • As we step into another year I’d like to thank you for lifting me up every time when I am down and encouraging me to move forward. Have a beautiful year!
    • Life changes, but my New Year wish for you remains the same- I wish you happiness, good health and well-being from the bottom of my heart!
    • I wish you to look forward to the upcoming year with confidence and courage, giving wings to your dreams! Live your life to the fullest extent, Happy New Year!
    • Years come and pass but what it takes to make them worthwhile is someone’s unconditional love, wonderful memories and zest offered to live them fully. You have given me all of theses and much more in (___) and I know there will be more to come from you in (____).
    • Wishing a very Happy New Year to the one who adds sunshine to our family.
    • A family like ours lights up every year with happiness and joy! And I am lucky to be a part of it! Happy New Year.
    • Families are like fudge mostly sweet with a few nuts. Happy New Year.
    • My sister, my first friend, my constant support: In the coming year, I wish you all of the blessings you truly deserve. I love you, Sis.
    • Now, in the New Year, we look back upon warm memories. You’ve had a hand in every wonderfully warm memory I have, Mom. Happy New Year!
    • Happy New Year, Grandma. I wish you a bright New Year, just like every year you have brightened in my life. Thank you.
    • To my awesome brother: thank you for the fun, and sometimes embarrassing memories we share. Let’s keep that tradition going in the upcoming year. Happy New Year.
    • As I look forward to a New Year, I always think of the gifts my parents have given me. Though we’re miles apart, you are always in my thoughts. Happy New Year.

    Funny New Year Wishes

    What better way is there to kick off the New Year than with a huge smile and a couple of laughs? These funny New Year wishes are perfect for that quirky friend or family member who can appreciate a good joke.

    • Wishing you 12 months of success, 52 weeks of laughter, 365 days of fun, 8760 hours of joy, 525600 minutes of good luck and 31536000 seconds of happiness.
    • Many people look forward to the New Year for a new start on old habits.
    • I’ve been waiting 365 days to say “Happy New Year” since I had so much fun saying it last year. Happy New Year, Friend.
    • May this New Year bring actual change in you, nor recurrence of old habits in a new package.
    • A New Year is the chance to start over with a clean slate. Too bad my credit card won’t start over with a blank slate.
    • The most fun part about making New Year’s resolutions is breaking New Year’s resolutions. Can’t wait to mess up with you.
    • I’m so excited for the new year. Unfortunately, I don’t have any resolutions to make since I’m already perfect.
    • Happy New Year. Here is a wish for the New Year from someone who is adorable, handsome and intelligent and want to see you smiling always.
    • Happy New Year. Here’s to another year pretending that I like you people.
    • Happy New Year. Here’s to having a fresh start at binge eating, boozing, and slacking off.
    • We all get the exact same 365 days. The only difference is what we do with them.
    • This year may I wish you finally learn how to use your smartphone properly.
    • To a New Year full of new possibilities, even though I’m sure we’ll just do the same old stuff anyways.
    • Happy New Year and good luck in the next year! We’ll both need it!

    New Year Quotes

    If you’re stumped on what to include in your Happy New Year messages this year, a quote might be just what you’re looking for. Whether you’re crafting a message for your friends and family or adding a message to a New Year’s gift, a New Year quote is the perfect way to relay what you’re feeling. Let the professionals help you craft a New Years messages that will make fireworks go off in the hearts of your recipients. These words will help you share the prosperous New Year with those dear to you.

    New Year’s Resolution Quotes

    These New Years Resolution quotes will offer up just the right amount of inspiration to help you stick to your promises this year.

    • “Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other.” -Abraham Lincoln
    • “If you asked me for my New Year Resolution, it would be to find out who I am.” -Cyril Cusack
    • “Let our New Year’s resolution be this: we will be there for one another as fellow members of humanity, in the finest sense of the word.” -Goran Persson
    • “How few there are who have courage enough to own their faults, or resolution enough to mend them.” -Benjamin Franklin
    • “Character is the ability to carry out a good resolution long after the excitement of the moment has passed.” -Cavett Robert
    • “Each year’s regrets are envelopes in which messages of hope are found for the New Year.” -John R. Dallas Jr.
    • “The changes in our life must come from the impossibility to live otherwise than according to the demands of our conscience not from our mental resolution to try a new form of life.” -Leo Tolstoy
    • “We must always change, renew, rejuvenate ourselves; otherwise, we harden.” -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
    • “One resolution I have made and try always to keep is this: To rise above the little things.” -John Burroughs
    • “Good resolutions are simple checks that men draw on a bank where they have no account.” -Oscar Wilde
    • “Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow.” -Albert Einstein
    • “We spend January 1 walking through our lives, room by room, drawing up a list of work to be done, cracks to be patched. Maybe this year, to balance the list, we ought to walk through the rooms of our lives… not looking for flaws, but for potential.” -Ellen Goodman

