How to debug a plugin.... (1 Viewer)

[egonspengleruk]

I have run though the plugin tutorial and have the simply plugin up and running. Next is to have a go at adapting this to my own code (looking at a plugin to download stock prices aka xStocks script in XBMC).
How do I go about debugging this easily? Erwin's tutorial just "worked" out of the box.....are there any tips and tricks to put in breakpoints for example mid plugin?
Also, how do I add the "OurPlugin" into the main MediaPortal build. Im currently running two different instances of Vis.NET.

 

[samuel337]

Also, how do I add the "OurPlugin" into the main MediaPortal build. Im currently running two different instances of Vis.NET.

In the VS.NET instance that you have opened with the MediaPortal solution, right click on the MediaPortal solution item (the top-most item) in Solution Explorer, goto Add, then Existing Project. Select your OurPlugin project and it'll be added to the MediaPortal solution.

Be warned though - when you update via CVS, you will have to re-add your project because the solution file will be overridden by the one on CVS.

Sam

 

[egonspengleruk]

Cheers for that

Now how do I debug the plugin?

 

[Anonymous]

after doing what samuel337 said you just set breakpoints, make sure you build MP and your plugin in Debug mode or else it wont debug (says how in one of the CVS docs, I think you just set to debug, compile, then copy all files from the xbmc/release directory to the debug directory but DO NOT override any files if I remember correctly) another option is yopu can just run mp from regular build and under the debug menu click processes and attach to mediaportal and your breakpoints will be triggered, kinda annoying though as everytime you make a change you gotta re attach the debugger to mp

 

[Diliban]

#If DEBUG Then
' Start the debugger.
Debugger.Launch()
#End If


Use the above piece of code to start the debugger from within the app :wink: :wink:

 

[egonspengleruk]

#If DEBUG Then
' Start the debugger.
Debugger.Launch()
#End If


Where is "Debugger" defined? Im making a plugin here...so im assuming I need to add a Using #### for it....but what do I add?

 

[samuel337]

Nothing like googling MSDN.

Its at System.Diagnostics.Debugger, and its in the core library so you don't need to add references.

For more info, see:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/d...rlrfsystemdiagnosticsdebuggermemberstopic.asp

Sam