How to debug a Clojure file in IntelliJ?

Question

No breakpoint can be set on line 5, which contains [x].

IntelliJ won't let me do so. I used different plugin, such as La Clojure and Cursive. Both stop at line 3 rather than line 5.

So, how people step into the code in Clojure?

Is there any syntax suggestion or maybe tool to help with?

(defn flattenlist
  ([x & more]
    (concat (if (vector? x)
              (apply flattenlist x)
              [x]
            )
            (if (= more nil)
              nil
              (apply flattenlist more))))
  )
(flattenlist [[1 [[2]]] 3 [4 5] 6])

RedDeckWins · Accepted Answer · 2014-07-29 15:03:22Z

3

First, by convention, all trailing parentheses are on the same line, something like this:

(defn flattenlist
  ([x & more]
   (println x)
   (concat (if (vector? x)
             (apply flattenlist x)
             [x])
           (if (= more nil)
             nil
             (apply flattenlist more)))))

(flattenlist [[1 [[2]]] 3 [4 5] 6])

Secondly, when you use composable functions, it is easy to insert a println and run/test just that function because it is referentially transparent. I am only a Clojure hobbyist, but I typically debug with printlns and unit tests. Using breakpoints isn't really that reliable.

If you really want something similar to setting a breakpoint, you can try using this debugging macro (not mine).

answered Jul 29, 2014 at 15:03

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CodeFarmer Over a year ago

Yeah, I think printing is the right way to go. Ricky use the same ide as mine. Same position.

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