module ActiveSupport # Backtraces often include many lines that are not relevant for the context # under review. This makes it hard to find the signal amongst the backtrace # noise, and adds debugging time. With a BacktraceCleaner, filters and # silencers are used to remove the noisy lines, so that only the most relevant # lines remain. # # Filters are used to modify lines of data, while silencers are used to remove # lines entirely. The typical filter use case is to remove lengthy path # information from the start of each line, and view file paths relevant to the # app directory instead of the file system root. The typical silencer use case # is to exclude the output of a noisy library from the backtrace, so that you # can focus on the rest. # # bc = BacktraceCleaner.new # bc.add_filter { |line| line.gsub(Rails.root, '') } # strip the Rails.root prefix # bc.add_silencer { |line| line =~ /mongrel|rubygems/ } # skip any lines from mongrel or rubygems # bc.clean(exception.backtrace) # perform the cleanup # # To reconfigure an existing BacktraceCleaner (like the default one in Rails) # and show as much data as possible, you can always call # BacktraceCleaner#remove_silencers!, which will restore the # backtrace to a pristine state. If you need to reconfigure an existing # BacktraceCleaner so that it does not filter or modify the paths of any lines # of the backtrace, you can call BacktraceCleaner#remove_filters! # These two methods will give you a completely untouched backtrace. # # Inspired by the Quiet Backtrace gem by Thoughtbot. class BacktraceCleaner def initialize @filters, @silencers = [], [] end # Returns the backtrace after all filters and silencers have been run # against it. Filters run first, then silencers. def clean(backtrace, kind = :silent) filtered = filter_backtrace(backtrace) case kind when :silent silence(filtered) when :noise noise(filtered) else filtered end end alias :filter :clean # Adds a filter from the block provided. Each line in the backtrace will be # mapped against this filter. # # # Will turn "/my/rails/root/app/models/person.rb" into "/app/models/person.rb" # backtrace_cleaner.add_filter { |line| line.gsub(Rails.root, '') } def add_filter(&block) @filters << block end # Adds a silencer from the block provided. If the silencer returns +true+ # for a given line, it will be excluded from the clean backtrace. # # # Will reject all lines that include the word "mongrel", like "/gems/mongrel/server.rb" or "/app/my_mongrel_server/rb" # backtrace_cleaner.add_silencer { |line| line =~ /mongrel/ } def add_silencer(&block) @silencers << block end # Will remove all silencers, but leave in the filters. This is useful if # your context of debugging suddenly expands as you suspect a bug in one of # the libraries you use. def remove_silencers! @silencers = [] end # Removes all filters, but leaves in silencers. Useful if you suddenly # need to see entire filepaths in the backtrace that you had already # filtered out. def remove_filters! @filters = [] end private def filter_backtrace(backtrace) @filters.each do |f| backtrace = backtrace.map { |line| f.call(line) } end backtrace end def silence(backtrace) @silencers.each do |s| backtrace = backtrace.reject { |line| s.call(line) } end backtrace end def noise(backtrace) @silencers.each do |s| backtrace = backtrace.select { |line| s.call(line) } end backtrace end end end