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FireRainbow causes Firebug to lose focus of currently executing code

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Assessment

Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Newbie friendliness
35/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
javascript
Domain
devtools

Research direction

Start by reproducing the breakpoint behavior on a page with multiple scripts, using a debugger statement as described. Trace the FireRainbow and Firebug integration from the breakpoint event to the displayed source location. Done means the currently executing line and its script are focused or highlighted when execution pauses.

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Description

When Firebug hits a breakpoint neither the line of code nor the running script gets focused or highlighted. So you have to search for breakpoints in all the scripts you have.

Steps to reproduce:

  1. Debug a page with multiple scripts.
  2. Put a debugger statement in one of the files and start debugging.
  3. Firebug loses focus on the currently executing line of code.
Dominant language
JavaScript
Stars
58
Forks
12
PR merge metrics
No merged PRs in 30d

Getting set up

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First steps

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

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