qutebrowser/qutebrowser

Add a --debug-flag argument for running QtWebEngine JS in the main world

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#2381 opened on Feb 28, 2017

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Description

There are various arguments which are used rarely and purely for debugging. Currently that's at least --debug-exit and --pdb-postmortem, and soon something like --webengine-mainworld-js or so too.

Instead, we should have a single --debug-flag argument (which can be used multiple times).

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python
Domain
desktop
Issue type
feature
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3
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1-3 hours
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stale
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clear
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PythonargparseQtWebEngine
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65
Research direction
The issue requests consolidating multiple debug flags (e.g., debug exit, pdb postmortem) into a single debug flag argument that can be used multiple times. To implement, locate the argument parser, likely in qutebrowser/argparser.py or similar, and define a new argument with action='append'. Then update the code that checks these flags to iterate over the list. No linked PRs or comments provide further direction.