As flash professional does not have support of flash player 11 while testing project with ctrl+Enter, I can only test flash projects in browser so I can't use trace to check things working, and I can't event integrate monster debugger in starling object, it does not trace anything. Does someone have solution for this, I mean how can I test flash project in browser?
You can use the Firebug or Google Chrome's console for debugging. I made the following class for this purpose. Just call Log.info(), or Log.dump() to output statements directly to the browser's console.
package {
import flash.external.ExternalInterface;
import flash.utils.describeType;
import flash.utils.Dictionary;
import flash.display.Sprite;
import flash.text.TextFormat;
import flash.text.TextField;
public class Log {
// USAGE:
//
// Log.info(anything)
// Log.warning(anything)
// Log.error(anything)
// Log.dump(anything)
//
// Logged object will appear in both the trace window and in the Firebug console (if it's enabled)
static public var enabled:Boolean = true;
static private var prefix_:String = null;
static private var logWindow_:Sprite;
static private var logWindowHeight_:Number;
static private var logTextField_:TextField;
static private var closeLogWindowButton_:TextField;
static private var logWindowMaximized_:Boolean = false;
static private var outputTextField_:TextField = null;
static public function get outputTextField():TextField {
return outputTextField_;
}
static public function set outputTextField(v:TextField):void {
if (outputTextField_ === v) return;
outputTextField_ = v;
}
static private function log(s:*, type:String = null, param:* = null):void {
if (!enabled) return;
var logString:String = String(s);
var serializedObject:* = null;
var serializedObjectString:String = null;
if (type == "Dump") {
serializedObject = serializeObject_(s);
serializedObjectString = dump_(serializedObject, param.asString, param.maxDepth);
if (logTextField_) logTextField_.appendText(dump_(serializedObject, true, param.maxDepth) + "\n");
if (outputTextField_) outputTextField_.appendText(dump_(serializedObject, true, param.maxDepth) + "\n");
} else {
if (type) logString = '[' + type + '] ' + logString;
if (prefix) logString = '[' + prefix + '] ' + logString;
trace(logString);
if (outputTextField_) outputTextField_.appendText(logString + "\n");
// if (logTextField_) {
// var i1:int = logTextField_.text.length - 1;
// logTextField_.appendText(logString + "\n");
// var i2:int = logTextField_.text.length - 1;
// var logColor:uint = 0x000000;
// if (type == "Info") logColor = 0xffffff;
// if (type == "Warning") logColor = 0xECEC00;
// if (type == "Error") logColor = 0xFF3535;
// var tf:TextFormat = logTextField_.getTextFormat(i1, i2);
// tf.color = logColor;
// logTextField_.setTextFormat(tf, i1, i2);
// }
}
if (logWindow_) logWindow_.parent.addChild(logWindow_);
if (outputTextField_) outputTextField_.scrollV = outputTextField_.maxScrollV;
if (ExternalInterface.available) {
try {
var c:String = "console.info";
var v:* = s;
if (prefix) v = '[' + prefix + '] ' + v;
if (type == "Warning") {
c = "console.warn";
} else if (type == "Error") {
c = "console.error";
} else if (type == "Dump") {
if (param.asString) {
c = "console.info";
v = serializedObjectString ? serializedObjectString : s;
} else {
c = "console.dir";
var h:String = "Dump";
if (prefix) h = prefix + "_" + h;
v = {};
v[h] = (serializedObject ? serializedObject : s);
}
}
ExternalInterface.call(c, v);
} catch(e:*) {
// ignore
}
}
}
static public function info(s:*):void {
log(s, 'Info');
}
static public function warning(s:*):void {
log(s, 'Warning');
}
static public function error(s:*):void {
log(s, 'Error');
}
static public function dump(s:*, asString:Boolean = false, maxDepth:int = -1):void {
log(s, "Dump", { asString:asString, maxDepth:maxDepth });
}
static public function get prefix():String {
return prefix_;
}
static public function set prefix(v:String):void {
var validCharacters:String = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789_";
var output:String = "";
for (var i:int = 0; i < v.length; i++) {
var c:String = v.charAt(i);
if (validCharacters.indexOf(c) < 0) continue;
output += c;
}
if (output.length == 0) output = "a";
prefix_ = output;
}
static public function showLogWindow(parent:*):void {
if (!logWindow_) {
logWindow_ = new Sprite();
logTextField_ = new TextField();
var tf:TextFormat = new TextFormat();
tf.font = "Arial";
tf.size = 10;
logTextField_.defaultTextFormat = tf;
logTextField_.multiline = true;
logTextField_.wordWrap = true;
logTextField_.border = true;
logTextField_.borderColor = 0xffffff;
closeLogWindowButton_= new TextField();
closeLogWindowButton_.text = "[Minimize]";
closeLogWindowButton_.autoSize = "left";
closeLogWindowButton_.selectable = false;
var tf:TextFormat = new TextFormat();
tf.font = "Arial";
tf.size = 10;
tf.color = 0xffffff;
closeLogWindowButton_.setTextFormat(tf);
closeLogWindowButton_.defaultTextFormat = tf;
closeLogWindowButton_.addEventListener("click", closeLogWindowButton_click);
logWindow_.addChild(logTextField_);
logWindow_.addChild(closeLogWindowButton_);
logWindowMaximized_ = true;
}
logWindowHeight_ = 240;
updateLogWindowLayout(320, logWindowHeight_);