    Funny New Year’s Quotes

    There are many comical aspects the New Year brings with it. Let the poets, authors and comedians help you make your dear ones laugh this holiday season with these undeniably funny New Years quotes.

    • “Making resolutions is a cleansing ritual of self-assessment and repentance that demands personal honesty and, ultimately, reinforces humility. Breaking them is party of the cycle.” -Eric Zorn
    • “May all your troubles last as long as your New Year’s resolutions!” -Joey Adams
    • “A cat’s New Year dream is mostly a bird! Don’t be like a cat; in your New Year dream something that you have never dreamed. Target for new things.” -Mehmet Murat Ildan
    • “My New Year’s Resolution List usually starts with the desire to lose between ten and three thousand pounds.” -Nia Vardalos
    • “An optimist stays up till midnight to see the New Year in. A pessimist stays up to make sure the old year leaves.” -Bill Vaughn
    • “May all your troubles last as long as your New Year’s resolutions.” -Joey Adams
    • “A New Year’s resolution is something that goes in one Year and out the other.” -Anonymous
    • “It wouldn’t be New Year’s if I didn’t have regrets.” -William Thomas
    • “Never tell your resolution beforehand, or it’s twice as onerous a duty.” -John Selden
    • “My New Year’s resolution is to stop hanging out with people who ask me about my New Year’s resolutions.” -Anonymous
    • “I think I made too many New Year’s resolutions this year. It took me almost a full day to break them all.” -Anonymous
    • “I can’t believe it’s been a year since I didn’t become a better person.” -Anonymous

    New Year Motivational Quotes

    These motivational quotes for the New Year will help you shine a spotlight on the opportunity the turning of a year brings. Take the bull by the horns this year and do so with a few wise words.

    • “Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson
    • ”Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right.” -Oprah Winfrey
    • “Tomorrow, is the first blank page of a 365 page book. Write a good one.” -Brad Paisley
    • “One thing with gazing too frequently into the past is that we may turn around to find the future has run out on us.” -Michael Cibeuko
    • “Year’s end is neither an end nor a beginning but a going on, with all the wisdom that experience can instill in us.” -Hal Borland
    • “You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” -C.S. Lewis
    • “This is a new year. A new beginning. And things will change.” -Taylor Swift
    • “Hope smiles from the threshold of the year to come, Whispering ‘it will be happier.” -Alfred Tennyson
    • “For last year’s words belong to last year’s language and next year’s words await another voice.” -T.S Eliot
    • “We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is called opportunity and its first chapter is New Year’s Day.” -Edith Lovejoy Pierce
    • “Drop the last year into the silent limbo of the past. Let it go, for it was imperfect, and thank God that it can go.” -Brooks Atkinson
    • “The object of a new year is not that we should have a new year. It is that we should have a new soul.” -G.K. Chesterton
    • “Be always at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let each new year find you a better man.” -Benjamin Franklin
    • “The bad news is time flies. The good news is you’re the pilot.” -Michael Altshuler
    • “Although no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending.” -Carl Bard

    New Year’s Sayings

    Looking for some New Year’s sayings to add to your toast at your New Year’s Party? Or are you just looking for the right words to share with your loved ones in the New Year? No matter the reason, you’re sure to find value in the New Year’s sayings below:

    • “Here’s a toast to the future, a toast to the past, and a toast to our friends, far and near. The past a bright dream; may our friends remain faithful and clear.”
    • “May you live as long as you want and never want as long as you live!”
    • “As we start the New Year, let’s get down on our knees to thank God we’re on our feet.”
    • “Here’s to a bright New Year and a fond farewell to the old; here’s to the things that are yet to come, and to the memories that we hold.”
    • “May you have a prosperous New Year.”
    • “Wishing you a happy, healthy New Year.”
    • “May the new year bless you with health, wealth and happiness.”
    • “In the New Year, may your right hand always be stretched out in friendship, never in want.”
    • “May your teeth be white, your eyes be bright, and your capacity for love at its height!”
    • “May the new year see you loving, giving and living!”
    • “Happy New Year’s now and always!”
    • “May your most used attire in the new year be a smile.”
    • “Have a wonderful New Year surrounded by those that mean most!”
    • “May you fill you New Year with new adventures, accomplishments, and learnings!”

