module Byebug

Summary¶ ↑

This is a singleton class allows controlling byebug. Use it to start/stop byebug, set/remove breakpoints, etc.

Main Container for all of Byebug’s code

Main debugger’s container module. Everything is defined under this module

Namespace for all of byebug’s code

Remote debugging functionality.

Reopen main module to define the library version

Constants

PORT: Port number used for remote debugging
VERSION

Attributes

wait_connection[RW]

If in remote mode, wait for the remote connection

displays[RW]

Debugger’s display expressions

init_file[RW]

Configuration file used for startup commands. Default value is .byebugrc

mode[RW]

Running mode of the debugger. Can be either:

:attached => Attached to a running program through the ‘byebug` method.
:standalone => Started through ‘byebug` script.
:off => Ignoring any ‘byebug` method calls.

Public Class Methods

actual_control_port() click to toggle source

The actual port that the control server is started at

# File lib/byebug/remote.rb, line 25
def actual_control_port
  control.actual_port
end

actual_port() click to toggle source

The actual port that the server is started at

# File lib/byebug/remote.rb, line 20
def actual_port
  server.actual_port
end

add_catchpoint(exception) → exception click to toggle source

Adds a new exception to the catchpoints hash.

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;
}

attach() click to toggle source

Starts byebug, and stops at the first line of user’s code.

# File lib/byebug/attacher.rb, line 10
def self.attach
  unless started?
    self.mode = :attached

    start
    run_init_script
  end

  current_context.step_out(3, true)
end

breakpoints → array click to toggle source

Returns an array of breakpoints.

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

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

  return breakpoints;
}

catchpoints → hash click to toggle source

Returns the catchpoints hash.

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

  return catchpoints;
}

contexts → array click to toggle source

Returns an array of all contexts.

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_context → context click to toggle source

Returns the current context.

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

static VALUE
Current_context(VALUE self)
{
  VALUE context;

  UNUSED(self);

  thread_context_lookup(rb_thread_current(), &context);

  return context;
}

debug_load(file, stop = false) → nil click to toggle source

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

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();
    byebug_reset_stepping_stop_points(dc);
  }

  return status;
}

handle_post_mortem() click to toggle source

Saves information about the unhandled exception and gives a byebug prompt back to the user before program termination.

# File lib/byebug/core.rb, line 76
def self.handle_post_mortem
  return unless raised_exception

  context = raised_exception.__bb_context

  PostMortemProcessor.new(context).at_line
end

interrupt() click to toggle source

Interrupts the current thread

# File lib/byebug/remote.rb, line 32
def interrupt
  current_context.interrupt
end

load_settings() click to toggle source

# File lib/byebug/core.rb, line 61
def self.load_settings
  Dir.glob(File.join(__dir__, "settings", "*.rb")).each do |file|
    require file
  end

  constants.grep(/[a-z]Setting/).map do |name|
    setting = const_get(name).new
    Byebug::Setting.settings[setting.to_sym] = setting
  end
end

parse_host_and_port(host_port_spec) click to toggle source

# File lib/byebug/remote.rb, line 59
def parse_host_and_port(host_port_spec)
  location = host_port_spec.split(":")
  location[1] ? [location[0], location[1].to_i] : ["localhost", location[0]]
end

post_mortem = bool click to toggle source

Sets post-moterm flag.

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

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

post_mortem? → bool click to toggle source

Returns true if post-mortem debugging is enabled.

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

  return post_mortem;
}

raised_exception → exception click to toggle source

Returns raised exception when in post_mortem mode.

