Module: Byebug

Defined in:
ext/byebug/byebug.c

Defined Under Namespace

Classes: DebugThread, ThreadsTable

Class Method Summary collapse

Class Method Details

.add_catchpoint(exception) ⇒ Exception

Adds a new exception to the catchpoints array.

Returns:



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# File 'ext/byebug/byebug.c', line 758

static VALUE
Add_catchpoint(VALUE self, VALUE value)
{
  UNUSED(self);

  if (TYPE(value) != T_STRING)
    rb_raise(rb_eTypeError, "value of a catchpoint must be String");

  rb_hash_aset(catchpoints, rb_str_dup(value), INT2FIX(0));
  return value;
}

.breakpointsArray

Returns an array of breakpoints.

Returns:

  • (Array)


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# File 'ext/byebug/byebug.c', line 26

static VALUE
Breakpoints(VALUE self)
{
  UNUSED(self);

  if (NIL_P(breakpoints))
    breakpoints = rb_ary_new();

  return breakpoints;
}

.catchpointsArray

Returns an array of catchpoints.

Returns:

  • (Array)


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# File 'ext/byebug/byebug.c', line 43

static VALUE
Catchpoints(VALUE self)
{
  UNUSED(self);

  return catchpoints;
}

.contextsArray

Returns an array of all contexts.

Returns:

  • (Array)


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# File 'ext/byebug/byebug.c', line 477

static VALUE
Contexts(VALUE self)
{
  volatile VALUE list;
  volatile VALUE new_list;
  VALUE context;
  threads_table_t *t_tbl;
  debug_context_t *dc;
  int i;

  UNUSED(self);

  check_started();

  new_list = rb_ary_new();
  list = rb_funcall(rb_cThread, rb_intern("list"), 0);

  for (i = 0; i < RARRAY_LENINT(list); i++)
  {
    VALUE thread = rb_ary_entry(list, i);

    thread_context_lookup(thread, &context);
    rb_ary_push(new_list, context);
  }

  Data_Get_Struct(threads, threads_table_t, t_tbl);
  st_clear(t_tbl->tbl);

  for (i = 0; i < RARRAY_LENINT(new_list); i++)
  {
    context = rb_ary_entry(new_list, i);
    Data_Get_Struct(context, debug_context_t, dc);
    st_insert(t_tbl->tbl, dc->thread, context);
  }

  return new_list;
}

.current_contextObject

Returns the current context.

<i>Note:</i> Byebug.current_context.thread == Thread.current


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# File 'ext/byebug/byebug.c', line 542

static VALUE
Current_context(VALUE self)
{
  VALUE context;

  UNUSED(self);

  check_started();

  thread_context_lookup(rb_thread_current(), &context);

  return context;
}

.debug_load(file, stop = false) ⇒ nil

Same as Kernel#load but resets current context’s frames. stop parameter forces byebug to stop at the first line of code in file

Returns:

  • (nil)


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# File 'ext/byebug/byebug.c', line 631

static VALUE
Debug_load(int argc, VALUE * argv, VALUE self)
{
  VALUE file, stop, context;
  debug_context_t *dc;
  VALUE status = Qnil;
  int state = 0;

  UNUSED(self);

  if (rb_scan_args(argc, argv, "11", &file, &stop) == 1)
    stop = Qfalse;

  Start(self);

  context = Current_context(self);
  Data_Get_Struct(context, debug_context_t, dc);

  dc->calced_stack_size = 1;

  if (RTEST(stop))
    dc->steps = 1;

  rb_load_protect(file, 0, &state);
  if (0 != state)
  {
    status = rb_errinfo();
    reset_stepping_stop_points(dc);
  }

  return status;
}

.lockThread.current

Locks global switch to reserve execution to current thread exclusively.

Returns:

  • (Thread.current)


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# File 'ext/byebug/threads.c', line 198

static VALUE
Lock(VALUE self)
{
  debug_context_t *dc;
  VALUE context;

  UNUSED(self);

  if (!is_living_thread(rb_thread_current()))
    rb_raise(rb_eRuntimeError, "Current thread is dead!");

  thread_context_lookup(rb_thread_current(), &context);
  Data_Get_Struct(context, debug_context_t, dc);

  acquire_lock(dc);

  return locker;
}

.post_mortem=(bool) ⇒ Object

Sets post-moterm flag.



