Better format for byebug (with colors)

Question

Is there a way to get a better format of output with byebug? When I print objects the output is a little hard to read, would be better with colors similar to Awesome Print.

Answer 1

There is no native option on byebug to format the output with colors, but there is a Gem you can use to colorize some of byebug output for ease of readability, which I think is what you are aiming here.

Please follow this link to see instructions on how to install byebug-color-printer Gem. https://github.com/ahmadsherif/byebug-color-printer

Or you could use pry. https://github.com/pry/pry :)

Let me know how this works for you. I hope it helps.

Answer 2

debug.rb (aka binding.break)

Consider using a new Ruby debugging tool called debug.rb.

It supports syntax highlighting and many more out-of-the-box.

Also, it is worth mentioning that it is developed by the Ruby core team.

Just place binding.break anywhere in your codebase.

Here is an example:

Also, it is a default Rails debugger starting from version 7.

Notes:

• Do not forget about require 'debug'
• q # quit command

Sources:

• debug.rb
• Modify source code with binding.break (similar to binding.pry or binding.irb)
• Rails 7 replaced byebug with ruby/debug
• Depend on ruby/debug, replacing Byebug

Answer 3

If you add awesome_print to your project (via the Gemfile if you use bundler), then ap will be available to you inside byebug.