module Roda::RodaPlugins::ExceptionPage

The exception_page plugin provides an exception_page method that is designed to be called inside the error handler to provide a page to the developer with debugging information. It should only be used in developer environments with trusted clients, as it can leak source code and other information that may be useful for attackers if used in other environments.

Example:

plugin :exception_page
plugin :error_handler do |e|
  next exception_page(e) if ENV['RACK_ENV'] == 'development'
  # ...
end

The exception_page plugin is based on Rack::ShowExceptions, with the following differences:

• Not a middleware, so it doesn’t handle exceptions itself, and has no effect on the callstack unless the exception_page method is called.

• Supports external javascript and stylesheets, allowing context toggling to work in applications that use a content security policy to restrict inline javascript and stylesheets (:assets, :css_file, and :js_file options).

• Has fewer dependencies (does not require ostruct and erb).

• Sets the Content-Type for the response, and returns the body string, but does not modify other headers or the response status.

• Supports a configurable amount of context lines in backtraces (:context option).

• Supports optional JSON formatted output, if used with the json plugin (:json option).

To use the external javascript and stylesheets, you can call r.exception_page_assets in your routing tree:

route do |r|
  # ...

  # serve GET /exception_page.{css,js} requests
  # Use with assets: true +exception_page+ option
  r.exception_page_assets

  r.on "static" do
    # serve GET /static/exception_page.{css,js} requests
    # Use with assets: '/static' +exception_page+ option
    r.exception_page_assets
  end
end

It’s also possible to store the asset information in static files and serve those, you can get the current assets by calling:

Roda::RodaPlugins::ExceptionPage.css
Roda::RodaPlugins::ExceptionPage.js

As the exception_page plugin is based on Rack::ShowExceptions, it is also under rack’s license:

Copyright © 2007-2018 Christian Neukirchen <chneukirchen.org/infopage.html>

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the “Software”), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED “AS IS”, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.

The HTML template used in Rack::ShowExceptions was based on Django’s template and is under the following license:

adapted from Django <www.djangoproject.com> Copyright © Django Software Foundation and individual contributors. Used under the modified BSD license: www.xfree86.org/3.3.6/COPYRIGHT2.html#5

Methods

Public Class

1. css
2. js
3. load_dependencies

Classes and Modules

1. Roda::RodaPlugins::ExceptionPage::InstanceMethods
2. Roda::RodaPlugins::ExceptionPage::RequestMethods