1910655 - :trace command doesn't work when its log-method is distinct from the frontend settings

Status: NEW

(DevTools :: Debugger, enhancement)

Description

[Alexandre Poirot [:ochameau]]

STR:

• set tracer log method to debugger sidebar via toolbox tracer icon
• execute :trace from the console

The console command should log to the web console, but it is ignored by the frontend which rather consider the toolbox tracer icon setting.

Comment 1

[Alexandre Poirot [:ochameau]]

Attachment: Bug 1910655 - [devtools] Fix :trace console command when the log method is distinct from the frontend one.

The activeLogMethod will be possibly distinct from the frontend preference value and reflect
the actual log method used by the current active tracer.
Console and debugger frontend should rather use this to know when to accept incoming trace resources.

Otherwise the frontend should rather consider the preference value when it starts a new tracer.