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INTRODUCTION
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Debugging multiple MiniApps
Debugging individual MiniApps (running standalone) works similar to debugging regular React Native apps. See Debugging for more information.
Prerequisites
Setup
Step 1: Prepare working directory
Inside a new directory (e.g.
workspace), clone all MiniApps that you want to debug.In this example, for two MiniApps
details-miniapp and list-miniapp, the directory structure should look like this:1
workspace/
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├── details-miniapp/
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└── list-miniapp/
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Step 2: Link MiniApps
Run
ern link in each MiniApp directory.The ern link command is needed to map the source location between the composite and the MiniApp directory, but also to ensure that any changes to the MiniApp directory are propagated to the Composite.
Step 3: Initialize parent project
Run
yarn init --yes (or npm init --yes) in the parent directory (workspace) to create a package.json file. Then add the React Native dependencies:1
yarn add [email protected] [email protected]
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Use the same versions of
react and react-native that are used by the MiniApps (in this example React Native 0.60.6).The structure should now look like this:
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workspace/
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├── details-miniapp/
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├── list-miniapp/
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├── node_modules/
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├── package.json
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└── yarn.lock
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Step 4: Create a debug configuration
Visual Studio Code
This configuration will be used to attach the VS Code debugger (actually the React Native Tools debug adapter) to the native application.
Follow the instructions in Launch configurations to create a new launch configuration and open the resulting
launch.json file.1
{
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"version": "0.2.0",
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"configurations": [
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{
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"name": "Attach to packager",
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"cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
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"type": "reactnative",
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"request": "attach",
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"sourceMapPathOverrides": {
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"../../composite/node_modules/details-miniapp/*": "${workspaceFolder}/details-miniapp/*",
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"../../composite/node_modules/list-miniapp/*": "${workspaceFolder}/list-miniapp/*"
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}
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}
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]
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}
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Note that the package name of the MiniApp could be different from the directory name in the workspace folder.
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"../../composite/node_modules/[MINIAPP_PACKAGE_NAME]/*": "${workspaceFolder}/[MINIAPP_DIRECTORY_NAME]/*"
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At this point our directory structure should look like:
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workspace/
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├── .vscode/
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│ └── launch.json
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├── details-miniapp/
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├── list-miniapp/
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├── node_modules/
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├── package.json
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└── yarn.lock
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The basic setup is now complete. If you need to add more MiniApps, clone them into the
workspace directory, run ern link, and add a corresponding mapping entry to sourceMapPathOverrides configuration.Debugging
Step 1: Create a composite
In order to debug and step through the code, we require a locally generated Electrode Native Composite inside of the
workspace directory.Pass an absolute path as the
--compositeDir parameter to ern start:1
ern start [options] --compositeDir /path/to/workspace/composite
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The MiniApps to include in the composite can be passed using the
--miniapp (or -m) flag. If no other options are defined, the ern start command requires an active Cauldron. See ern start --help for more information.Once composite generation is done, we should have the following structure:
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workspace/
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├── .vscode/
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│ └── launch.json
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├── composite/
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├── details-miniapp/
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├── list-miniapp/
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├── node_modules/
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├── package.json
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└── yarn.lock
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Step 2: Open the project and set breakpoints
Open the
workspace directory in VS Code (if you have not done so already) and launch the native application (if it is not already running). It may have been launched automatically by ern start.Now you may set breakpoints in the JavaScript code of the MiniApps.
Step 3: Attach the debugger
To attach VS Code to the React Native debugger, run the Attach to packager debug configuration. Make sure the
ern start command has completed and is still running in the background. You will notice an indicator that will keep spinning until the next step is completed.Step 4: Enable JS Debugging in the app
In the native application, bring up the React Native developer menu, and turn on JS Debugging by tapping Debug (Android) or Debug JS Remotely (iOS). This will result in attaching to the Visual Studio Code debugger. If debugging was already turned on in the native app, disable it first, then re-enable it. In VS Code you should now see that the debugger was attached. Check if the breakpoints are triggered in the sources of
details-miniapp and list-miniapp, and debug the MiniApps in VS Code.Last modified 1yr ago
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