PrintDebugger is a fully customizable Sublime Text plugin that allows easy insertion of both debugging and empty print statements.
PrintDebugger: Print Debug:
PrintDebugger: Print Debug (Before and After):
The easiest way to install PrintDebugger is through Package Control. After it is enabled inside Sublime Text, open the command palette and find Package Control: Install Package and press ENTER. Then, find PrintDebugger in the list. Press ENTER again, and this plugin is installed!
The plugin includes the command print_debug, which can be run in the command palette as PrintDebugger: Print Debug. There is a variant of the command with argument before_and_after set to true: PrintDebugger: Print Debug (Before and After).
To print out a meaningful message containing the name and value of a variable:
- Click on or select that variable
- Run the
PrintDebugger: Print Debugcommand
To view the values of a variable before and after a line:
- Click on or select that variable
- Run the
PrintDebugger: Print Debug (Before and After)command
To insert an empty print statement at the cursor:
- Run the
PrintDebugger: Print Debugcommand
The PrintDebugger plugin is fully customizable.
The syntax of several languages are included by default when the plugin is installed. The syntax of print/debug statements, scopes, and file extensions associated with each language can be customized. New syntax can also be added in settings.
To modify or add print/debug syntax, run the Preferences: PrintDebugger command in the command palette.
Keybindings can be created for the commands.
- Run the
Preferences: PrintDebugger Key Bindingscommand in the command palette. - Add your keybindings!
Below is an example of the keybinding file:
[
{
"keys": ["alt+d"],
"command": "print_debug"
},
{
"keys": ["alt+shift+d"],
"command": "print_debug",
"args": { "before_and_after": true }
}
]