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Universal JavaScript console log script
// usage: log('inside coolFunc', this, arguments);
// paulirish.com/2009/log-a-lightweight-wrapper-for-consolelog/
window.log = function f() {
log.history = log.history || [];
log.history.push(arguments);
if (this.console) {
var args = arguments,
newarr;
args.callee = args.callee.caller;
newarr = [].slice.call(args);
if (typeof console.log === 'object') log.apply.call(console.log, console, newarr);
else console.log.apply(console, newarr);
}
};
// make it safe to use console.log always
(function(a) {
function b() {}
for (var c = "assert,count,debug,dir,dirxml,error,exception,group,groupCollapsed,groupEnd,info,log,markTimeline,profile,profileEnd,time,timeEnd,trace,warn".split(","), d; !! (d = c.pop());) {
a[d] = a[d] || b;
}
})(function() {
try {
console.log();
return window.console;
} catch(a) {
return (window.console = {});
}
} ());
@jrodriguezhernandez
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Hello...
I have a question... I found this code in a old web page that I manage. What is the purpose of this code?

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