build: option to use custom inspector_protocol path

PR-URL: #58839 Reviewed-By: Chengzhong Wu <legendecas@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Luigi Pinca <luigipinca@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Anna Henningsen <anna@addaleax.net>
nodejs · aduh95 · Jul 31, 2025 · Jun 10, 2025 · Jun 23, 2025 · Jun 23, 2025
commit ba42c72f7f167ddf64e0cbaffc519f8476430686
diff --git a/node.gni b/node.gni
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ declare_args() {
   # The location of simdutf - use the one from node's deps by default.
   node_simdutf_path = "//third_party/simdutf"
 
+  # The location of inspector_protocol - use the one from node's deps by default.
+  node_inspector_protocol_path = "//third_party/inspector_protocol"
+
   # The NODE_MODULE_VERSION defined in node_version.h.
   node_module_version = exec_script("$node_path/tools/getmoduleversion.py", [], "value")
 

diff --git a/src/inspector/unofficial.gni b/src/inspector/unofficial.gni
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ template("inspector_gn_build") {
   }
 
   node_gen_dir = get_label_info("../..", "target_gen_dir")
-  protocol_tool_path = "../../deps/inspector_protocol"
+  protocol_tool_path = "$node_inspector_protocol_path"
 
   gypi_values = exec_script(
       "../../tools/gypi_to_gn.py",

diff --git a/unofficial.gni b/unofficial.gni
@@ -195,13 +195,14 @@ template("node_gn_build") {
     }
     if (node_enable_inspector) {
       deps += [
-        "src/inspector:crdtp",
+        "$node_inspector_protocol_path:crdtp",
         "src/inspector:node_protocol_generated_sources",
         "src/inspector:v8_inspector_compress_protocol_json",
       ]
       include_dirs = [
         "$target_gen_dir/src",
         "$target_gen_dir/src/inspector",
+        "$node_inspector_protocol_path",
       ]
       node_inspector = exec_script(
           "./tools/gypi_to_gn.py",