musescore / musescore/MuseScore
Need a window to view console.log() output from plugins
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Description
Your idea
We need a window or file we can easily see console.log( ) output from plugins (some plugins do NOTHING but write to console.log(), i.e. they're analytical only.
I'm fine if it's only available when launched in debug mode, e.g. via DevTools tab or Diagnostics menu.
Problem to be solved
Some plugins are designed simply to analyse the current score at display info about it via console.log (e.g. "Score Duration", not sure where I got it from). And as a developer while working on a plugin, having some sort of debug output visible is pretty much essential.
Prior art
Was available in MS 3.x
Additional context
I've been told under Linux you can see the output in the terminal the executable was launched from. But it's definitely not possible in Window, even checking the debug output via a debugger nothing shows.
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the missing console.log() output on Windows and inspect the existing plugin logging and debug-output handling. Define a debug-mode window, DevTools view, or Diagnostics entry point that displays plugin output, then verify that analytical and development plugins can be observed without relying on a terminal.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- desktop, devtools
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100