[power-pro] Tracing script execution in my editor (VIM)

Tue, 16 May 2006 02:48:13 -0700

This is really rushed out, but I find it very exciting, it's a demostration of what's possible with the new
OnScriptDebug hook in version 4.4.10a.  Each time the script debug window is shown my editor will also
show the corresponding line of the script currently being debugged.

gvim (vim) is my editor of choice, you will need to adapt this script to your editor.

Some explanations about gvim:
gvim --servername NAME --remote-silent FILE
   edits FILE in an already existing instance of gvim named NAME
gvim +LINE
   sets the line number
gvim --remote-send KEYS
   sends keystrokes to gvim, in the script below it's sending the commands to move to an absolute line
number (LINE followed by G followed by carriage return).

Create a command list called OnScriptDebug with one item
[EMAIL PROTECTED](arg(1),arg(2),arg(3),arg(4))

Then save the following script as TestScript.powerpro

;--- script begin ---
@OnScriptDebug
args path name line breaktext

; EXPERIMENTAL: trace execution with gvim
static scriptdebugpathname, editorpath
if(not editorpath)
  editorpath=?"c:\bin\vim\vim70\gvim.exe"
local pathname=path++??\?++name
if( scriptdebugpathname != pathname )do

; --- CHANGE LINES BELOW FOR YOUR FAVORITE EDITOR ---
  file.runwait(1, editorpath, "--servername gPPRODEBUG --remote-silent +"++line++?? "?
++pathname++??.powerpro"?)
else
  file.runwait(1, editorpath, "--servername gPPRODEBUG --remote-send "++line++"G<CR>")


  scriptdebugpathname=pathname
endif
quit
;--- script end ---

Then start the script debugger
exec.scriptdebug(1)

My next experiment will the using the COM plugin.



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