#
# Documentation is at the __END__
#
package DB;
# "private" globals
my $preeval = {};
my $posteval = {};
my $ineval = {};
####
#
# Globals - must be defined at startup so that clients can refer to
# them right after a C<require DB;>
#
####
BEGIN {
# these are hardcoded in perl source (some are magical)
%DB::sub = (); # "filename:fromline-toline" for every known sub
# other "public" globals
# initialize private globals to avoid warnings
@stack = (0);
@clients = ();
$deep = 100;
$ready = 0;
@saved = ();
@skippkg = ();
$usrctxt = '';
$evalarg = '';
}
####
# entry point for all subroutine calls
#
sub sub {
# print $DB::sub, "\n";
&$DB::sub;
}
elsif (wantarray) {
}
else {
}
}
####
# this is called by perl for every statement
#
sub DB {
return unless $ready;
&save;
# we need to check for pseudofiles on Mac OS (these are files
# not attached to a filename, but instead stored in Dev:Pseudo)
# since this is done late, $DB::filename will be "wrong" after
# skippkg
if ($^O eq 'MacOS' && $#DB::dbline < 0) {
}
if ($stop eq '1') {
}
else {
}
}
}
_outputall($#stack . " levels deep in subroutine calls.\n") if $DB::single & 4;
$running = 0;
my $c;
for $c (@clients) {
# perform any client-specific prestop actions
# Now sit in an event loop until something sets $running
do {
$c->idle; # call client event loop; must not block
$running = 0;
}
} until $running;
# perform any client-specific poststop actions
}
}
($@, $!, $,, $/, $\, $^W) = @saved;
();
}
####
# this takes its argument via $evalarg to preserve current @_
#
sub eval {
($@, $!, $,, $/, $\, $^W) = @saved;
eval "$usrctxt $evalarg; &DB::save";
_outputall($@) if $@;
}
###############################################################################
# no compile-time subroutine call allowed before this point #
###############################################################################
use strict; # this can run only after DB() and sub() are defined
sub save {
@saved = ($@, $!, $,, $/, $\, $^W);
$, = ""; $/ = "\n"; $\ = ""; $^W = 0;
}
sub catch {
$ready = 1;
}
####
#
# Client callable (read inheritable) methods defined after this point
#
####
sub register {
my $s = shift;
$s = _clientname($s) if ref($s);
push @clients, $s;
}
sub done {
my $s = shift;
$s = _clientname($s) if ref($s);
$s->cleanup;
# $running = 3 unless @clients;
exit(0) unless @clients;
}
sub _clientname {
my $name = shift;
"$name" =~ /^(.+)=[A-Z]+\(.+\)$/;
return $1;
}
sub next {
my $s = shift;
$running = 1;
}
sub step {
my $s = shift;
$running = 1;
}
sub cont {
my $s = shift;
my $i = shift;
$s->set_tbreak($i) if $i;
for ($i = 0; $i <= $#stack;) {
$stack[$i++] &= ~1;
}
$running = 1;
}
####
# XXX caller must experimentally determine $i (since it depends
# on how many client call frames are between this call and the DB call).
# Such is life.
#
sub ret {
my $s = shift;
my $i = shift; # how many levels to get to DB sub
$i = 0 unless defined $i;
$stack[$#stack-$i] |= 1;
$running = 1;
}
####
# XXX caller must experimentally determine $start (since it depends
# on how many client call frames are between this call and the DB call).
# Such is life.
#
sub backtrace {
my $self = shift;
my $start = shift;
my($p,$f,$l,$s,$h,$w,$e,$r,$a, @a, @ret,$i);
for ($i = $start; ($p,$f,$l,$s,$h,$w,$e,$r) = caller($i); $i++) {
for (@a) {
s/'/\\'/g;
s/([^\0]*)/'$1'/ unless /^-?[\d.]+$/;
}
$w = $w ? '@ = ' : '$ = ';
$a = $h ? '(' . join(', ', @a) . ')' : '';
$e =~ s/\n\s*\;\s*\Z// if $e;
$e =~ s/[\\\']/\\$1/g if $e;
if ($r) {
$s = "require '$e'";
} elsif (defined $r) {
$s = "eval '$e'";
} elsif ($s eq '(eval)') {
$s = "eval {...}";
}
$f = "file `$f'" unless $f eq '-e';
push @ret, "$w&$s$a from $f line $l";
}
return @ret;
}
sub _outputall {
my $c;
for $c (@clients) {
$c->output(@_);
}
}
sub trace_toggle {
my $s = shift;
}
####
# without args: returns all defined subroutine names
# with subname args: returns a listref [file, start, end]
#
sub subs {
my $s = shift;
if (@_) {
my(@ret) = ();
while (@_) {
my $name = shift;
}
return @ret;
}
return keys %DB::sub;
