BRE Debugger
The SanteDB debugger is a tool that allows developers to interactively debug business rules, and clinical protocols before pushing these changes to a production or staging environment.
Command Line Options
Tool: sdb-dbg.exe
The following parameters are supported by the SanteDB debugger
Option
Description
Example
source
Source code file(s) for debugging
--source=myrule.js
workDir
Working directory for the debugger
--workDir=C:\users\myuser\sources
db
Attached sqlite database for loading / inserting data operations
--db=%localppdata%\sdbare\santedb.sqlite
config
Attached configuration file for debugging
--config=C:\temp\santedb.config
ref
Loads rules and script files from the referenced PAK file
--ref=org.santedb.core.sln.pak
bre
Launches the debugger in BusinessRules mode (debug JavaScript rules)
--bre
xprot
Launches the debugger in ClinicalProtocol mode (debug XProtocol files)
--xprot
Debug Shell
The debug shell provides basic common commands as well as debugger specific commands (for JavaScript or XProtocol).
Command
Name
cd
Change Directory
sn
Scope to Null
clear
Clear Screen
ds
Dump Scope
dj
Dump Scope JSON
dv
Dump Scope View Model
dx
Dump Scope XML
xs
Exchange Scope
q
Quit
?
Show Help
dbi
Database Insert
lds
List Data Services
ls
List Directory
ofs
Output Full Stack
pdq
Print Data Query
pwd
Print Working Directory
ss
Set Scope
sd
Set Scope - Database Object
sdq
Set Scope - Database Query
sfv
Set Scope - View Model File
sfj
Set Scope - JSON File
sfx
Set Scope - XML File
cd - Change Directory
Changes the working directory Example: cd C:\sources
sn - Scope to null
Sets the current scope to NULL
clear - Clear Screen
Clears the current screen
ds - Dump Scope
Dumps the current scope to the screen in .NET format
Parameters
[path] - The object property path to be dumped
Example: Dump Scope
Example: Dump Scope with Path
dj - Dump JSON
Dumps the current scope object to HDSI JSON format
Parameters
[path] - The object property path to be dumped
Example: Dump Scope as JSON
dv - Dump View Model
Dumps the current scope object as ViewModel format
Remarks: This command is useful when debugging data which is being sent to the view model in the AngularJS controllers
Example: Dump Scope as ViewModel
dx - Dump XML
Dumps the current scope object as IMSI XML format
Parameters:
[path] - The path within the object which should be dumped to screen
Example: Dump Scope as XML
xs - Exchange Scope
Exchanges the scope for a child element of the current scope.
Parameters:
[path] - The path within the current scope object to exchange the debugging scope with
Example: Exchange Scope for Array Item
Sets scope to a query then exchanges scope to first search result:
q - Quit
Exits the debugger
? - Show Help
Shows a complete list of commands for the current debugger
dbi - Database Insert
Inserts the current scope object into the database, setting the scope variable to the inserted instance.
lds - List Data Services
Lists all loaded services in the debugger environment
ls - List Directory
Lists the current working directory contents
Parameters:
[dir] - The subdirectory to list contents of
ofs - Output Full Stack
Output full stack traces instead of the summarized stack traces.
pdq - Print Data Query
Executes a database query against the attached database, however does not set the scope.
Remarks: This is useful when you want to query the database but do not want to set the scope (i.e. finding a record you will later set the scope to)
Parameters
[type] - The type of resource being queried
[qry] - The HDSI format query to be executed
[skip] - Skips the number of records
[take] - Takes the specified number of records from the dataset
[path] - The sub-path within the query result to show
Valid Uses:
pdq [type] [qry]
- Simple querypdq [type] [qry] [path]
- Simple query, printing pathpdq [type] [qry] [skip] [take]
- Query with result control limitspdq [type] [qry] [skip] [take] [path]
- Query with control limits, output selected path
Example: Query for patients with name Justin and show the first result's address
pwd - Print Working Directory
Prints the current working directory to the screen.
ss - Set Scope
Sets the scope to the specified simple object
Parameters:
[scope] - The simple object to set to scope
[type] - The type of resource to set scope to
[data] - The JSON formatted data to set the typed scope to (can only be used with type)
Valid Uses:
ss [scope]
- Simple Datass [type] [data]
- Complex data from JSON
Example: Set scope to 'hello world!'
Example: Set scope to a patient with date of birth of March 1, 2017
sd - Set Database Scope
Sets the current scope from the specified database object.
Remarks: This command is useful when reproducing bugs with a known patient identifier.
Parameters:
[type] - The resource type of data to load
[id] - The identifier of the data to be loaded
Example: Load patient with ID be6420ac-6ba8-4faa-98f6-7d9efdcd04a0 to scope
sdq - Set Database Scope Query
Sets the current scope to the result of a query with optional controls
Remarks: This operation is useful when you don't know the key of the data in a database to reproduce an issue, however you know attributes of the data.
Parameters:
[type] - The type of data to be queried
[qry] - The query to be executed
[skip] - The number of results to skip in the result set
[take] - The number of results to take
Valid Uses:
sdq [type] [qry]
- Set scope to results of querysdq [type] [qry] [skip] [take]
- Set scope to results of query with result control
Example: Set scope to all Patients having an external identifier of 1234567890
Example: Set scope to first 10 patients with name containing 'a'*
sfv - Set File (View Model)
Sets the current scope to the contents of a JSON file formatted in ViewModel format
Parameters:
[type] - The type of data the JSON View Model file contains
[file] - The name of the file to load
sfj - Set File JSON
Sets the current scope to the contents of a IMSI JSON file.
Remarks: The JSON file must carry a valid "$type" property.
Parameters:
[file] - The file to be loaded
sfx - Set File XML
Sets the current scope to the contents of an IMSI XML file
Parameters:
[type] - The type of resource the file contains
[file] - The path to the XML file to load
Last updated