Debug mode, make the log and UI more verbose for debugging/plugins developing?

[pc223]

Couple of things we can do:

• Measure timing, to debug running slow, delay, freeze, time to query
• Progress bar state, waiting for query/searching/done
• Expose input query, output response
• Expose RPC communications, input, output
• Expose Score, RawScore, Training Score? (The why-my-item-is-not-on-top problem)

Implementation: Maybe a checkbox in settings-window? Debug mode?

Thoughts?

Maybe like this:

UI before vs after add scores:

Logs after add more info, with RPC input/output, query input, begin/end time of query:

12:00:02.1774+07:00 - DEBUG - JsonRPCPlugin.ExecuteAsync - startInfo.Args:<-B, C:\Users\user1\AppData\Roaming\FlowLauncher\Plugins\Search-MDI-2.1.1\main.py, {"method":"query","parameters":["hell"]}>
12:00:02.2895+07:00 - DEBUG - JsonRPCPlugin.ExecuteAsync - result:<{"result": [{"Title": "powershell", "SubTitle": "Press ENTER to copy to clipboard (SHIFT+ENTER for more options)", "IcoPath": "icons\\powershell.svg", "ContextData": ["powershell"], "JsonRPCAction": {"method": "copy_to_clipboard", "parameters": ["powershell"]}}]}
>
12:00:02.2895+07:00 - DEBUG - PluginManager.QueryForPlugin - Cost for Search-MDI <112ms>
12:00:02.2895+07:00 - INFO  - MainViewModel.QueryTask - End,Search-MDI
12:00:02.2895+07:00 - INFO  - MainViewModel.QueryResults - End,QueryText=<mdi hell>
12:00:02.3413+07:00 - INFO  - MainViewModel.QueryResults - Begin,QueryText=<mdi hel>
12:00:02.3413+07:00 - INFO  - MainViewModel.QueryTask - Begin,Search-MDI
12:00:02.3413+07:00 - DEBUG - JsonRPCPlugin.ExecuteAsync - startInfo.Args:<-B, C:\Users\user1\AppData\Roaming\FlowLauncher\Plugins\Search-MDI-2.1.1\main.py, {"method":"query","parameters":["hel"]}>
12:00:02.4653+07:00 - DEBUG - JsonRPCPlugin.ExecuteAsync - result:<{"result": [{"Title": "block-helper", "SubTitle": "Press ENTER to copy to clipboard (SHIFT+ENTER for more options)", "IcoPath": "icons\\block-helper.svg", "ContextData": ["block-helper"], "JsonRPCAction": {"method": "copy_to_clipboard", "parameters": ["block-helper"]}}, {"Title": "bookshelf", "SubTitle": "Press ENTER to copy to clipboard (SHIFT+ENTER for more options)", "IcoPath": "icons\\bookshelf.svg", "ContextData": ["bookshelf"], "JsonRPCAction": {"method": "copy_to_clipboard", "parameters": ["bookshelf"]}}, {"Title": "color-helper", "SubTitle": "Press ENTER to copy to clipboard (SHIFT+ENTER for more options)", "IcoPath": "icons\\color-helper.svg", "ContextData": ["color-helper"], "JsonRPCAction": {"method": "copy_to_clipboard", "parameters": ["color-helper"]}}, {"Title": "diving-helmet", "SubTitle": "Press ENTER to copy to clipboard (SHIFT+ENTER for more options)", "IcoPath": "icons\\diving-helmet.svg", "ContextData": ["diving-helmet"], "JsonRPCAction": {"method": "copy_to_clipboard", "parameters": ["diving-helmet"]}}, {"Title": "football-helmet", "SubTitle": "Press ENTER to copy to clipboard (SHIFT+ENTER for more options)", "IcoPath": "icons\\football-helmet.svg", "ContextData": ["football-helmet"], "JsonRPCAction": {"method": "copy_to_clipboard", "parameters": ["football-helmet"]}}, {"Title": "helicopter", "SubTitle": "Press ENTER to copy to clipboard (SHIFT+ENTER for more options)", "IcoPath": "icons\\helicopter.svg", "ContextData": ["helicopter"], "JsonRPCAction": {"method": "copy_to_clipboard", "parameters": ["helicopter"]}}, {"Title": "help", "SubTitle": "Press ENTER to copy to clipboard (SHIFT+ENTER for more options)", "IcoPath": "icons\\help.svg", "ContextData": ["help"], "JsonRPCAction": {"method": "copy_to_clipboard", "parameters": ["help"]}}, {"Title": "help-box", "SubTitle": "Press ENTER to copy to clipboard (SHIFT+ENTER for more options)", "IcoPath": "icons\\help-box.svg", "ContextData": ["help-box"], "JsonRPCAction": {"method": "copy_to_clipboard", "parameters": ["help-box"]}}, {"Title": "help-circle", "SubTitle": "Press ENTER to copy to clipboard (SHIFT+ENTER for more options)", "IcoPath": "icons\\help-circle.svg", "ContextData": ["help-circle"], "JsonRPCAction": {"method": "copy_to_clipboard", "parameters": ["help-circle"]}}, {"Title": "help-circle-outline", "SubTitle": "Press ENTER to copy to clipboard (SHIFT+ENTER for more