parent.addChild(logWindow_);
logWindow_.addEventListener("enterFrame", logWindow_enterFrame);
}
static public function hideLogWindow():void {
if (!logWindow_) return;
if (logWindow_.parent) logWindow_.parent.removeChild(logWindow_);
logWindow_.removeEventListener("enterFrame", logWindow_enterFrame);
}
static public function minimizeLogWindow():void {
if (!logWindowMaximized_) return;
closeLogWindowButton_click(null);
}
static public function logWindow_enterFrame(event:*):void {
if (logWindow_.parent) logWindow_.parent.addChild(logWindow_);
}
static private function updateLogWindowLayout(width:Number, height:Number):void {
var m:Number = 8;
closeLogWindowButton_.x = m;
logTextField_.x = m;
logTextField_.y = closeLogWindowButton_.height;
logTextField_.width = width - 2 * m;
logTextField_.height = Math.max(height - logTextField_.y - m, 0);
logWindow_.graphics.clear();
logWindow_.graphics.lineStyle(1, 0xffffff);
logWindow_.graphics.beginFill(0x000000);
logWindow_.graphics.drawRect(0,0,width,height);
logWindow_.graphics.endFill();
}
static private function closeLogWindowButton_click(event:*):void {
var doShow:Boolean = !logWindowMaximized_;
var h:Number = doShow ? logWindowHeight_ : 10;
logWindowMaximized_ = doShow;
updateLogWindowLayout(doShow ? 320 : 10, h);
closeLogWindowButton_.text = doShow ? '[Minimize]' : ' ';
if (!doShow) {
closeLogWindowButton_.x = 0;
closeLogWindowButton_.y = 0;
}
logTextField_.visible = doShow;
}
static private function serializeObject_(object:*, maxDepth:int = 8):* {
var objectReferences:Dictionary = new Dictionary();
var objectReferenceIndex:int = 0;
var depth:int = 0;
var inputObjectReferenceCount:int = 0;
function serialize(o:*):* {
if (o === object) inputObjectReferenceCount++;
depth++;
var objectIndex:int;
var output:*;
if (maxDepth >= 0 && depth > maxDepth) {
output = '<Max depth>';
} else {
var i:int;
if (objectReferences[o]) {
output = '<#' + objectReferences[o] + '>';
} else if (o === object && inputObjectReferenceCount > 1) {
output = '<#0>';
} else if (o === null || o === undefined || o is String || typeof(o) == "number" || o === true || o === false) {
output = o;
} else if (o is Array) {
output = [];
objectIndex = objectReferenceIndex++;
objectReferences[o] = objectIndex;
for (i = 0; i < o.length; i++) {
output.push(serialize(o[i]));
}
} else if (o is Object) {
output = {};
objectIndex = objectReferenceIndex++;
objectReferences[o] = objectIndex;
var xml:XML = describeType(o);
var typeName:String = xml.@name.toString();
var twoDots:int = typeName.indexOf("::");
if (twoDots >= 0) typeName = typeName.substr(twoDots + 2, typeName.length);
var isDynamic:Boolean = xml.@isDynamic.toString() == "true";
var v:*;
if (!isDynamic) {
var propertyNames:XMLList = xml..accessor.@name;
var properyName:String;
for (i = 0; i < propertyNames.length(); i++) {
properyName = propertyNames[i].toString();
try {
v = o[properyName];
} catch(e:*) {
continue;
}
output[properyName] = serialize(v);
}
propertyNames = xml..variable.@name;
for (i = 0; i < propertyNames.length(); i++) {
properyName = propertyNames[i].toString();
try {
v = o[properyName];
} catch(e:*) {
continue;
}
output[properyName] = serialize(v);
}
} else {
for (var n:String in o) {
v = o[n];
output[n] = serialize(v);
}
}
} else {
output = o;
}
}
depth--;
return output;
}
var finalOutput:* = serialize(object);
return finalOutput;
}
static private function dump_(object:*, asString:Boolean = false, maxDepth:int = 8):* {
var objectReferences:Dictionary = new Dictionary();
var objectReferenceIndex:int = 0;
var depth:int = 0;
var inputObjectReferenceCount:int = 0;
function objectToString(o:*, indent:Number = 1):String {
if (o === object) inputObjectReferenceCount++;
depth++;
var objectIndex:int;
if (maxDepth >= 0 && depth > maxDepth) {
output = '<Max depth>';
} else {
var spaces:String = '';
var i:Number;
for (i = 0; i < indent; i++) spaces += ' ';
var output:String = '';
if (objectReferences[o]) {
output = '<#' + objectReferences[o] + '>';
} else if (o === object && inputObjectReferenceCount > 1) {
output = '<#0>';
} else if (o === null) {
output = "null";
} else if (o === undefined) {
output = "undefined";
} else if (o is String) {
output = '"' + o + '"';
} else if (typeof(o) == "number") {
output = o.toString();
} else if (o === true) {
output = "true";
} else if (o === false) {
output = "false";
} else if (o is Array) {
objectIndex = objectReferenceIndex++;
objectReferences[o] = objectIndex;
output += '(Array #' + objectIndex + ')';
if (o.length > 0) {
output += '\n';
} else {
output += '[]';
}
indent++;
for (i = 0; i < o.length; i++) {
if (i > 0) output += '\n';
output += spaces + '[' + i + '] ' + objectToString(o[i], indent);
}
} else if (o is Object) {
var v:*;
objectIndex = objectReferenceIndex++;
objectReferences[o] = objectIndex;
indent++;
var propCount:int = 0;
output += '(' + 'Object' + ' #' + objectIndex + ')';
for (var n:String in o) {
v = o[n];
output += '\n';
output += spaces + n + ': ' + objectToString(v, indent);
propCount++;
}
if (propCount == 0) output += '{}';
} else {
output += o;
}
}
depth--;
return output;
}
var s:String = objectToString(object);
if (asString) return s;
trace(s);
}
}
}