wip

Author: richstokes

README.md

@@ -26,4 +26,18 @@ pipenv run python -m debugpy --listen localhost:5678 your-script.py
 In another terminal, clone this repo and run:
 `HD_PORT=9000 pipenv run python pov.py`
 
-Then open your browser at [http://localhost:9000](http://localhost:9000)
+Then open your browser at [http://localhost:9000](http://localhost:9000)
+
+
+## Notes
+By default this will grab the variables of the running program at the time you load/reload the python-objectviewer page.
+
+If you want to capture the state more precisely you can do something like this in your target program:
+
+```python
+# At the start of your program
+debugpy.wait_for_client()
+
+# At the point in the code you want to capture
+debugpy.breakpoint()
+```

pov.py

@@ -49,6 +49,10 @@ def render_variable_tree(variables):
  if var_type in VARIABLE_TYPES_TO_FILTER:
  continue
 
+ # Truncate long values
+ if len(value) > 100:
+ value = f"{value[:100]} ..."
+
  # Render one node for the variable
  with hd.scope(v):
  # print(f"DEBUG: Rendering variable: {name} with value: {value}")