debug UI Action script

[rajeshjain]

Hi , Is it possible to check what is wrong in Ui script ,Is there anyway to debug it or any command which write the details ( incorrect command ) in javascript log

[Chuck Tomasi]

Great stuff listed above (especially for client side UI actions.)

I'd also throw out there that, if your (server side) UI action is anything more than a couple lines, consider using a Script Include to make a function/method and call it from the UI action. This makes testing, debugging and maintenance much easier. For example:

var ms = new MyStuff();
var result = ms.doSomething(current, gs.getUserID());
if (result) {
   gs.addInfoMessage('Thank you');
   action.setRedirectURL(current);
} else {
   gs.addErrorMessage('Something went wrong.');
} 

Now you can put your real work in the doSomething() function, add all the debugging you like. If you're in the global scope, you might want to take a look at the Debugging Tools Best Practices page. If you're using a scoped app, then I recommend becoming familiar logging.verbosity and logging.destination properties.

[German Alvarez2]

Hi Mr. Tomasi,

Do you know something about what happened with the "Developer Console" available in Eureka, which makes us able to debug, pause and evaluate most of the Synchronous server side scripts?

It costs me a lot to be learn how to explode it, but, after upgrade to Geneva, I can't find this! (And sometimes is really necessary, specially with incidents and race conditions in strange automations Client-then-Server-side UI Actions firing events, or some asynchronous automations affecting synchronous conditions and so on).

Regards

[Chuck Tomasi]

Hi German,

Like you, I miss the embedded debugger. You are correct, it is not available in Geneva. There were several problems discovered. R&D made a tough decision to remove it and invest the time working on a newer better one. They tell me it's coming in an upcoming release (sadly, not Helsinki.)

[davidparsons]

Hi Chuck

You seem to be sending me everyone's replies except my own!

David

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[German Alvarez2]

Hi Chuck,

Thank you for this clear explanation.

I hope it will come back soon!

Also, I'm waiting for the webcast series about AngularJS in ServiceNow, many of us learned Jelly using your Webcasts!

Best Regards