I can't get anymore debugging from Console.app (system.log)

utom

I just update Sketch.app to v42, and log(context) I can't get anymore debugging~

tilllur

I've found that now dubugging should be done with the new Sierra console app. Does it work for you?

utom

tilllur Thank you for the answer! My mac is new Sierra, but I turn back to v41.2, and that can prints results. I can't get anymore at v42.

mathieudutour

A nice way to see the logs is to start sketch from the terminal: /Applications/Sketch.app/Contents/MacOS/Sketch example/test.sketch

utom

mathieudutour thank you so much

sonburn

I have been on Sierra since it launched, and found out the Sierra Console.app sucked for getting Sketch plugin feedback. I believe it was @ale whom suggested copying the Console.app from El Cap to Sierra, and that has worked well... till now. Now the Console.app from El Cap no longer outputs Sketch plugin feedback, and as far as I can tell, the Console in Sierra still doesn't either. The tip above from @mathieudutour does seem to work, so thank you. It's a shame this is so convoluted now.

ale

Hi everyone,

Apple has changed how the whole logging system works in Sierra, so we've had to update some of Sketch's internals to work with Sierra's Console.app

To get the output from a plugin, you'll need to filter by process:sketch, library:sketch in Console, and then save that query.

I really miss the behaviour from the pre-Sierra Console…

dselected

Huge thanks ale This worked.

Also critical was understanding that I needed to focus the main log under "Devices" rather than just system.log (which was instructed in other tutorials)

APNike

ale Opening up a Sketch file via the Terminal used to give me really great log output. It seems that upgrading to v43 has changed this. I'm now seeing things like:

[INFO] GCDWebServer started on port 49274 and reachable at http://LOCAL_IP_ADDRESS:49274/
[INFO] GCDWebServer now locally reachable at http://MACHINE_NAME.local:49274/

But I'm not seeing any output from the log() command. I understand you can see output via Console but I found the Terminal output much more useful. Is there any way to see the Terminal output in v43?

Thanks.

jongold

Alternatively,

$ tail -f ~/Library/Logs/com.bohemiancoding.sketch3/Plugin\ Output.log

jeremychone

jongold THanks, this way is perfect!

jeremychone

jongold Very weird, today, it stopped working, I do not see any more file under
~/Library/Logs/com.bohemiancoding.sketch3/Plugin\ Output.log

PEZ

I can log to Console.app on Sierra. I open the com.bohemiancoding.sketch3 folder in ~/Library/Logs. Like so:

sketch-console.logging image

lightandshadow68

One option is to use Safari's web inspector to debug your plugin's javascript context. A number of contexts will be grouped under the name Sketch.
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colorgmi

lightandshadow68
It always crashed SketchApp when set Automatically Show Web inspector fo JSContexts and Automatically Pause Connecting to JSContexts both True.

Vardaan

lightandshadow68 Is it possible to debug plugins code for any memory leaks using safari's web inspector?

serjant

lightandshadow68 Since the Sketch version 56 the JSContext does not show any debug options for the plugins anymore, does somebody have the same issue? If use the version 55.2 then it still works, seems like a bug in Sketch

mathieudutour

the logs get cleaned up sometimes. If you start to log again, it will re-appear

christianklotz

Sketch 56 introduced a hardened runtime and stricter security rules required by Apple for the upcoming macOS 10.15 release. We're still working with Apple to re-establish the JavaScript debugging as there may be a way to do it.

jonok

christianklotz is this why I can't see my plugin's webview in safari inspect anymore also?