v1.7.0

What's new

This release contains many bug fixes and new features.

• Debug console
  • until command
  • whereami command
  • info ivars <expr> and info consts <expr>
  • A fewer log output
• Faster next and finish command on Ruby 3.2.
• Better VSCode (DAP) and Chrome (CDP) supports
• Experimental features
  • RUBY_DEBUG_LAZY configuration
  • , command on VSCode debug console to input debug commands

and more!

What's Changed

• Debug console
  • Control flow commands
    • Enable "step back " while replay by @ono-max in #754
    • Enable "step " while replay by @ono-max in #755
    • step into <name> by @ko1 in #786 (reverted)
      • → until command by @ko1 in #807
    • add cont alias for continue by @ko1 in #834
  • Query commands
    • whereami command by @ko1 in #778
    • support info ivars obj by @ko1 in #844
    • extend info command by @ko1 in #847
    • support info consts ClassOrModule by @ko1 in #855
    • abbrev candidates feature by @ko1 in #853
  • irb command
    • Use binding's location on irb command by @k0kubun in #804
    • Pass show_code: false to binding.irb if available by @k0kubun in #808
    • Add skip_src option to LineBreakpoint by @k0kubun in #810
  • Others
    • Resolve #726 Panic Nova Edit Feature by @mzagaja in #771
    • debugger in subsession by @ko1 in #833
• Configuration
  • fix log level by @ko1 in #823
  • open config by @ko1 in #826
  • config show_evaledsrc by @ko1 in #848
  • RUBY_DEBUG_LAZY boot option by @ko1 in #860
  • show more information for UNIX domain sockets by @ko1 in #861
  • support reset no_sigint_hook config by @ko1 in #858
• Bug fixes / Performance improvements
  • Faster next by reducing number of frame_depth calls by @WillHalto in #743
    • Revert "Faster next by reducing number of frame_depth calls" by @ko1 in #779
  • Disable canceled step/next/finish by @ko1 in #784
  • load 'etc' lazily by @ko1 in #785
  • Skip check for pending breakpoints if no breakpoints are present by @WillHalto in #738
    • check RubyVM.keep_script_lines by @ko1 in #789
  • Move skipping logic out of Config class by @st0012 in #787
  • Faster next / finish by using rb_profile_frames by @WillHalto in #746
  • fix #788 by @ko1 in #790
  • Fix #781 by @ono-max in #791
  • introduce SessionCommand by @ko1 in #793
  • use IO#gets by @ko1 in #824
  • reset_ui needs ui.activate by @ko1 in #825
  • Use dc depth by @ko1 in #831
  • fix control flow by @ko1 in #832
  • fix break line check algorithm by @ko1 in #837
  • take care exceptions from const_get by @ko1 in #854
  • Support Process.daemon by @shunichi in #856
  • use TOPLEVEL_BINDING if no binding by @ko1 in #859
  • quit command immediately by @ko1 in #819
• VSCode (DAP)
  • 🐛 Support displaying variables with non-unicode data by @marianosimone in #758
  • 🐛 Respect skip_path when returning the backtrace in ServerDAP by @marianosimone in #749
  • ✨ Allow setting local_fs_map even when using UI_UnixDomainServer by @marianosimone in #745
  • "nonstop": true option (default: false) on launch.json by @ko1 in #792
  • DAP: change result chars: 4096 -> 180 by @ko1 in #805
  • DAP: sort by instance variable names by @ko1 in #806
  • DAP: support to show global variables by @ko1 in #835
  • DAP: Allow debug command with ,command by @ko1 in #838
  • 🐛 Respect breakpoints even when in a skipped path by @marianosimone in #850
  • DAP: launch should be localfs == true by @ko1 in #845
• Chrome (CDP)
  • Use CONFIG.skip_all in server_cdp.rb by @ono-max in #744
  • Support BasicObject in Chrome debugging by @ono-max in #773
  • Correct matching condition when finding a server key by @ono-max in #775
  • Allow debugger to be attached from Inspector page in Chrome by @ono-max in #772
  • Support opening Chrome automatically on windows by @ono-max in #782
  • CDP: do not override UI_ServerBase::readline by @ono-max in #812
  • Support opening Chrome automatically on linux by @ono-max in #814
  • CDP: support to show global variables by @ono-max in #836
  • CDP: support Runtime.getExceptionDetails method by @ono-max in #840
  • CDP: Display the console when opening chrome automatically by @ono-max in #841
• Tests
  • Update test generator directory names to reflect latest changes by @ono-max in #706
  • Refactor the logic of getting UI to be tested by @ono-max in #776
  • Correct Env name for UI to be tested by @ono-max in #777
  • Add whereami test by @st0012 in #780
  • Fix raw test case for detaching by @ono-max in #705
  • Update actions/checkout version to v3 by @ydah in #809
  • Make sure to wait for all threads to finish by @ono-max in #817
  • Make sure to fail when remote debuggee does not exit after scenarios by @ono-max in #818
  • Make sure to kill remote debuggee in the protocol test by @ono-max in #813
  • Configure Github Actions to run console tests for macOS by @ono-max in #783
  • Update protocol tests by @st0012 in #720
  • Enable the test for checking if test fails when debuggee does not exit by @ono-max in #822
  • Enable test for checking if q! works correctly by @ono-max in #821
  • Disable the test for checking if the target program has line numbers remotely by @ono-max in #820
  • Make sure to wait TCP/IP server to start up by @ono-max in #827
  • Display an accurate message when the test fails by @ono-max in #842
  • Added dependabot for GitHub Actions by @hsbt in #843
  • wait for the first suspending by @ko1 in #846
  • use freeport with --port=0 by @ko1 in #851
• Doc
  • Add additional resources section and link to migration guide and cheatsheet by @st0012 in #770
  • Update README.md to show multiple commands execution using binding.b by @binarygit in #828
  • Fix typo in CONTRIBUTING.md by @shunichi in #857

New Contributors

• @mzagaja made their first contribution in #771
• @WillHalto made their first contribution in #743
• @k0kubun made their first contribution in #804
• @hsbt made their first contribution in #843
• @binarygit made their first contribution in #828
• @shunichi made their first contribution in #856

Full Changelog: v1.6.3...v1.7.0

Thank you for all your contributions.