[plt-scheme] Proposal for s-expr tracing format
Now, when procedures are traced, the output is like
|(fibi 4)
| (fibi 3)
| |(fibi 2)
| | (fibi 1)
| | 1
| | (fibi 0)
| | 1
| |2
| |(fibi 1)
| |1
| 3
| (fibi 2)
| |(fibi 1)
| |1
| |(fibi 0)
| |1
| 2
|5
In this toy example, its readable. However, if output is much longer it
becomes hard to follow these vertical bars. When that happens, I rewrite
the procedure manually to get the output like this one:
(fibo (in 4)
(fibo (in 3)
(fibo (in 2)
(fibo (in 1)
(out 1))
(fibo (in 0)
(out 1))
(out 2))
(fibo (in 1)
(out 1))
(out 3))
(fibo (in 2)
(fibo (in 1)
(out 1))
(fibo (in 0)
(out 1))
(out 2))
(out 5))
Which is a mess, until I copy and paste it in editor window, select all
and indent and it turns mess into beauty.
(fibo (in 4)
(fibo (in 3)
(fibo (in 2)
(fibo (in 1)
(out 1))
(fibo (in 0)
(out 1))
(out 2))
(fibo (in 1)
(out 1))
(out 3))
(fibo (in 2)
(fibo (in 1)
(out 1))
(fibo (in 0)
(out 1))
(out 2))
(out 5))
The most important advantage is that now I can use parentheses matching
feature in IDE to easily match in and out lines even if there are lot of
lines in between. Even if few different functions are traced and
mutually called, parentheses take care about everything. Theoretically,
it is easier to analyze the output by some program as well.
Can I propose such change of trace format in existing or alternative
library? It shouldn't be hard for experienced person. Actually, it is so
obvious that maybe someone already did something similar, do I miss
something?
Kazimir Majorinc