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# File 'ext/byebug/byebug.c', line 743

static VALUE
Set_post_mortem(VALUE self, VALUE value)
{
  UNUSED(self);

  post_mortem = RTEST(value) ? Qtrue : Qfalse;
  return value;
}

.post_mortem?Boolean

Returns true if post-mortem debugging is enabled.

Returns:

  • (Boolean)


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# File 'ext/byebug/byebug.c', line 729

static VALUE
Post_mortem(VALUE self)
{
  UNUSED(self);

  return post_mortem;
}

.raised_exceptionException

Returns raised exception when in post_mortem mode.

Returns:



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# File 'ext/byebug/byebug.c', line 57

static VALUE
Raised_exception(VALUE self)
{
  UNUSED(self);

  return raised_exception;
}

.startBoolean

The return value is the value of !Byebug.started? before issuing the start; That is, true is returned, unless byebug was previously started.

Returns:

  • (Boolean)


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# File 'ext/byebug/byebug.c', line 603

static VALUE
Start(VALUE self)
{
  VALUE result;

  UNUSED(self);

  if (IS_STARTED)
    result = Qfalse;
  else
  {
    catchpoints = rb_hash_new();
    threads = create_threads_table();

    register_tracepoints(self);
    result = Qtrue;
  }

  return result;
}

.started?Boolean

Returns true byebug is started.

Returns:

  • (Boolean)


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# File 'ext/byebug/byebug.c', line 562

static VALUE
Started(VALUE self)
{
  UNUSED(self);

  return IS_STARTED;
}

.stopBoolean

This method disables byebug. It returns true if byebug was already disabled, otherwise it returns false.

Returns:

  • (Boolean)


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# File 'ext/byebug/byebug.c', line 577

static VALUE
Stop(VALUE self)
{
  UNUSED(self);

  if (IS_STARTED)
  {
    clear_tracepoints(self);

    breakpoints = Qnil;
    catchpoints = Qnil;
    threads = Qnil;

    return Qfalse;
  }

  return Qtrue;
}

.thread_context(thread) ⇒ Object

Returns context of the thread passed as an argument.



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# File 'ext/byebug/byebug.c', line 521

static VALUE
Thread_context(VALUE self, VALUE thread)
{
  VALUE context;

  UNUSED(self);

  check_started();

  thread_context_lookup(thread, &context);

  return context;
}

.tracing=(bool) ⇒ Object

Sets the global tracing flag.



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# File 'ext/byebug/byebug.c', line 714

static VALUE
Set_tracing(VALUE self, VALUE value)
{
  UNUSED(self);

  tracing = RTEST(value) ? Qtrue : Qfalse;
  return value;
}

.tracing?Boolean

Returns true if global tracing is enabled.

Returns:

  • (Boolean)


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# File 'ext/byebug/byebug.c', line 700

static VALUE
Tracing(VALUE self)
{
  UNUSED(self);

  return tracing;
}

.unlocknil

Unlocks global switch so other threads can run.

Returns:

  • (nil)


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# File 'ext/byebug/threads.c', line 182

static VALUE
Unlock(VALUE self)
{
  UNUSED(self);

  release_lock();

  return locker;
}

.verbose=(bool) ⇒ Object

Enable verbose output of every TracePoint API events, useful for debugging byebug.



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# File 'ext/byebug/byebug.c', line 685

static VALUE
Set_verbose(VALUE self, VALUE value)
{
  UNUSED(self);

  verbose = RTEST(value) ? Qtrue : Qfalse;
  return value;
}

.verbose?Boolean

Returns true if verbose output of TracePoint API events is enabled.

Returns:

  • (Boolean)


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# File 'ext/byebug/byebug.c', line 670

static VALUE
Verbose(VALUE self)
{
  UNUSED(self);

  return verbose;
}