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trace-function-call-0.1: Easy lightweight tracing of function arguments and results for ad hoc debugging

The trace-function-call package

Example:

You have a pure function that may be giving you incorrect results.

> fib :: Int -> Int > fib n | n < 2 = n > | otherwise = fib (n-1) - fib (n-2)

>>> fib 3 0

Insert a call to @traceFunction@ to aid with debugging.

> fib, fib' :: Int -> Int > fib = traceFunction "fib" fib' > fib' n | n < 2 = n > | otherwise = fib (n-1) - fib (n-2)

Calls to your pure function now provide its parameters and result as debugging information.

>>> fib 3 fib 1 = 1 fib 0 = 0 fib 2 = 1 fib 1 = 1 fib 3 = 0 0

Hopefully this will help you home in on your bug.

Note that @traceFunction@ works with functions of more than one parameter...

> traceElem :: Eq a => a -> [a] -> Bool > traceElem = traceFunction "elem" elem

...and with \"functions\" of no parameters at all.

> alpha = traceFunction "Fine-structure constant" $ e * e * c * mu0 / 2 / h

Parameters and results must implement the 'Show' typeclass. As a special case, parameters may instead be functions, and are shown as an underscore (@_@).

>>> :set -XNoMonomorphismRestriction >>> let map' = traceFunction "map" map >>> map' (2 *) [1..3] map _ [1,2,3] = [2,4,6] [2,4,6]

KNOWN BUG: The resultant function is strict, even when the input function is non-strict in some of its parameters. In particular,

* if one of the parameters is @error \"foo\"@, the return value when the resultant function call is evaluated will be @error \"foo\"@; no trace message will be output

* if one of the parameters doesn't terminate when evaluated, the resultant function call will not terminate when evaluated either; no trace message will be output

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