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16 """Unwinder class and register_unwinder function."""
21 class Unwinder(object):
22 """Base class (or a template) for frame unwinders written in Python.
24 An unwinder has a single method __call__ and the attributes
28 name: The name of the unwinder.
29 enabled: A boolean indicating whether the unwinder is enabled.
32 def __init__(self, name):
36 name: An identifying name for the unwinder.
41 def __call__(self, pending_frame):
42 """GDB calls this method to unwind a frame.
45 pending_frame: gdb.PendingFrame instance.
48 gdb.UnwindInfo instance.
50 raise NotImplementedError("Unwinder __call__.")
53 def register_unwinder(locus, unwinder, replace=False):
54 """Register unwinder in given locus.
56 The unwinder is prepended to the locus's unwinders list. Unwinder
57 name should be unique.
60 locus: Either an objfile, progspace, or None (in which case
61 the unwinder is registered globally).
62 unwinder: An object of a gdb.Unwinder subclass
63 replace: If True, replaces existing unwinder with the same name.
64 Otherwise, raises exception if unwinder with the same
71 RuntimeError: Unwinder name is not unique
72 TypeError: Bad locus type
75 if gdb.parameter("verbose"):
76 gdb.write("Registering global %s unwinder ...\n" % unwinder.name)
78 elif isinstance(locus, gdb.Objfile) or isinstance(locus, gdb.Progspace):
79 if gdb.parameter("verbose"):
80 gdb.write("Registering %s unwinder for %s ...\n" %
81 (unwinder.name, locus.filename))
83 raise TypeError("locus should be gdb.Objfile or gdb.Progspace or None")
86 for needle in locus.frame_unwinders:
87 if needle.name == unwinder.name:
89 del locus.frame_unwinders[i]
91 raise RuntimeError("Unwinder %s already exists." %
94 locus.frame_unwinders.insert(0, unwinder)
95 gdb.invalidate_cached_frames()