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fix: Use exception stack when available #334

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Goal

Improve the debugging experience for caught NSExceptions by providing the exception stack rather than a stack generated at the time notify() is called.

Design

If there is a stacktrace attached to an exception, uses the exception stack rather than generating a new one by passing -[NSException callStackReturnAddresses] as a uintptr_t array to reportUserException. If the exception has not been thrown or the call stack addresses array is null, a stacktrace is generated as before.

Changeset

  • Adding the new stack generation implementation
  • Scoping depth argument to only affect generated stacktraces

Tests

  • Tested manually on a Mac app on macOS 10.13 and on an iOS app running iOS 12.1
  • Added new integration test validating the stacktrace method contents

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  • This pull request is ready for:
    • Initial review of the intended approach, not yet feature complete
    • Structural review of the classes, functions, and properties modified
    • Final review

For thrown exceptions, use the exception stack trace rather than a
generated one to allow notify() to be called from a different thread or
handler.
@kattrali kattrali force-pushed the kattrali/macos-test-fix branch from 6aaeed5 to 2fb60c2 Compare March 21, 2019 17:12
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I left a few comments inline, once those are resolved/addressed I'd be happy with the implementation.

@@ -181,7 +181,8 @@ __deprecated_msg("Use toJson: instead.");
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@property(readonly, copy, nonnull) NSDictionary *overrides;
/**
* Number of frames to discard at the top of the stacktrace
* Number of frames to discard at the top of the generated stacktrace.
* Stacktraces from raised exceptions are unaffected.
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We should also update our docs so they state this.

NSArray *addresses = [exception callStackReturnAddresses];
NSUInteger numFrames = [addresses count];
uintptr_t *callstack = malloc(numFrames * sizeof(*callstack));
for (NSUInteger i = 0; i < numFrames; i++) {
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How does this perform with very large stacktraces e.g. recursion gone wrong? The previous implementation has a limit of 100 frames.

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Unlimited stack errors can’t be caught and notified. This implementation is more in line with uncaught NSException handling.

block(report);
}
}];
[self notify:exception handledState:state block:block];
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Would this alter the depth of the stack, as there's no longer an extra block?

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Yes, technically, however for how we use it, no. This function is only used in cocoa apps in react native, where a custom stacktrace is attached, disregarding depth altogether. And as it isn't a public interface, there should be no other effects.

@kattrali kattrali merged commit aa617d6 into master Mar 27, 2019
@kattrali kattrali deleted the kattrali/macos-test-fix branch March 27, 2019 09:38
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