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## Debugger Visualizers | ||
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Many languages and debuggers enable developers to control how a type is | ||
displayed in a debugger. These are called "debugger visualizations" or "debugger | ||
views". | ||
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The Windows debuggers (WinDbg\CDB) support defining custom debugger visualizations using | ||
the `Natvis` framework. To use Natvis, developers write XML documents using the natvis | ||
schema that describe how debugger types should be displayed with the `.natvis` extension. | ||
(See: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/debugger/create-custom-views-of-native-objects?view=vs-2019) | ||
The Natvis files provide patterns which match type names a description of how to display | ||
those types. | ||
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The Natvis schema can be found either online (See: https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/cpp/natvis#_schema) | ||
or locally at `<VS Installation Folder>\Xml\Schemas\1033\natvis.xsd`. | ||
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The GNU debugger (GDB) supports defining custom debugger views using Pretty Printers. | ||
Pretty printers are written as python scripts that describe how a type should be displayed | ||
when loaded up in GDB/LLDB. (See: https://sourceware.org/gdb/onlinedocs/gdb/Pretty-Printing.html#Pretty-Printing) | ||
The pretty printers provide patterns, which match type names, and for matching | ||
types, descibe how to display those types. (For writing a pretty printer, see: https://sourceware.org/gdb/onlinedocs/gdb/Writing-a-Pretty_002dPrinter.html#Writing-a-Pretty_002dPrinter). | ||
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### Embedding Visualizers | ||
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Through the use of the `#[debugger_visualizer]` attribute, the `url` crate can embed | ||
debugger visualizers into the crate metadata. | ||
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Currently the two types of visualizers supported are Natvis and Pretty printers. | ||
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||
For Natvis files, when linking an executable with a crate that includes Natvis files, | ||
the MSVC linker will embed the contents of all Natvis files into the generated `PDB`. | ||
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||
For pretty printers, the compiler will encode the contents of the pretty printer | ||
in the `.debug_gdb_scripts` section of the `ELF` generated. | ||
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### Testing Visualizers | ||
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The `url` crate supports testing debugger visualizers defined for this crate. The entry point for | ||
these tests are `tests/debugger_visualizer.rs`. These tests are defined using the `debugger_test` and | ||
`debugger_test_parser` crates. The `debugger_test` crate is a proc macro crate which defines a | ||
single proc macro attribute, `#[debugger_test]`. For more detailed information about this crate, | ||
see https://crates.io/crates/debugger_test. The CI pipeline for the `url` crate has been updated | ||
to run the debugger visualizer tests to ensure debugger visualizers do not become broken/stale. | ||
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||
The `#[debugger_test]` proc macro attribute may only be used on test functions and will run the | ||
function under the debugger specified by the `debugger` meta item. | ||
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This proc macro attribute has 3 required values: | ||
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1. The first required meta item, `debugger`, takes a string value which specifies the debugger to launch. | ||
2. The second required meta item, `commands`, takes a string of new line (`\n`) separated list of debugger | ||
commands to run. | ||
3. The third required meta item, `expected_statements`, takes a string of new line (`\n`) separated list of | ||
statements that must exist in the debugger output. Pattern matching through regular expressions is also | ||
supported by using the `pattern:` prefix for each expected statement. | ||
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||
#### Example: | ||
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```rust | ||
#[debugger_test( | ||
debugger = "cdb", | ||
commands = "command1\ncommand2\ncommand3", | ||
expected_statements = "statement1\nstatement2\nstatement3")] | ||
fn test() { | ||
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||
} | ||
``` | ||
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Using a multiline string is also supported, with a single debugger command/expected statement per line: | ||
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||
```rust | ||
#[debugger_test( | ||
debugger = "cdb", | ||
commands = " | ||
command1 | ||
command2 | ||
command3", | ||
expected_statements = " | ||
statement1 | ||
pattern:statement[0-9]+ | ||
statement3")] | ||
fn test() { | ||
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||
} | ||
``` | ||
|
||
In the example above, the second expected statement uses pattern matching through a regular expression | ||
by using the `pattern:` prefix. | ||
|
||
#### Testing Locally | ||
|
||
Currently, only Natvis visualizations have been defined for the `url` crate via `debug_metadata/url.natvis`, | ||
which means the `tests/debugger_visualizer.rs` tests need to be run on Windows using the `*-pc-windows-msvc` targets. | ||
To run these tests locally, first ensure the debugging tools for Windows are installed or install them following | ||
the steps listed here, [Debugging Tools for Windows](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/drivers/debugger/). | ||
Once the debugging tools have been installed, the tests can be run in the same manner as they are in the CI | ||
pipeline. | ||
|
||
#### Note | ||
|
||
When running the debugger visualizer tests, `tests/debugger_visualizer.rs`, they need to be run consecutively | ||
and not in parallel. This can be achieved by passing the flag `--test-threads=1` to rustc. This is due to | ||
