JuliaDebug / JuliaDebug/Debugger.jl
Feature request: fr without types
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Description
Often, it is helpful or even necessary to see the types of the variables in the current frame. However, there are certainly situations when I know the types and they are of no interest. Parametric types can become very long, which then are unnecessary clutter in the fr display. I would request a possibility to display the variables in the current frame just with their values (and then, why not also an option that just displays the types?). Maybe frv for values-only and frt for types-only could be the commands.
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Research direction
Start by finding the existing fr command implementation and how debugger commands are parsed. Determine how frv should show only current-frame variable values and how frt should show only their types, then verify that the existing fr behavior remains unchanged. Done means the new commands work in the current-frame display and their output avoids the unwanted information.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- julia
- Domain
- cli, devtools
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 48/100