1395851 - Watch Expressions are added and displayed only after restarting Firefox

Status: RESOLVED FIXED

(DevTools :: Debugger, defect)

Description

[Emil Ghitta, QA [:emilghitta]]

Attachment: Watch Expressions.gif

[Affected versions]:
Firefox 57.0a1 (BuildId:20170831100350)
Firefox 56.0b8 (BuildId:20170831205558)

[Affected platforms]:
Windows 10 64bit
Mac 10.11.6 
Ubuntu 16.04 64bit

[Steps to reproduce]:
1. Launch Firefox.
2. Access the https://devtools-html.github.io/debugger-examples/examples/todomvc/ webpage.
3. Open the debugger.
4. Open the todos.js file.
5. Enter a Watch Expression.
6. Click the "Pause on uncaught exceptions" button.
7. Click the Resume button.
8. Uncheck the "Pause on uncaught exceptions" button.
9. Add another Watch Expression.

[Expected result]:
Watch expressions are successfully added and displayed in the Watch Expressions list.

[Actual result]:
The entered Watch Expressions are displayed in the Watch Expressions list only after restarting Firefox.

[Regression range]:
I don't think that this is a regression.

[Additional Information]
Please observe the attached screencast for further information about this issue.

Comment 1

[Jason Laster [:jlast]]

This should now be fixed on nightly.