Dan Eloff wrote .. > I've been using html formatted tracebacks in my handlers for a little > while, and it's working rather well. Here's my proposal to add it to > mod_python. Once we've reached agreement I'll add it and attach the > files. > > -Add a file exception.html to mod_python directory, it is the > standalone html page used for displaying tracebacks. It is loaded once > as a string.Template instance and cached. The template has one > variable, $traceback, which is substituted with the normal mod_python > traceback. > > -The logic for formatting the traceback resides in exception.html as > javascript and can be fully customized. If it encounters an error > during formatting or if javascript is disabled, the traceback will be > visible as normal with no formatting. > > -Uses markup and css to highlight important information in the > traceback. This can be customized by editing the styles in > exception.html. If you wish, by editing the javascript in > exception.html, you can have complete control over how the traceback > is formatted. > > -Supports filters easily defined in the javascript that can hide or > show traces conditionally. By default a filter is enabled that hides > mod_python traces. When hidden, traces shrink down to 2px high colored > stripes. By clicking on the appropriate toggle link at the top of the > traceback you can toggle the filter to show or hide the matching > traces. > > -One new option is added at the outermost scope of httpd.conf, defaulting > as: > PythonOption mod_python.html_traceback On > > Which if set to Off, will result in the usual tracebacks you get in > mod_python. > > Screenshot of demo attached.
Hmmm, I didn't think you were wanting to go to that level of customisation. If you do, I would suggest that we add a new directive to mod_python called something like PythonExceptionHandler. The idea being that details of any exception be supplied to your user supplied handler and everything is left up to you as to how you render the page. I suggest this as I'm not real keen on an approach whereby it depends on you having a special exception.html file somewhere as that approach may not work in a lot of situations. By using a handler, you can still use the approach you suggest, but that is up to you and it wouldn't be dictating a specific way of doing things on people that may not work for everyone. Graham
