JuliaDebug / JuliaDebug/CodeTracking.jl

Revise should track macro-created functions defined in the REPL

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Description

macro makefn(name)
    name = Symbol(name)
    quote
        $(esc(name))() = print("hello")
    end
end

julia> @makefn f
f (generic function with 1 method)

julia> f()
hello

julia> @code_string f()
"        \$(esc(name))() = println(\"hello\")"

In an ideal world, @code_string f() would return something like f() = println(\"hello\")".

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the macro and @code_string f() example in the Julia REPL, then inspect how CodeTracking handles functions created by macros there. Done means the existing example reports the generated function definition, such as f() = println("hello"), instead of the macro source.

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Assessment

Tech stack
julia
Domain
devtools
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
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Stale
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Mostly clear
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