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""" Utility module to help debug Python scripts
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File: utilsDebug.py
Overview: Python module to supply functions to help debug Python
scripts.
Gotchas: None.
Copyright: None.
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"""
# Python modules:
import sys
# Third party modules:
# In-house modules:
# Instantiations:
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Details: Class to implement simple stack function trace. Instantiation the
# class as the first function you want to trace. Example:
# obj = utilsDebug.CDebugFnVerbose("validate_arguments()")
# Gotchas: This class will not work in properly in a multi-threaded
# environment.
# Authors: Illya Rudkin 28/11/2013.
# Changes: None.
#--
class CDebugFnVerbose(object):
# Public static properties:
bVerboseOn = False # True = turn on function tracing, False = turn off.
# Public:
#++------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Details: CDebugFnVerbose constructor.
# Type: Method.
# Args: vstrFnName - (R) Text description i.e. a function name.
# Return: None.
# Throws: None.
#--
# CDebugFnVerbose(vstrFnName)
#++------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Details: Print out information on the object specified.
# Type: Method.
# Args: vstrText - (R) Some helper text description.
# vObject - (R) Some Python type object.
# Return: None.
# Throws: None.
#--
def dump_object(self, vstrText, vObject):
if not CDebugFnVerbose.bVerboseOn:
return
sys.stdout.write(
"%d%s> Dp: %s" %
(CDebugFnVerbose.__nLevel,
self.__get_dots(),
vstrText))
print(vObject)
#++------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Details: Print out some progress text given by the client.
# Type: Method.
# Args: vstrText - (R) Some helper text description.
# Return: None.
# Throws: None.
#--
def dump_text(self, vstrText):
if not CDebugFnVerbose.bVerboseOn:
return
print(("%d%s> Dp: %s" % (CDebugFnVerbose.__nLevel, self.__get_dots(),
vstrText)))
# Private methods:
def __init__(self, vstrFnName):
self.__indent_out(vstrFnName)
#++------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Details: Build an indentation string of dots based on the __nLevel.
# Type: Method.
# Args: None.
# Return: Str - variable length string.
# Throws: None.
#--
def __get_dots(self):
return "".join("." for i in range(0, CDebugFnVerbose.__nLevel))
#++------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Details: Build and print out debug verbosity text indicating the function
# just exited from.
# Type: Method.
# Args: None.
# Return: None.
# Throws: None.
#--
def __indent_back(self):
if CDebugFnVerbose.bVerboseOn:
print(("%d%s< fn: %s" % (CDebugFnVerbose.__nLevel,
self.__get_dots(), self.__strFnName)))
CDebugFnVerbose.__nLevel -= 1
#++------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Details: Build and print out debug verbosity text indicating the function
# just entered.
# Type: Method.
# Args: vstrFnName - (R) Name of the function entered.
# Return: None.
# Throws: None.
#--
def __indent_out(self, vstrFnName):
CDebugFnVerbose.__nLevel += 1
self.__strFnName = vstrFnName
if CDebugFnVerbose.bVerboseOn:
print(("%d%s> fn: %s" % (CDebugFnVerbose.__nLevel,
self.__get_dots(), self.__strFnName)))
# Private statics attributes:
__nLevel = 0 # Indentation level counter
# Private attributes:
__strFnName = ""