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index 1a647f8375..a9715fb837 100644
--- a/guides/source/debugging_rails_applications.md
+++ b/guides/source/debugging_rails_applications.md
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+**DO NOT READ THIS FILE ON GITHUB, GUIDES ARE PUBLISHED ON http://guides.rubyonrails.org.**
+
Debugging Rails Applications
============================
@@ -309,7 +311,7 @@ For example:
```bash
=> Booting WEBrick
-=> Rails 4.2.0 application starting in development on http://0.0.0.0:3000
+=> Rails 5.0.0 application starting in development on http://0.0.0.0:3000
=> Run `rails server -h` for more startup options
=> Notice: server is listening on all interfaces (0.0.0.0). Consider using 127.0.0.1 (--binding option)
=> Ctrl-C to shutdown server
@@ -422,11 +424,11 @@ then `backtrace` will supply the answer.
--> #0 ArticlesController.index
at /PathTo/project/test_app/app/controllers/articles_controller.rb:8
#1 ActionController::ImplicitRender.send_action(method#String, *args#Array)
- at /PathToGems/actionpack-4.2.0/lib/action_controller/metal/implicit_render.rb:4
+ at /PathToGems/actionpack-5.0.0/lib/action_controller/metal/implicit_render.rb:4
#2 AbstractController::Base.process_action(action#NilClass, *args#Array)
- at /PathToGems/actionpack-4.2.0/lib/abstract_controller/base.rb:189
+ at /PathToGems/actionpack-5.0.0/lib/abstract_controller/base.rb:189
#3 ActionController::Rendering.process_action(action#NilClass, *args#NilClass)
- at /PathToGems/actionpack-4.2.0/lib/action_controller/metal/rendering.rb:10
+ at /PathToGems/actionpack-5.0.0/lib/action_controller/metal/rendering.rb:10
...
```
@@ -438,7 +440,7 @@ context.
```
(byebug) frame 2
-[184, 193] in /PathToGems/actionpack-4.2.0/lib/abstract_controller/base.rb
+[184, 193] in /PathToGems/actionpack-5.0.0/lib/abstract_controller/base.rb
184: # is the intended way to override action dispatching.
185: #
186: # Notice that the first argument is the method to be dispatched
@@ -542,7 +544,7 @@ This way an irb session will be started within the context you invoked it. But
be warned: this is an experimental feature.
The `var` method is the most convenient way to show variables and their values.
-Let's let `byebug` to help us with it.
+Let's let `byebug` help us with it.
```
(byebug) help var
@@ -655,7 +657,7 @@ instruction to be executed. In this case, the activesupport's `week` method.
```
(byebug) step
-[50, 59] in /PathToGems/activesupport-4.2.0/lib/active_support/core_ext/numeric/time.rb
+[50, 59] in /PathToGems/activesupport-5.0.0/lib/active_support/core_ext/numeric/time.rb
50: ActiveSupport::Duration.new(self * 24.hours, [[:days, self]])
51: end
52: alias :day :days
@@ -780,10 +782,10 @@ will be stopped and you will have to start it again.
`byebug` has a few available options to tweak its behaviour:
-* `set autoreload`: Reload source code when changed (default: true).
-* `set autolist`: Execute `list` command on every breakpoint (default: true).
+* `set autoreload`: Reload source code when changed (defaults: true).
+* `set autolist`: Execute `list` command on every breakpoint (defaults: true).
* `set listsize _n_`: Set number of source lines to list by default to _n_
-(default: 10)
+(defaults: 10)
* `set forcestep`: Make sure the `next` and `step` commands always move to a new
line.
@@ -798,6 +800,63 @@ set forcestep
set listsize 25
```
+Debugging with the `web-console` gem
+------------------------------------
+
+Web Console is a bit like `byebug`, but it runs in the browser. In any page you
+are developing, you can request a console in the context of a view or a
+controller. The console would be rendered next to your HTML content.
+
+### Console
+
+Inside any controller action or view, you can then invoke the console by
+calling the `console` method.
+
+For example, in a controller:
+
+```ruby
+class PostsController < ApplicationController
+ def new
+ console
+ @post = Post.new
+ end
+end
+```
+
+Or in a view:
+
+```html+erb
+<% console %>
+
+<h2>New Post</h2>
+```
+
+This will render a console inside your view. You don't need to care about the
+location of the `console` call; it won't be rendered on the spot of its
+invocation but next to your HTML content.
+
+The console executes pure Ruby code. You can define and instantiate
+custom classes, create new models and inspect variables.
+
+NOTE: Only one console can be rendered per request. Otherwise `web-console`
+will raise an error on the second `console` invocation.
+
+### Inspecting Variables
+
+You can invoke `instance_variables` to list all the instance variables
+available in your context. If you want to list all the local variables, you can
+do that with `local_variables`.
+
+### Settings
+
+* `config.web_console.whitelisted_ips`: Authorized list of IPv4 or IPv6
+addresses and networks (defaults: `127.0.0.1/8, ::1`).
+* `config.web_console.whiny_requests`: Log a message when a console rendering
+is prevented (defaults: `true`).
+
+Since `web-console` evaluates plain Ruby code remotely on the server, don't try
+to use it in production.
+
Debugging Memory Leaks
----------------------
@@ -830,7 +889,7 @@ application. Here is a list of useful plugins for debugging:
* [Footnotes](https://github.com/josevalim/rails-footnotes) Every Rails page has
footnotes that give request information and link back to your source via
TextMate.
-* [Query Trace](https://github.com/ntalbott/query_trace/tree/master) Adds query
+* [Query Trace](https://github.com/ruckus/active-record-query-trace/tree/master) Adds query
origin tracing to your logs.
* [Query Reviewer](https://github.com/nesquena/query_reviewer) This rails plugin
not only runs "EXPLAIN" before each of your select queries in development, but
@@ -854,6 +913,7 @@ References
* [ruby-debug Homepage](http://bashdb.sourceforge.net/ruby-debug/home-page.html)
* [debugger Homepage](https://github.com/cldwalker/debugger)
* [byebug Homepage](https://github.com/deivid-rodriguez/byebug)
+* [web-console Homepage](https://github.com/rails/web-console)
* [Article: Debugging a Rails application with ruby-debug](http://www.sitepoint.com/debug-rails-app-ruby-debug/)
* [Ryan Bates' debugging ruby (revised) screencast](http://railscasts.com/episodes/54-debugging-ruby-revised)
* [Ryan Bates' stack trace screencast](http://railscasts.com/episodes/24-the-stack-trace)