CasperJS remote debugging option

Question

I am trying to use remote debugging option for casperJS.

I am running this on port 6666.

$casperjs --remote-debugger-port=6666 myscript.js

The debugger starts and I am able to access WebKit inspector on url

http://localhost:6666/ 

I am seeing first URL as about:blank.

When I click on it, Web Page inspector loads.

When I type _run() in console, I am getting

Reference Error, _run is not defined error.

I am not able to go ahead further. Please let me know if I need to do corrections somewhere.

Also, do I have to set explicit breakpoints in CasperJS script. If I have to, then how ?

UPDATE 1

Tried --remote-debugger-autorun=yes

$casperjs --remote-debugger-port=6666 --remote-debugger-autorun=yes myscript.js

This runs the script immediately as stated in help. However, the debugger still runs and process does not exit.

OUTPUT

Now I can see requested URL below about:blank.

When I click on about:blank or requested url, WebKit inspector opens.

But I am stuck again.

UPDATE 2

Also tried to execute examples ported with phantomJS.

Result is same. I am stuck on a blank WebKit Inspector window.

Answer 1

Try __run() instead of _run().

You can also place breakpoints at design time when you write "debugger;" in your script. The debugger will break at those lines.

I have another problem I am researching now - the casper.exit() function doesn't terminate the phantom process. It displays the following line:

Phantom::exit() called but not quitting in debug mode.

One needs to kill the process manually...