[WIP] Add make debug to improve debugging capabilities of coding agents
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Enable browser console logs to be piped to the dev server terminal with TERMINAL_CONSOLE=1 make frontend-dev. This allows coding agents to read and debug browser console output from terminal logs. Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Pull request overview
This PR adds vite-plugin-terminal as an optional development debugging tool that pipes browser console logs to the terminal output. This feature is designed to help coding agents (AI assistants) debug frontend code by making browser console output directly accessible in terminal logs.
Changes:
- Added
vite-plugin-terminal@^1.4.0as a dev dependency - Configured the plugin to activate only during dev server mode when
TERMINAL_CONSOLE=1environment variable is set - Updated yarn.lock with the new package and its transitive dependencies
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| File | Description |
|---|---|
| frontend/app/package.json | Added vite-plugin-terminal as a devDependency at version ^1.4.0 |
| frontend/app/vite.config.ts | Imported the plugin and conditionally enabled it only during dev server when TERMINAL_CONSOLE env var is set |
| frontend/yarn.lock | Added lockfile entries for vite-plugin-terminal and its dependencies (@polka/url, @rollup/plugin-strip, sirv, mrmime, totalist, updated ufo and kolorist versions) |
Adds a new make target that starts both Streamlit and Vite dev server with console logging enabled. Usage: `make debug my-script.py` Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
- Write logs to .debug/backend.log and .debug/frontend.log - Logs persist after exit for post-mortem analysis - Check if ports 3000/8501 are available before starting - Show helpful error with PIDs if ports are in use - Document debug command in AGENTS.md Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
Rename log files to debug-backend.log and debug-frontend.log in the existing work-tmp/ directory. Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
make debug to improve debugging capabilities of coding agents
- Start servers in background and poll health endpoints until ready - Add streamlit flags for headless mode, runOnSave, and developmentMode - Move cleanup trap before server startup for proper signal handling - Use `wait` to keep process running until Ctrl+C Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Describe your changes
Added
vite-plugin-terminalplugin to the Vite dev server config, which pipes browser console logs to the terminal. This is useful for debugging since coding agents can read terminal output directly.The plugin is opt-in and only activates during dev server when
TERMINAL_CONSOLE=1 make frontend-devis run.Testing Plan
TERMINAL_CONSOLE=1 make frontend-devand verifyconsole.log()calls appear in terminalContribution License Agreement
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