}
####
# first argument is a filename whose subs will be returned
# if a filename is not supplied, all subs in the current
# filename are returned.
#
sub filesubs {
my $s = shift;
my $fname = shift;
}
####
# returns a list of all filenames that DB knows about
#
sub files {
my $s = shift;
my(@f) = grep(m|^_<|, keys %main::);
return map { substr($_,2) } @f;
}
####
# returns reference to an array holding the lines in currently
# loaded file
#
sub lines {
my $s = shift;
}
####
# loadfile($file, $line)
#
sub loadfile {
my $s = shift;
my $try;
}
}
my $c;
# _outputall("Loading file $file..");
for $c (@clients) {
# print "2 ", $file, '|', $line, "\n";
}
return $file;
}
return undef;
}
sub lineevents {
my $s = shift;
my $fname = shift;
my(%ret) = ();
my $i;
for ($i = 1; $i <= $#DB::dbline; $i++) {
}
return %ret;
}
sub set_break {
my $s = shift;
my $i = shift;
my $cond = shift;
$cond ||= '1';
$i = _find_subline($i) if ($i =~ /\D/);
$s->output("Subroutine not found.\n") unless $i;
if ($i) {
$s->output("Line $i not breakable.\n");
}
else {
}
}
}
sub set_tbreak {
my $s = shift;
my $i = shift;
$i = _find_subline($i) if ($i =~ /\D/);
$s->output("Subroutine not found.\n") unless $i;
if ($i) {
$s->output("Line $i not breakable.\n");
}
else {
}
}
}
sub _find_subline {
my $name = shift;
$name =~ s/\'/::/;
if ($from) {
return $from;
}
return undef;
}
sub clr_breaks {
my $s = shift;
my $i;
if (@_) {
while (@_) {
$i = shift;
$i = _find_subline($i) if ($i =~ /\D/);
$s->output("Subroutine not found.\n") unless $i;
}
}
}
}
else {
for ($i = 1; $i <= $#DB::dbline ; $i++) {
}
}
}
}
}
sub set_action {
my $s = shift;
my $i = shift;
my $act = shift;
$i = _find_subline($i) if ($i =~ /\D/);
$s->output("Subroutine not found.\n") unless $i;
if ($i) {
$s->output("Line $i not actionable.\n");
}
else {
}
}
}
sub clr_actions {
my $s = shift;
my $i;
if (@_) {
while (@_) {
my $i = shift;
$i = _find_subline($i) if ($i =~ /\D/);
$s->output("Subroutine not found.\n") unless $i;
}
}
}
else {
for ($i = 1; $i <= $#DB::dbline ; $i++) {
}
}
}
}
sub prestop {
}
sub poststop {
}
#
# "pure virtual" methods
#
sub cprestop {}
sub cpoststop {}
# client complete startup
sub awaken {}
sub skippkg {
my $s = shift;
push @skippkg, @_ if @_;
}
sub evalcode {
if (defined $val) {
}
}
sub ready {
my $s = shift;
return $ready = 1;
}
# stubs
sub init {}
sub stop {}
sub idle {}
sub cleanup {}
sub output {}
#
# client init
#
# disable this if stepping through END blocks is desired
# (looks scary and deconstructivist with Swat)
END { $ready = 0 }
1;
=head1 NAME
DB - programmatic interface to the Perl debugging API (draft, subject to
change)
=head1 SYNOPSIS
package CLIENT;
use DB;
@ISA = qw(DB);
# these (inherited) methods can be called by the client
CLIENT->register() # register a client package name
CLIENT->done() # de-register from the debugging API
CLIENT->skippkg('hide::hide') # ask DB not to stop in this package
CLIENT->cont([WHERE]) # run some more (until BREAK or another breakpt)
CLIENT->step() # single step
CLIENT->next() # step over
CLIENT->ret() # return from current subroutine
CLIENT->backtrace() # return the call stack description
CLIENT->ready() # call when client setup is done
CLIENT->trace_toggle() # toggle subroutine call trace mode
CLIENT->subs([SUBS]) # return subroutine information
CLIENT->files() # return list of all files known to DB
CLIENT->lines() # return lines in currently loaded file
CLIENT->loadfile(FILE,LINE) # load a file and let other clients know
CLIENT->lineevents() # return info on lines with actions
CLIENT->set_break([WHERE],[COND])
CLIENT->set_tbreak([WHERE])
CLIENT->clr_breaks([LIST])
CLIENT->set_action(WHERE,ACTION)
CLIENT->clr_actions([LIST])
