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Debug tool for Code Igniter 4

Usage

Add a debug message Data::debug("Some debug message"); Almost everything can be thrown to Data::debug; simple types, arrays, objects, Entities.

Or set a variable Data::set("name", $someThing);

Variable can be a simple type or an Entity of OrmExtension. Data will use toArray or allToArray on Entity if supplied by OrmExtension.

Use Data::getStore() to get the data and present it. Ex. In your base controller add this in the constructor

Data::set('bench', 0);
timer('code-start');

Create a method to print response. Ex

protected function success($code = 200) {
    $this->response->setStatusCode($code);
    Data::set('bench', timer()->getElapsedTime('code-start'));
    $this->response->setJSON(Data::getStore());
    $this->response->send();
}

This will give you a nice benchmark on every json response.

Live Template

For fast debugging, add this Live Template to your IDE: Data::debug(get_class($this), "$END$");.

Code Igniter 4 Error page

To see the debug data in Code Igniter 4 Error page follow these steps

1

Edit app/Views/errors/html/error_exception.php and add a tab for Data in the list with id #tabs.

<li><a href="#data">Data</a></li>

2

In the same file add this section under the div with class .tab-content.

<!-- Data -->
<div class="content" id="data">
    <pre><code><?=json_encode(\DebugTool\Data::getStore(), JSON_PRETTY_PRINT)?></code></pre>
</div>

3 Optional

To top is all up. Go to app/Views/errors/debug.js and add this at the bottom of init()-function

// Show last selected tab
if(window.localStorage.getItem('lastTab')) {
    tabLinks[window.localStorage.getItem('lastTab')].click();
}

And add this to showTab()-function

window.localStorage.setItem("lastTab", selectedId);

This will remember the tab between page reload.