./library/lib/trace.xotcl

Package/File Information

• Object: lintFilter, showCall, showClass, showMsg, showStack, showTimeEnd, showTimeStart, showVars, statFilter, traceFilter.
  
• Trace: closeTraceFile, openTraceFile, puts.
  

Class: Object

Instprocs

• traceFilter args

  Arguments:	args: arbitrary args
  Description:	Filter to trace every method call on an object or class hierarchy. Outputs a message befora and after each call of the traced object.
  Return:	empty string

• lintFilter

  Description:

  Experimental lint filter

• statFilter

  Description:

  Experimental statistics filter

• showVars args

  Arguments:	args: is of variables
  Description:	Show the values of the specified variables (or of all variables) of an object on stderr.

• showMsg msg

  Arguments:	msg: optional output
  Description:	Show a message msg with the form "[self] $cls->$method $msg" on stderr.

• showClass

  Description:

  Show classes and mixins of the object

• showStack maxDepth

  Arguments:	maxDepth: max stack depth, default=100
  Description:	Show callstack up to the specified calldepth.

• showCall

  Description:

  Show the current call with the form "[self] $cls->$method $args" on stderr.

• showTimeStart ?handle?

  Arguments:	?handle?: Handle object name, optional
  Description:	start a timer

• showTimeEnd ?handle?

  Arguments:	?handle?: Handle object name, optional
  Description:	end a timer and show result

Object: Trace

Procs

• puts line

  Arguments:	line: output line
  Description:	Define how traceFilter writes to the output stream. Default: write to trace stream.

• openTraceFile name

  Arguments:	name: file name
  Description:	Redirect trace output to file.

• closeTraceFile name

  Arguments:	name: file name
  Description:	Close trace file and redirect output to stderr.