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.. _plugin-Debug:
Documentation for the Debug plugin for Supybot
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Purpose
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This is for developers debugging their plugins; it provides an eval command
as well as some other useful commands.
It should not be loaded with a default installation.
Usage
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This plugin provides debugging abilities for Supybot. It
should not be loaded with a default installation.
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.. _commands-Debug:
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Commands
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.. _command-Debug-channeldb:
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channeldb [<channel> ]
Returns the result of the channeldb converter.
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.. _command-Debug-collect:
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collect [<times> ]
Does <times> gc collections, returning the number of objects collected each time. <times> defaults to 1.
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.. _command-Debug-environ:
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environ takes no arguments
Returns the environment of the supybot process.
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.. _command-Debug-eval:
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eval <expression>
Evaluates <expression> (which should be a Python expression) and returns its value. If an exception is raised, reports the exception (and logs the traceback to the bot's logfile).
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.. _command-Debug-exec:
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exec <statement>
Execs <code>. Returns success if it didn't raise any exceptions.
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.. _command-Debug-exn:
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exn <exception name>
Raises the exception matching <exception name>.
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.. _command-Debug-sendquote:
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sendquote <raw IRC message>
Sends (not queues) the raw IRC message given.
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.. _command-Debug-settrace:
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settrace [<filename> ]
Starts tracing function calls to <filename>. If <filename> is not given, sys.stdout is used. This causes much output.
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.. _command-Debug-simpleeval:
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simpleeval <expression>
Evaluates the given expression.
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.. _command-Debug-unsettrace:
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unsettrace takes no arguments
Stops tracing function calls on stdout.
Configuration
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supybot.plugins.Debug.public
This config variable defaults to "True", is not network-specific, and is not channel-specific.
Determines whether this plugin is publicly visible.