[xdebug-dev] Re: Adding -d Parameter to `eval` Command

Hi Max,

On Fri, 26 Aug 2016, Max Sherman wrote:

> The current description for XDebug’s eval command is (emphasis mine)
>
> Evaluate a given string within the current execution context. A
> property element MAY be returned as a child element of the response,
> but the IDE MUST NOT expect one. The string being evaluated may be an
> expression or a code segment to be executed. Languages, such as
> Python, which have separate statements for these, will need to handle
> both appropriately.
>
> There’s no real reason to have this restriction, and I think we should
> allow evaluation at any stack depth, defaulting to the current frame.
> I propose a new optional parameter `-d` to specify the stack depth,
> defaulting to 0.

I can't see a reason either. Want to make a PR against
https://github.com/derickr/dbgp ?

cheers,
Derick
Received on Tue Aug 30 2016 - 10:18:42 BST