Re: Future of Web Application in Gambas

[Benoît Minisini <benoit.minisini@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Le 22/04/2025 à 16:30, Benoît Minisini a écrit :
> This is now less useful, as the IDE is able to debug external processes.
>
> I mean:
>
> 1) You run a local http server with your web application executable 
> installed as a CGI script. In other words, it's your production 
> environment installed locally.
>
> 2) You put some breakpoints in your web application source code. The 
> running executable must be in sync with the source code (obviously).
>
> 3) You click on the "Debug extern process" menu entry in the IDE.
>
> 4) The IDE now waits...
>
> 5) You use your web application locally from your preferred browser.
>
> 6) As soon as one request of your web application reaches one of the 
> breakpoints set on 2), the IDE wakes up and starts debugging that request.
>
> Very handy to debug web applications!
>
> Regards,

P.S. Of course debugging external processes works for any process, not 
just CGI scripts.

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Benoît Minisini.