To trace assignment to instance variable. This is experimental implement.
Add this line to your application's Gemfile:
gem 'instance_variable_tracer'
And then execute:
$ bundle
Or install it yourself as:
$ gem install instance_variable_tracer
InstanceVariableTracer.start(target_instance_variable_name: "@books")
When @books instance variable is assign, this InstanceVariableTracer print logs like this (using p method).
@books is assigned in path_to_app/app/controllers/books_controller.rb:7 index BooksController
The main file is lib/instance_variable_tracer.rb
Bug reports and pull requests are welcome on GitHub at https://github.com/igaiga/instance_variable_tracer. This project is intended to be a safe, welcoming space for collaboration, and contributors are expected to adhere to the Contributor Covenant code of conduct.
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