UPDATE: Chome Devtools Network Panel export and import

In this blog entry I talked about an idea about exporting and importing raw network data from Chrome Devtools Network Panel. I have made quite a bit of progress implementing the idea. I am now able to export and import the raw data. I am also able to clone the Network Panel. The only bit that remains is to convert the raw data into network requests and load them into the cloned Network Panel.

I have filed the issue.

You can try out the implementation using my DevToolsApp (download from Chrome Web Store). Use the following URL for export/import raw network data capable Chrome Devtools:

https://sandipchitaleschromedevtoolsrnd.googlecode.com/git/Source/devtools/front_end/inspector.html

I have added this URL to the preconfigured URLs in DevToolsApp and the new (1.1) version of DevToolsApp should appear soon on the Chrome Web Store.

Feedback is welcome!

UPDATE on Windows 8.1 Thin Taskbar

I love the feature of 7+ Taskbar Tweaker which was recently updated to enable making the Windows 8.1 Update vertical Taskbar, 1 small icon width thin.

However, one does not have to have the 7+ Taskbar Tweaker running all the time. So I wrote this simple c# program to start and stop 7+ Taskbar Tweaker after reboot or after changing the set of monitors the computer is connected to. The start and stop restores the thin taskbar. Of course if you are using other excellent features of 7+ Taskbar Tweaker (thank rammichaels for that) yuo can let it start at startup and leave it running.

using System;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;

namespace ThinTaskbar
{
    static class Program
    {
        #region Native API
        // The native API functions/enums/structs needed to access taskbar info
        // consult MSDN for more detailed information about them

        [DllImport("user32.dll")]
        private static extern IntPtr FindWindow(string lpClassName, string lpWindowName);

        // [DllImport("User32.dll")]
        // private static extern bool MoveWindow(IntPtr hWnd, int x, int y, int cx, int cy, bool repaint);

        #endregion

        ///
        /// The main entry point for the application.
        ///

        [STAThread]
        static int Main()
        {
            // Start and stop "7+tt"
            ProcessStartInfo startInfo = new ProcessStartInfo();
            startInfo.FileName = "C:\\Users\\sandip\\AppData\\Roaming\\7+ Taskbar Tweaker\\7+ Taskbar Tweaker.exe";
            startInfo.WindowStyle = ProcessWindowStyle.Hidden;
            Process sevenplustt = Process.Start(startInfo);
            System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(500);
            sevenplustt.CloseMainWindow();
            sevenplustt.WaitForInputIdle();
            sevenplustt.Kill();
            return 0;
        }
    }
}

IMO, thin vertical taskbar should be standard feature (possibly optional) of windows desktop when used in traditional way - keyboard + mouse. I can understand why the Taskbar needs to be little thicker for touch interface to work correctly, but it is not as if everyone has switched to touch interfaces. Also why can't this be an option, possibly turned off by default if that is what Microsoft wants to discourage. This reminds me of debate on Mac OS as to why the windows cannot be resized from all side, which the Apple fanboys ridiculed for long time and now Mac OS supports it. Go figure!

Eclipse: Show All Instances of Java Type Eclipse Plugin works for Groovy classes

In this blog entry I talked about the Show All Instances of Java Type Eclipse Plugin. Not surprisingly it also works while doing Groovy/Grails debugging also.

Install the plugin from Eclipse Marketplace website or Eclipse Marketplace Client.



Enjoy!

FireJSOD available on Mozilla Add-ons site

Available on Mozilla site: https://addons.mozilla.org/addon/firejsod/

Idea: Chome Devtools Network Panel export and import

Sure Chrome Devtools Network Panel has the Save All as HAR with Content menu :

Unfortunately I am not able to save the raw network data to a file directly. So I cam up with this solution:

File selection dialog for selecting .rnd files:

Imported Network Panel

but that saves the network traffic in HAR format - which is a standard format but does not capture the network traffic as one sees it when it is live. Also when viewed in HAR viewers the requests get grouped by pages, instead of the exact order in which the requests were issued. This especially is sub-optimal when tracking multi-page redirects - especially when the Preserve Log is checked.

