Node debugging functions

debug.coffee

global.debug = ( ) ->
	tabs = ( n ) -> ( "\t" for i in [0...n] ).join( '' )

	for i in [0...arguments.length]
		arg = arguments[i]
		type = get_type arg

		# last arg is boolean? sleep if true
		if ( i + 1 ) is arguments.length and type is 'Boolean'
			if arg
				sleep = require 'sleep'
				sleep.sleep 5
			continue

		if arg and i is 0
			arg = "\n" + arg

		if type in ['Object', 'Array']
			for key, value of arg when arg.hasOwnProperty key
				if key is '_id'
					value = value.toString()
				try
					json = JSON.stringify value, null, '  '
				catch e
					try
						json = JSON.stringify_circular value
					catch e
						throw e

				console.log tabs( i ), key, ':', json
		else
			console.log tabs( i ), arg
	true

JSON.stringify_circular = (object) ->
	custom_json = (key, value) ->
		if typeof value is 'object' and value isnt null
			if value in custom_json.cache
				return 'CIRCULAR'
			custom_json.cache.push value
		return value
	custom_json.cache = []
	ret = JSON.stringify object, custom_json, '  '
	custom_json.cache = null
	return ret

global.debug_wrapped = ( ) ->
	console.log '\n\n\n##########################################################\n\n'
	debug.apply this, arguments
	console.log '\n\n\n##########################################################\n\n'

global.show_stack = ( ) ->
	try
		everything_you_hold_dear.doesnt.exist += 1
	catch e
		debug_wrapped e.stack

sample_usage.coffee

debug 'What this is debugging/logging', thing: thing, count: thing.length

debug_wrapped 'I want to know about this', very_important: thing

# How did I get here?
show_stack()