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

  return raised_exception;
}

spawn(host = "localhost", port = nil) click to toggle source

# File lib/byebug/attacher.rb, line 21
def self.spawn(host = "localhost", port = nil)
  require_relative "core"

  self.wait_connection = true
  start_server(host, port || PORT)
end

start → bool click to toggle source

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

static VALUE
Start(VALUE self)
{
  if (IS_STARTED)
    return Qfalse;

  catchpoints = rb_hash_new();

  threads = create_threads_table();

  register_tracepoints(self);

  return Qtrue;
}

start_client(host = "localhost", port = PORT) click to toggle source

Connects to the remote byebug

# File lib/byebug/remote.rb, line 55
def start_client(host = "localhost", port = PORT)
  client.start(host, port)
end

start_control(host = nil, port = PORT + 1) click to toggle source

Starts the remote server control thread

# File lib/byebug/remote.rb, line 48
def start_control(host = nil, port = PORT + 1)
  control.start(host, port)
end

start_server(host = nil, port = PORT) click to toggle source

Starts the remote server main thread

# File lib/byebug/remote.rb, line 39
def start_server(host = nil, port = PORT)
  start_control(host, port.zero? ? 0 : port + 1)

  server.start(host, port)
end

started? → bool click to toggle source

Returns true byebug is started.

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

  return IS_STARTED ? Qtrue : Qfalse;
}

stop → bool click to toggle source

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

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

  if (IS_STARTED)
  {
    clear_tracepoints(self);

    breakpoints = Qnil;
    catchpoints = Qnil;

    return Qfalse;
  }

  return Qtrue;
}

stoppable?() click to toggle source

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

  if (!IS_STARTED)
    return Qfalse;

  if (!NIL_P(breakpoints) && rb_funcall(breakpoints, idEmpty, 0) == Qfalse)
    return Qfalse;

  if (!NIL_P(catchpoints) && rb_funcall(catchpoints, idEmpty, 0) == Qfalse)
    return Qfalse;

  if (post_mortem == Qtrue)
    return Qfalse;

  if (RTEST(tracing))
    return Qfalse;

  context = Current_context(self);
  if (!NIL_P(context))
  {
    Data_Get_Struct(context, debug_context_t, dc);

    if (dc->steps > 0)
      return Qfalse;
  }

  return Qtrue;
}

thread_context(thread) → context click to toggle source

Returns context of the thread passed as an argument.

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

  UNUSED(self);

  check_started();

  thread_context_lookup(thread, &context);

  return context;
}

tracing = bool click to toggle source

Sets the global tracing flag.

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

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

tracing? → bool click to toggle source

Returns true if global tracing is enabled.

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

  return tracing;
}

verbose = bool click to toggle source

Sets the global verbose flag for TracePoint API events is enabled.

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

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

verbose? → bool click to toggle source

Returns true if global verbose flag for TracePoint API events is enabled.

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

  return verbose;
}

Private Class Methods

client() click to toggle source

# File lib/byebug/remote.rb, line 66
def client
  @client ||= Remote::Client.new(Context.interface)
end

control() click to toggle source

# File lib/byebug/remote.rb, line 76
def control
  @control ||= Remote::Server.new(wait_connection: false) do |s|
    context = Byebug.current_context
    interface = RemoteInterface.new(s)

    ControlProcessor.new(context, interface).process_commands
  end
end

server() click to toggle source

# File lib/byebug/remote.rb, line 70
def server
  @server ||= Remote::Server.new(wait_connection: wait_connection) do |s|
    Context.interface = RemoteInterface.new(s)
  end
end

Public Instance Methods

run_init_script() click to toggle source

Runs normal byebug initialization scripts.

Reads and executes the commands from init file (if any) in the current working directory. This is only done if the current directory is different from your home directory. Thus, you can have more than one init file, one generic in your home directory, and another, specific to the program you are debugging, in the directory where you invoke byebug.

# File lib/byebug/core.rb, line 52
def run_init_script
  rc_dirs.each do |dir|
    rc_file = File.expand_path(File.join(dir, init_file))
    next unless File.exist?(rc_file)

    run_rc_file(rc_file)
  end
end

Private Instance Methods

rc_dirs() click to toggle source

List of folders to load rc files from

@note Files will be loaded in the order specified here.

# File lib/byebug/core.rb, line 102
def rc_dirs
  [ENV["HOME"], Dir.pwd].compact.uniq
end

run_rc_file(rc_file) click to toggle source

Runs a initialization script file

# File lib/byebug/core.rb, line 91
def run_rc_file(rc_file)
  interface = ScriptInterface.new(rc_file)

  ScriptProcessor.new(nil, interface).process_commands
end