Features

Debugging with oslo_debug_helper

The oslotest package also distributes a shell file that may be used to assist in debugging python code. The shell file uses testtools, and supports debugging with pdb.

Adding breakpoints to the code

The typical usage to break into the debugger from a running program is to insert:

import pdb; pdb.set_trace()

Update tox.ini

Within the tox.ini file of your project add the following:

[testenv:debug]
commands = oslo_debug_helper {posargs}

If the project name, and the module that precedes the tests directory do not match, then consider passing a -t argument to oslo_debug_helper to indicate the directory where tests are located.

For example, the python-keystoneclient project has tests in keystoneclient/tests, thus it would have to pass in:

[testenv:debug]
commands = oslo_debug_helper -t keystoneclient/tests {posargs}

Similarly, most oslo projects have the tests at the package level, it would have to pass in:

[testenv:debug]
commands = oslo_debug_helper -t tests {posargs}

Debugging with tox

To enable debugging, run tox with the debug environment:

$ tox -e debug
$ tox -e debug test_notifications
$ tox -e debug test_notifications.NotificationsTestCase
$ tox -e debug test_notifications.NotificationsTestCase.test_send_notification

Which results in an interactive prompt:

> /opt/stack/ceilometer/ceilometer/tests/identity/test_notifications.py(106)notification_for_role_change()
-> action_name = '%s.%s' % (action, ROLE_ASSIGNMENT)
(Pdb)