how the debugger tests are run. Each test marked with the `#[debugger_test]` attribute launches a debugger | ||
and attaches it to the current test process. If tests are running in parallel, the test will try to attach | ||
a debugger to the current process which may already have a debugger attached causing the test to fail. | ||
|
||
For example: | ||
|
||
``` | ||
cargo test --test debugger_visualizer --features debugger_visualizer -- --test-threads=1 | ||
``` | ||
## Debugger Visualizers | ||
|
||
Many languages and debuggers enable developers to control how a type is | ||
displayed in a debugger. These are called "debugger visualizations" or "debugger | ||
views". | ||
|
||
The Windows debuggers (WinDbg\CDB) support defining custom debugger visualizations using | ||
the `Natvis` framework. To use Natvis, developers write XML documents using the natvis | ||
schema that describe how debugger types should be displayed with the `.natvis` extension. | ||
(See: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/debugger/create-custom-views-of-native-objects?view=vs-2019) | ||
The Natvis files provide patterns which match type names a description of how to display | ||
those types. | ||
|
||
The Natvis schema can be found either online (See: https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/cpp/natvis#_schema) | ||
or locally at `<VS Installation Folder>\Xml\Schemas\1033\natvis.xsd`. | ||
|
||
The GNU debugger (GDB) supports defining custom debugger views using Pretty Printers. | ||
Pretty printers are written as python scripts that describe how a type should be displayed | ||
when loaded up in GDB/LLDB. (See: https://sourceware.org/gdb/onlinedocs/gdb/Pretty-Printing.html#Pretty-Printing) | ||
The pretty printers provide patterns, which match type names, and for matching | ||
types, descibe how to display those types. (For writing a pretty printer, see: https://sourceware.org/gdb/onlinedocs/gdb/Writing-a-Pretty_002dPrinter.html#Writing-a-Pretty_002dPrinter). | ||
|
||
### Embedding Visualizers | ||
|
||
Through the use of the `#[debugger_visualizer]` attribute, the `url` crate can embed | ||
debugger visualizers into the crate metadata. | ||
|
||
Currently the two types of visualizers supported are Natvis and Pretty printers. | ||
|
||
For Natvis files, when linking an executable with a crate that includes Natvis files, | ||
the MSVC linker will embed the contents of all Natvis files into the generated `PDB`. | ||
|
||
For pretty printers, the compiler will encode the contents of the pretty printer | ||
in the `.debug_gdb_scripts` section of the `ELF` generated. | ||
|
||
### Testing Visualizers | ||
|
||
The `url` crate supports testing debugger visualizers defined for this crate. The entry point for | ||
these tests are `tests/debugger_visualizer.rs`. These tests are defined using the `debugger_test` and | ||
`debugger_test_parser` crates. The `debugger_test` crate is a proc macro crate which defines a | ||
single proc macro attribute, `#[debugger_test]`. For more detailed information about this crate, | ||
see https://crates.io/crates/debugger_test. The CI pipeline for the `url` crate has been updated | ||
to run the debugger visualizer tests to ensure debugger visualizers do not become broken/stale. | ||
|
||
The `#[debugger_test]` proc macro attribute may only be used on test functions and will run the | ||
function under the debugger specified by the `debugger` meta item. | ||
|
||
This proc macro attribute has 3 required values: | ||
|
||
1. The first required meta item, `debugger`, takes a string value which specifies the debugger to launch. | ||
2. The second required meta item, `commands`, takes a string of new line (`\n`) separated list of debugger | ||
commands to run. | ||
3. The third required meta item, `expected_statements`, takes a string of new line (`\n`) separated list of | ||
statements that must exist in the debugger output. Pattern matching through regular expressions is also | ||
supported by using the `pattern:` prefix for each expected statement. | ||
|
||
#### Example: | ||
|
||
```rust | ||
#[debugger_test( | ||
debugger = "cdb", | ||
commands = "command1\ncommand2\ncommand3", | ||
expected_statements = "statement1\nstatement2\nstatement3")] | ||
fn test() { | ||
|
||
} | ||
``` | ||
|
||
Using a multiline string is also supported, with a single debugger command/expected statement per line: | ||
|
||
```rust | ||
#[debugger_test( | ||
debugger = "cdb", | ||
commands = " | ||
command1 | ||
command2 | ||
command3", | ||
expected_statements = " | ||
statement1 | ||
pattern:statement[0-9]+ | ||
statement3")] | ||
fn test() { | ||
|
||
} | ||
``` | ||
|
||
In the example above, the second expected statement uses pattern matching through a regular expression | ||
by using the `pattern:` prefix. | ||
|
||
#### Testing Locally | ||
|
||
Currently, only Natvis visualizations have been defined for the `url` crate via `debug_metadata/url.natvis`, | ||
which means the `tests/debugger_visualizer.rs` tests need to be run on Windows using the `*-pc-windows-msvc` targets. | ||
To run these tests locally, first ensure the debugging tools for Windows are installed or install them following | ||
the steps listed here, [Debugging Tools for Windows](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/drivers/debugger/). | ||
Once the debugging tools have been installed, the tests can be run in the same manner as they are in the CI | ||
pipeline. | ||
|
||
#### Note | ||
|
||
When running the debugger visualizer tests, `tests/debugger_visualizer.rs`, they need to be run consecutively | ||
and not in parallel. This can be achieved by passing the flag `--test-threads=1` to rustc. This is due to | ||
how the debugger tests are run. Each test marked with the `#[debugger_test]` attribute launches a debugger | ||
and attaches it to the current test process. If tests are running in parallel, the test will try to attach | ||
a debugger to the current process which may already have a debugger attached causing the test to fail. | ||
|
||
For example: | ||
|
||
``` | ||
cargo test --test debugger_visualizer --features debugger_visualizer -- --test-threads=1 | ||
``` |
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