CLIENT->evalcode(STRING) # eval STRING in executing code's context
CLIENT->prestop([STRING]) # execute in code context before stopping
CLIENT->poststop([STRING])# execute in code context before resuming
# These methods will be called at the appropriate times.
# Stub versions provided do nothing.
# None of these can block.
CLIENT->init() # called when debug API inits itself
CLIENT->stop(FILE,LINE) # when execution stops
CLIENT->idle() # while stopped (can be a client event loop)
CLIENT->cleanup() # just before exit
CLIENT->output(LIST) # called to print any output that API must show
=head1 DESCRIPTION
Perl debug information is frequently required not just by debuggers,
but also by modules that need some "special" information to do their
job properly, like profilers.
This module abstracts and provides all of the hooks into Perl internal
debugging functionality, so that various implementations of Perl debuggers
(or packages that want to simply get at the "privileged" debugging data)
can all benefit from the development of this common code. Currently used
Note that multiple "front-ends" can latch into this debugging API
simultaneously. This is intended to facilitate things like
debugging with a command line and GUI at the same time, debugging
debuggers etc. [Sounds nice, but this needs some serious support -- GSAR]
In particular, this API does B<not> provide the following functions:
=over 4
=item *
data display
=item *
command processing
=item *
command alias management
=item *
user interface (tty or graphical)
=back
These are intended to be services performed by the clients of this API.
This module attempts to be squeaky clean w.r.t C<use strict;> and when
warnings are enabled.
=head2 Global Variables
The following "public" global names can be read by clients of this API.
Beware that these should be considered "readonly".
=over 8
=item $DB::sub
Name of current executing subroutine.
=item %DB::sub
The keys of this hash are the names of all the known subroutines. Each value
is an encoded string that has the sprintf(3) format
C<("%s:%d-%d", filename, fromline, toline)>.
=item $DB::single
Single-step flag. Will be true if the API will stop at the next statement.
=item $DB::signal
Signal flag. Will be set to a true value if a signal was caught. Clients may
check for this flag to abort time-consuming operations.
=item $DB::trace
This flag is set to true if the API is tracing through subroutine calls.
=item @DB::args
Contains the arguments of current subroutine, or the C<@ARGV> array if in the
toplevel context.
=item @DB::dbline
List of lines in currently loaded file.
=item %DB::dbline
Actions in current file (keys are line numbers). The values are strings that
have the sprintf(3) format C<("%s\000%s", breakcondition, actioncode)>.
=item $DB::package
Package namespace of currently executing code.
=item $DB::filename
Currently loaded filename.
=item $DB::subname
Fully qualified name of currently executing subroutine.
=item $DB::lineno
Line number that will be executed next.
=back
=head2 API Methods
The following are methods in the DB base class. A client must
access these methods by inheritance (*not* by calling them directly),
since the API keeps track of clients through the inheritance
mechanism.
=over 8
=item CLIENT->register()
=item CLIENT->evalcode(STRING)
eval STRING in executing code context
=item CLIENT->skippkg('D::hide')
ask DB not to stop in these packages
=item CLIENT->run()
run some more (until a breakpt is reached)
=item CLIENT->step()
single step
=item CLIENT->next()
step over
=item CLIENT->done()
de-register from the debugging API
=back
=head2 Client Callback Methods
The following "virtual" methods can be defined by the client. They will
be called by the API at appropriate points. Note that unless specified
otherwise, the debug API only defines empty, non-functional default versions
of these methods.
=over 8
=item CLIENT->init()
Called after debug API inits itself.
=item CLIENT->prestop([STRING])
Usually inherited from DB package. If no arguments are passed,
returns the prestop action string.
=item CLIENT->stop()
Called when execution stops (w/ args file, line).
=item CLIENT->idle()
Called while stopped (can be a client event loop).
=item CLIENT->poststop([STRING])
Usually inherited from DB package. If no arguments are passed,
returns the poststop action string.
=item CLIENT->evalcode(STRING)
Usually inherited from DB package. Ask for a STRING to be C<eval>-ed
in executing code context.
=item CLIENT->cleanup()
Called just before exit.
=item CLIENT->output(LIST)
Called when API must show a message (warnings, errors etc.).
=back
=head1 BUGS
The interface defined by this module is missing some of the later additions
to perl's debugging functionality. As such, this interface should be considered
highly experimental and subject to change.
=head1 AUTHOR
Gurusamy Sarathy gsar@activestate.com
This code heavily adapted from an early version of perl5db.pl attributable
to Larry Wall and the Perl Porters.
=cut