compojure-view-params-in-console.clj

;; example rails like console for compojure showing params, etc. for each request

(ns bus.core
  (:use compojure.core
        ring.adapter.jetty
   ...
   ...
  (:use ring.middleware.params))                       


(defroutes example
  (GET "/" [] "hello world"))

;; a small middleware that writes to a file called "log.txt". run tail -f on this file to get the console.
(defn wrap-debug [app]
  (fn [request]
    (do
      (clojure.contrib.duck-streams/append-spit "log.txt" 
         (str (dissoc request :headers) "\n-----------------\n"))
      (app request))))



(def bus-app
     (-> (var example)
         (wrap-debug)
         (wrap-reload '(bus.core))
         (wrap-stacktrace)
         (wrap-params)
         ))

(defn dev []
    (run-jetty #'bus-app {:port 8080}))