Helpful Debugging Scripts and How To Use Them
When working with an api that returns JSON, the standard debugging response to the xcode console will look something like this:
(lldb) po json
▿ 4 elements
▿ 0 : 2 elements
- key : body
- value : quia et suscipit
suscipit recusandae consequuntur expedita et cum
reprehenderit molestiae ut ut quas totam
nostrum rerum est autem sunt rem eveniet architecto
▿ 1 : 2 elements
- key : id
- value : 1
▿ 2 : 2 elements
- key : title
- value : sunt aut facere repellat provident occaecati excepturi optio reprehenderit
▿ 3 : 2 elements
- key : userId
- value : 1
This repository provides an easy new LLDB function that will print dictionaries as a standard json response that you can easily copy and use elsewhere.
Once the new LLDB function is available you'll be able to invoke jprint like so:
(lldb) jprint json
{
"body" : "quia et suscipit\nsuscipit recusandae consequuntur expedita et cum\nreprehenderit molestiae ut ut quas totam\nnostrum rerum est autem sunt rem eveniet architecto",
"id" : 1,
"title" : "sunt aut facere repellat provident occaecati excepturi optio reprehenderit",
"userId" : 1
}
- Open a new terminal window
- Clone this repo to your desired directory
- Run the following command:
echo "command script import {PATH TO CLONED REPO}/jprint.py" >> ~/.lldbinit - Close the existing terminal and open a new one
- run the following command:
lldb
(lldb) help
- At the bottom of the message printed to the console you should see something like the following:
Current user-defined commands:
jprint -- For more information run 'help jprint'
Now you should be able to access jprint from the Xcode lldb debugger the same way you use po and other common lldb debugging functions