Rails Spotlight

About

Rails Spotlight is a specialized tool tailored for Ruby on Rails developers. Designed to optimize and streamline your daily workflow, this extension delivers a detailed analysis of web requests and responses, ensuring a more efficient and insightful development process.

Key Features:

  * Ruby on Rails Analysis: Display queries and responses in a structured table format, tailored for the Rails environment.
  * Debugging Essentials: Showcase parameters, payload, and headers with ease.
  * Database Insights: List and analyze database queries, highlighting their execution times.
  * Efficient View Debugging: Get an overview of Rails views, detailing their execution times.
  * Cache & Logs: Understand cache usage patterns and access detailed logs.
  * Error Handling: Swiftly identify and rectify exceptions or errors in your Ruby on Rails applications.
  * File Access & Live Editing: Not only access but also edit files related to the responses on-the-fly, including views, controllers, and models.
  * SQL Preview & Execution: Beyond just previewing SQL queries, execute them in real-time for in-depth analysis and understanding.
  * AI Assistant: Integrated with a GPT-based chat, it's designed to assist and provide swift solutions to challenges faced during development.
  * Notes: An in-built feature to jot down essential observations, ensuring you never miss out on any crucial detail. 
  * LiveConsole: A REPL-like feature for a request/response approach in your development environment. Execute any script or commands directly, with a list of scripts for frequent use, enhancing the interactivity and efficiency of your development process. 
* Forms: Build form scenarios to simulate user input for entering data and validating functionality.
* Live Logs: Real-time logs from multiple sources with tools for quick issue investigation.

Prerequisites:

For the best Ruby on Rails debugging experience, incorporate the essential gem available at https://github.com/pniemczyk/rails_spotlight.