Debugging

Using debugger alone is useful, but usually using debug operator will be more efficient. debug operator will print out all events to standard output and you can add also label those events.

debug acts like a probe. Here is an example of using it:

let subscription = myInterval(0.1)
    .debug("my probe")
    .map { e in
        return "This is simply \(e)"
    }
    .subscribe(onNext: { n in
        print(n)
    })

Thread.sleepForTimeInterval(0.5)

subscription.dispose()

will print

[my probe] subscribed
Subscribed
[my probe] -> Event next(Box(0))
This is simply 0
[my probe] -> Event next(Box(1))
This is simply 1
[my probe] -> Event next(Box(2))
This is simply 2
[my probe] -> Event next(Box(3))
This is simply 3
[my probe] -> Event next(Box(4))
This is simply 4
[my probe] dispose
Disposed

You can also easily create your version of the debug operator.

extension ObservableType {
    public func myDebug(identifier: String) -> Observable<Self.E> {
        return Observable.create { observer in
            print("subscribed \(identifier)")
            let subscription = self.subscribe { e in
                print("event \(identifier)  \(e)")
                switch e {
                case .next(let value):
                    observer.on(.next(value))

                case .error(let error):
                    observer.on(.error(error))

                case .completed:
                    observer.on(.completed)
                }
            }
            return Disposables.create {
                   print("disposing \(identifier)")
                   subscription.dispose()
            }
        }
    }
 }