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FirePHP for Rails

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FirePHP for Rails can be used for easy print out some variables with Rails and Passenger without visiting the log-files.

Requirements:

- Ruby (Tested 1.8.6)
- Rails (Tested 2.1.1)
- Mozilla Firefox (Tested 3.0.1)
- Firebug (http://getfirebug.com/)
- FirePHP (http://www.firephp.org/)

Installing:

$ (sudo) gem install rails-firephp

Setup:

add the following line in config/environement.rb (somewere by the other config.gem's):

 config.gem "rails-firephp", :lib => "firephp/firephp_filter"

add an after_filter in app/controllers/application.rb:

 after_filter :firephp_filter

Using:

the following commands can now be used:

 firephp_headers :
  sends the header variables to FirePHP

 firephp_params :
  send the params to FirePHP

 firephp(text|obj,"WARN"|"INFO"|"ERROR"|Default:"LOG") :
  send the text or the obj to FirePHP