To me that is not satisfactory. Instead why not export the raw data from Network Panel and when imported load it in a separate Network Panel. That way you can exactly see the way it was recorded initially. Granted this will be very specific to Chrome Devtools, but then who uses any other browser :) Just kidding.

Anyhow, after my experience with JSOD integration with Chrome Devtools, I feel encouraged to implement the above. The idea will be to add an Export Raw... and Import Raw... menu items to the above context menu. Export functionality will basically export the raw data behind the Network Panel. Import will create an Network Panel clone and load the data in it.I will develop the import functionality in a modular fashion so that it can be launched standalone.

I have started the work on this. The Google code git repository:

https://code.google.com/p/sandipchitaleschromedevtoolsrnd/

Current progress:

• As seen above, I am now adding the Export Raw... and Import Raw... context menu items.
• Able to capture the network raw requests.
• Able to create the Imported Network Panel
• With the following code I am able to export the requests in JSON format




JSON.stringify(this._requests, function(key, value) {
if (value instanceof WebInspector.Target) {
        return;
        }
return value;
}, 4);


• Now am able to import the data back.

TODO:

• Export
• Export the data in JSON format to a file or URL. 

• Import
• Convert it into WebInspector.NetworkRequest
• Load the converted WebInspector.NetworkRequest into Imported Network Panel

Almost there. Stay tuned!

DevToolsApp

A simple Chrome Packaged App wrapper to try out different devtools:

NOTE: This only work against Chrome Canary debugee at the moment. It appears to be due to this issue.

GitHub

To try this:

• Download Chrome Canary
• Run it e.g.

> ...\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome SxS\Application\chrome.exe --remote-debugging-port=9222 --no-first-run --user-data-dir=C:\temp\devtoolsprofile

• Load page to be debugged in it
• Install DevToolsApp from Chrome Web Store.
• Launch it. You will see a window like the first screenshot above.
• Click on the run button.
• You will see a screen like the second screenshot above.
• Select the page to debug by clicking on it
• Voila, it should load the selected devtools

It tries to get latest 25 branchs URLs from the below site from:

http://src.chromium.org/blink/branches/chromium/

Of course you are free to type branch number or even the whole devtools URL.

If you use the following Devtools URL you will be able to try out my Idea: Chome Devtools Network Panel export and import

https://sandipchitaleschromedevtoolsrnd.googlecode.com/git/Source/devtools/front_end/inspector.html

If you use the following Devtools URL you will be able to try out my JavaScript Object Diagram integration.

http://sandipchitaleschromedevtoolsstuff.googlecode.com/git/front_end/inspector.html




If you use the following Devtools URL you will be able to try out my enhancement to Chrome Devtools Scope Variables and Watches section.

http://chrome-developer-tools.googlecode.com/git/inspector/front-end/inspector.html

Feedback welcome.

POM 360

Checkout the cool implementation of automatic textarea resize in (POM360.js) after:

• Window resize
• Tab change
• Show/Hide of footer

tricks used:

• $(window).resize(fn)
• $rootScope.$on('$stateChangeSuccess', fn() {setTimeout(fn, 0)});
• track show/hide of detail footer

GitHub

Implemented using:

• node webkit
• AngularJS
• UI router
• bootstrap

How to run:

• Download node-webkit
• Download POM360NW.nw
• Run it

> nw POM236NW.nw

FireJSOD listed on Firebug Website

Yay! FireJSOD is now listed on Firebug extensions page!

Feedback and issues welcome.

GitChrome Package App will be cool!

After having used GitHub for Windows I am really inspired to implement the same as a Chrome Packaged App.

GitHub for Windows

The window frame of a Chrome Package App is very similar to the one we see above. So here is what I am thinking:

• Chrome Package App implementation
• Ability to access local filesystem [1] to access local repositories
• the required look
• AngularJS+Bootstrap for the UI
• Possibly look into JavaScript implementation of Git API (not sure if this is alive) or Git.js or develop one.

Come to think of it node webkit may be a better implementation alternative! Looking into it. Seen and example of using node-webkit to develop desktop app - POM360 .

I am going to call it GNIT (Git, Node, Webkit).

Stay tuned!