options)", "IcoPath": "icons\\help-circle-outline.svg", "ContextData": ["help-circle-outline"], "JsonRPCAction": {"method": "copy_to_clipboard", "parameters": ["help-circle-outline"]}}, {"Title": "help-network", "SubTitle": "Press ENTER to copy to clipboard (SHIFT+ENTER for more options)", "IcoPath": "icons\\help-network.svg", "ContextData": ["help-network"], "JsonRPCAction": {"method": "copy_to_clipboard", "parameters": ["help-network"]}}, {"Title": "help-network-outline", "SubTitle": "Press ENTER to copy to clipboard (SHIFT+ENTER for more options)", "IcoPath": "icons\\help-network-outline.svg", "ContextData": ["help-network-outline"], "JsonRPCAction": {"method": "copy_to_clipboard", "parameters": ["help-network-outline"]}}, {"Title": "help-rhombus", "SubTitle": "Press ENTER to copy to clipboard (SHIFT+ENTER for more options)", "IcoPath": "icons\\help-rhombus.svg", "ContextData": ["help-rhombus"], "JsonRPCAction": {"method": "copy_to_clipboard", "parameters": ["help-rhombus"]}}, {"Title": "help-rhombus-outline", "SubTitle": "Press ENTER to copy to clipboard (SHIFT+ENTER for more options)", "IcoPath": "icons\\help-rhombus-outline.svg", "ContextData": ["help-rhombus-outline"], "JsonRPCAction": {"method": "copy_to_clipboard", "parameters": ["help-rhombus-outline"]}}, {"Title": "library-shelves", "SubTitle": "Press ENTER to copy to clipboard (SHIFT+ENTER for more options)", "IcoPath": "icons\\library-shelves.svg", "ContextData": ["library-shelves"], "JsonRPCAction": {"method": "copy_to_clipboard", "parameters": ["library-shelves"]}}, {"Title": "powershell", "SubTitle": "Press ENTER to copy to clipboard (SHIFT+ENTER for more options)", "IcoPath": "icons\\powershell.svg", "ContextData": ["powershell"], "JsonRPCAction": {"method": "copy_to_clipboard", "parameters": ["powershell"]}}, {"Title": "racing-helmet", "SubTitle": "Press ENTER to copy to clipboard (SHIFT+ENTER for more options)", "IcoPath": "icons\\racing-helmet.svg", "ContextData": ["racing-helmet"], "JsonRPCAction": {"method": "copy_to_clipboard", "parameters": ["racing-helmet"]}}, {"Title": "radio-handheld", "SubTitle": "Press ENTER to copy to clipboard (SHIFT+ENTER for more options)", "IcoPath": "icons\\radio-handheld.svg", "ContextData": ["radio-handheld"], "JsonRPCAction": {"method": "copy_to_clipboard", "parameters": ["radio-handheld"]}}, {"Title": "scan-helper", "SubTitle": "Press ENTER to copy to clipboard (SHIFT+ENTER for more options)", "IcoPath": "icons\\scan-helper.svg", "ContextData": ["scan-helper"], "JsonRPCAction": {"method": "copy_to_clipboard", "parameters": ["scan-helper"]}}, {"Title": "settings-helper", "SubTitle": "Press ENTER to copy to clipboard (SHIFT+ENTER for more options)", "IcoPath": "icons\\settings-helper.svg", "ContextData": ["settings-helper"], "JsonRPCAction": {"method": "copy_to_clipboard", "parameters": ["settings-helper"]}}, {"Title": "timeline-help", "SubTitle": "Press ENTER to copy to clipboard (SHIFT+ENTER for more options)", "IcoPath": "icons\\timeline-help.svg", "ContextData": ["timeline-help"], "JsonRPCAction": {"method": "copy_to_clipboard", "parameters": ["timeline-help"]}}, {"Title": "timeline-help-outline", "SubTitle": "Press ENTER to copy to clipboard (SHIFT+ENTER for more options)", "IcoPath": "icons\\timeline-help-outline.svg", "ContextData": ["timeline-help-outline"], "JsonRPCAction": {"method": "copy_to_clipboard", "parameters": ["timeline-help-outline"]}}]}
>
12:00:02.4653+07:00 - DEBUG - PluginManager.QueryForPlugin - Cost for Search-MDI <124ms>
12:00:02.4653+07:00 - INFO  - MainViewModel.QueryTask - End,Search-MDI
12:00:02.4653+07:00 - INFO  - MainViewModel.QueryResults - End,QueryText=<mdi hel>

[taooceros]

The old wox does have this kind of debug mode, but not quite sure how it implement it.

[jjw24]

quite like this idea actually, provided not a drastic change, which i dont think it will be.

[pc223]

I currently use this by default, but not sure how to do it for real, probably gonna involve a lot of guard condition, if DEBUG then..., the code can be a bit verbose.

The old wox does have this kind of debug mode, but not quite sure how it implement it.

@taooceros I don't remember that option, do you remember the version of old Wox that have that debug option?