lib/byebug/commands/debug.rb


require 'byebug/command'
require 'byebug/helpers/eval'

module Byebug
  #
  # Spawns a subdebugger and evaluates the given expression
  #
  class DebugCommand < Command
    include Helpers::EvalHelper

    def self.regexp
      /^\s* debug (?:\s+(\S+))? \s*$/x
    end

    def self.description
      <<-EOD
        debug <expression>

        #{short_description}

        Allows, for example, setting breakpoints on expressions evaluated from
        the debugger's prompt.
      EOD
    end

    def self.short_description
      'Spawns a subdebugger'
    end

    def execute
      return puts(help) unless @match[1]

      puts safe_inspect(separate_thread_eval(@match[1]))
    end
  end
end