Bug 13644 – Drosera needs a stand-alone console with its own JavaScript context

• Status: RESOLVED
• Resolution: FIXED
• Component: Tools / Tests

[Garrett Smith]

Safari does not have a JavaScript debugger.

It is not practical to use print or alert functions for debugging. Especially when threading is used (setInterval, setTimeout).

A browser without a debugger is not suitable for rich application development.

[Garrett Smith]

Safari needs a console that is read/write.

The console should allow "command line" execution of javascript.

Example:
> a = 3;
3
> b =2
2
> a + b
5

[Brady Eidson]

Have you looked at Drosera?

[Garrett Smith]

Drosera's console does look promising.

I keep getting an error with Drosera's console: "In order to eval your script, you need to pause the debugger."

That is after pausing. I restarted. I tried about:blank. Same error.

The UI could eventually use an eval or run button, and even possibly allow mulit-line input (return doesn't execute run).

Please reassign or move this bug to the appropriate component/group. 

Thank you.

[David Kilzer (:ddkilzer)]

Confirmed with a local debug build of WebKit r21332 with Safari 2.0.4 (419.3) on Mac OS X 10.4.9 (8P135).

* STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Start Safari/Webkit.
2. Open one window with a URL of:  about:blank
3. Start Drosera.
4. Attach to Safari.
5. Click "Pause" button.
6. Click "Console" button.
7. Enter a JavaScript expression ("1 + 2") and hit enter in the Console.

* EXPECTED RESULTS
The statement should execute without a context in the Safari window (or there should be a way to create a stand-alone context).

* ACTUAL RESULTS
An error dialog is displayed that JavaScript execution must be paused before expressions may be evaluated.