How do you propose we include this in web2py? Should I just dump it in contrib? I have a feeling this should integrated with the logging function recently proposed (for that what is logged is also sent to firebug). What do you think?
Massimo On Jun 10, 2:12 pm, sgtpep <[email protected]> wrote: > Newer version uploaded and accessible by the link above. > > You can see screenshot of what you'll > get:http://www.picamatic.com/view/3948659_109510221650-My-Desktop/ > > What's added: > - skipping web2py debug messages (starts with "WEB2PY CRON") > - situations: you have a page with self-submitting form or one view > redirects to other, and all them executes some db queries; now you can > see the request path and method (post/get) of latest executed http > requests. If db queries are executed within one http request than this > column is hidden. > - you can see a very simple stack trace of code execution that > initializes each db query. See screenshot. This feature is still > alpha. > > TODO: > - show some caching system statistics in form of db query stats (as > FirePHP table): which keys are got, set and so on. > - checking for duplicating db queries and highlighting them. > > On 3 июн, 18:00, mdipierro <[email protected]> wrote: > > > You are now officially our firebug expert! > > > Massimo > > > On Jun 3, 5:19 am, sgtpep <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Unfortunately I have no expirience in screencasting, and my English is > > > buggy. > > > > Debugging/logging tool is very useful thing for web development. I > > > really like this one in Symfony framework (it is included to Symfony > > > and made with JavaScript, screenshot > > > -http://www.symfony-project.org/blog/2008/08/27/new-in-symfony-1-2-cus...). > > > For Django there is third-party module Django Debug Toolbar (http:// > > > rob.cogit8.org/blog/2008/Sep/19/introducing-django-debug-toolbar/). > > > > I think the most valuable things that this type of tools can show for > > > developer are: accessible report to server-side logs pre request, info > > > about queries executed during request and maybe some cache stats and > > > variables list. > > > > Firebug (http://getfirebug.com/) is the most popular Firefox extension > > > for web developent, very handy and well-built. It implements > > > JavaScript console, DOM traversing, JS-debugging and lot more. FirePHP > > > (http://www.firephp.org/) is another extension that uses Firebug > > > interface and resources and therefore requires Firebug for work. You > > > can see demo here (Firefox with both extensions required, open and > > > enable Firebug console to see output) > > > -http://www.firephp.org/Examples/PHPArchitect/. > > > In two words, FirePHP allows you to output log messages that you > > > passed from PHP code, displays executed db queries, stack trace of > > > exceptions, etc. It requires of using PHP class FirePHPCore/ > > > FirePHP.class.php. Firepy (documentation and screenshot > > > -http://code.google.com/p/firepy/wiki/Documentation) is the > > > implementation for Python of the server-side FirePHP library, but it > > > uses the same Firefox extension (FirePHP). And it includes Middleware > > > for using with Django, but you can easily adopt it for any Python > > > framework. > > > > How-to for using FirePHP with web2py: > > > 1) Open Firefox, install Firebug, FirePHP > > > addons:https://addons.mozilla.org/ru/firefox/addon/1843,https://addons.mozil.... > > > Restart browser. > > > 2) Downloadhttp://www.box.net/shared/dtm0dhgze9andextract'firepy' > > > folder. > > > 3) Open directory with your current web2py application, and copy > > > 'firepy' folder into 'modules' directory of application. > > > 4) Edit first file in 'models' folder in your application (via web- or > > > desktop-editor). Place these lines in top of the file: > > > > import sys > > > sys.path += ['applications/%s/modules' % request.application] > > > from firepy.web2py import start_firepy > > > start_firepy(globals()) > > > > 5) Edit some controller file and add this line to some controller > > > function: logging.debug([1, {"asdf":(123, 2, "3")}, "3"]) > > > 6) Click on bug icon on bottom status line of Firefox. This will bring > > > up panel. Check the checkbox "Console" and click "Apply settings". > > > Ensure that tab "Console" is showing. > > > 7) Navigate from browser to this application/controller/function. And > > > now you should see your logging output in console ([1, {"asdf":(123, > > > 2, "3")}, "3"]). If controller executes some db queries, then console > > > will contain some info about them (sample > > > screenshothttp://firepy.googlecode.com/files/firepy.png). This is very > > > interesting to know raw SQL-queries (especially for eduction, and for > > > finding redundant or duplicating queries). > > > > Notice: Logs shows only if you are autorized in admin application. > > > This check prevents from showing debugging logs for non- > > > administrators. > > > > One disadvantage of this way is that it requires Firefox. But if you > > > open your site in other browsers no errors will occur (logging info > > > passes via HTTP headers). One possible way to support other browsers > > > is to use Firebug Lite (pure JS implementation of extension) for them > > > (http://getfirebug.com/lite.html) and modify or extend its code for > > > adding FirePHP functionality. > > > > BTW, web2py is great, I really was charmed with it. It is most pytonic > > > web framework and more flexible than most of them (I think it beats > > > Django as well). Such debugging possibility will be a nice addition > > > for it. > > > > On 3 июн, 08:10, mdipierro <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I am new to this. I can tell this is very usefull but I do not know > > > > how to make it work. > > > > > Any chance you can make a short video showing it (perhaps using Jing)? > > > > > Do you feel it should be included in web2py? How? > > > > > Massimo > > > > > On Jun 2, 9:04 am, sgtpep <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Source files were updated in archive. Some issues were fixed. And also > > > > > logs shows in console now if you are authorized in admin application. > > > > > I forgot to mention what features of frepy are ready for working with > > > > > web2py: > > > > > - server-side logging using logging module > > > > > - db query logging (!) with timing and multiple databases support > > > > > Custom exception handler are not working yet because web2py owerrides > > > > > it with own one. > > > > > > On 2 июн, 10:02, sgtpep <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > Hi, web2pyers! > > > > > > Everyone knows Firebug, the perfect webdeveloper tool. There is also > > > > > > FirePHP addon for using Firebug facilities for server side > > > > > > debugging/ > > > > > > logging. And recently I found firepy (http://code.google.com/p/ > > > > > > firepy/). It makes available to use FirePHP with Django. > > > > > > I have added a bit of code to firepy source for making possible to > > > > > > use > > > > > > it with web2py. > > > > > > Here it is (sorry, I have no time to commit it to firepy or web2py > > > > > > distribution, mayby later):http://www.box.net/shared/dtm0dhgze9 > > > > > > > For using place firepy folder to modules directory of your > > > > > > application > > > > > > and add these lines of code at the begining of your models code: > > > > > > import sys > > > > > > sys.path += ['applications/%s/modules' % request.application] > > > > > > from firepy.web2py import start_firepy > > > > > > start_firepy(globals()) --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "web2py Web Framework" group. 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