Ruby Blogger

Ruby Blogger is a simple exception tracker for all your .rb files. The command line tool makes it easy to read data on your raised exceptions. Read on to learn how to get started.

Ruby Blogger was created with beginners in mind. STDERR output can be an intimidating wall of text that's hard to understand. This gem is meant to help beginners understand exceptions more easily and see historical data about exceptions your file has raised over time, so you can focus on addressing the exceptions you encounter the most through a deliberative, informed process.

ruby 2.7.0 or higher

When you install ruby_blogger, an appropriate version of yaml and rake RubyGems will be downloaded and installed.

At your command line, enter:

gem install ruby_blogger

You will see something like this:

The ruby_blogger gem can be used to track exceptions raised by one, several, or all project files. To make sure ruby_blogger will track exceptions for a given file, it must be required at the top of that file.

require 'ruby_blogger'

For example, we have a file named main.rb:

And work as you would normally. Each time an exception is raised, you'll get a confirmation that the logging was successful:

'Bug Logged Successfully:'

Followed by the usual STDERR output.

Following the exmple with main.rb:

blog

Following the exmple with main.rb:

blog filename.rb

Following the exmple with main.rb:

Please open an issue first, so we can discuss features and ensure pull requests will be fruitful. This project is open source and your pull requests are welcome.

You will be listed as a contributor here (name and github profile).

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• Austin Miller
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