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Features
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Debugging with oslo_debug_helper
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The oslotest package also distributes a shell file that may be used to assist
in debugging python code. The shell file uses testtools, and supports debugging
with `pdb <https://docs.python.org/2/library/pdb.html>`_.
Adding breakpoints to the code
------------------------------
The typical usage to break into the debugger from a running program is to
insert:
.. code-block:: python
import pdb; pdb.set_trace()
Update tox.ini
--------------
Within the ``tox.ini`` file of your project add the following::
[testenv:debug]
commands = oslo_debug_helper {posargs}
If the project name, and the module that precedes the tests directory do not
match, then consider passing a `-t` argument to `oslo_debug_helper` to
indicate the directory where tests are located.
For example, the ``python-keystoneclient`` project has tests in
``keystoneclient/tests``, thus it would have to pass in::
[testenv:debug]
commands = oslo_debug_helper -t keystoneclient/tests {posargs}
Similarly, most ``oslo`` projects have the tests at the package level, it
would have to pass in::
[testenv:debug]
commands = oslo_debug_helper -t tests {posargs}
Debugging with tox
------------------
To enable debugging, run tox with the ``debug`` environment:
.. code-block:: bash
$ tox -e debug
$ tox -e debug test_notifications
$ tox -e debug test_notifications.NotificationsTestCase
$ tox -e debug test_notifications.NotificationsTestCase.test_send_notification
Which results in an interactive prompt:
.. code-block:: bash
> /opt/stack/ceilometer/ceilometer/tests/identity/test_notifications.py(106)notification_for_role_change()
-> action_name = '%s.%s' % (action, ROLE_ASSIGNMENT)
(Pdb)