    Religious Happy New Year Messages

    The year’s beginning is a time filled with self-reflection and self-improvement but more importantly, a time when we could all use a few encouraging words. Look to the religious happy New Year messages below:

    • Praying that you and your family have a happy and healthy New Year!
    • May you and your family have a blessed New Year.
    • I’m blessed to know that I have friends like you in my life this New Year. Here’s to many years to come!
    • May the god bless your family with prosperity, good health and happiness in New Year.
    • May the Lord ensure you get success in your career and resolve all conflicts this year.
    • I wish God blesses you with the might to take every problem head on and emerge unscathed.
    • May God help you strengthen your bond with family and friends this New Year.
    • May the Lord empower you with confidence and faith to do well amidst competition.
    • Sending you well wishes and praying for you in the coming year!
    • May we all be blessed with another New Year full of friends, family, and success.
    • Enjoy this special time of year with those you love, and may the Lord bless you all with a happy and healthy New Year.
    • Happy New Year! May you have a blessed New Year full of success, service, and love!

    Bible Verses for The New Year

    The Bible can be a great source of guidance and encouragement during the holiday season or any new beginning that you might be facing. Whether you’re looking for inspirational bible verses to help you stick to your New Year’s resolution or Bible verses about hope, these scriptures for the New Year will touch the heart of your recipients.

    • Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. 1 Peter 1:3
    • For I know the plans I have for you,” says the LORD. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope. Jeremiah 29:11
    • Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new. 2 Corinthians 5:17
    • Go, eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a merry heart, for God has already approved what you do. Ecclesiastes 9:7
    • Look to the Lord and his strength; seek his face always.  Remember the wonders he has done, his miracles, and the judgments he pronounced… 1 Chronicles 16:11-12
    • Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. James 1:17
    • In his heart a man plans his course, but the Lord determines his steps.  Proverbs 16:9
    • Besides this you know the time, that the hour has come for you to wake from sleep. For salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed. The night is far gone; the day is at hand. So then let us cast off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light. Let us walk properly as in the daytime, not in orgies and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and sensuality, not in quarreling and jealousy. Romans 13: 11-13
    • Then I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. Your filth will be washed away, and you will no longer worship idols. And I will give you a new heart with new and right desires, and I will put a new spirit in you. I will take out your stony heart of sin and give you a new, obedient heart. And I will put my Spirit in you so you will obey my laws and do whatever I command. Ezekiel 36:25-27
    • No, dear brothers and sisters, I am still not all I should be, but I am focusing all my energies on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead, I strain to reach the end of the race and receive the prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us up to heaven. Philippians 3:13-14
    • Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. Philippians 4:6
    • Our fathers disciplined us for a little while as they thought best; but God disciplines us for our good, that we may share in his holiness. No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it. Hebrews 12:10-11
    • So we say with confidence,“The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid.  What can mere mortals do to me?” Hebrews 13:6
    • Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need. Hebrews 4:16
    • Be still in the presence of the LORD, and wait patiently for him to act. Don’t worry about evil people who prosper or fret about their wicked schemes. Psalm 37:7
    • Yet those who wait for the LORD will gain new strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles, they will run and not get tired, they will walk and not become weary. Isaiah 40:31
    • He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men; yet they cannot fathom what God has done from beginning to end. Ecclesiastes 3:11
    • The unfailing love of the LORD never ends! By his mercies we have been kept from complete destruction. Great is his faithfulness; his mercies begin afresh each day. I say to myself, “The LORD is my inheritance; therefore, I will hope in him!” Lamentations 3:22-24
    • Remember not the former things, nor consider the things of old. Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert. Isaiah 43:18-19
    • Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you. 1 Peter 5:7