Debugging: Add Peek without redoing links
Posted: Fri Jun 25, 2010 3:56 pm
One of the frustrations that I encounter when doing debugging/troubleshooting is adding Peeks onto existing links.
Depending on what stages are on the end of a link that you want to add a peek to - especially if you make changes in a less than optimal order - it can require redoing a lot of work [and can introduce errors of its own].
My preferred solutions:
1. Make 'peek' a link property that can be turned on/off via a right click menu item or on the output link tab from a stage. Give the link an icon (or color) that indicates the peek is turned on so we have a visual way to identify that no peeks are left on when done troubleshooting.
2. Be able to drop a peek on a link and have DS split the link for you (will require more work when removing the peek, but still better than now)
Depending on what stages are on the end of a link that you want to add a peek to - especially if you make changes in a less than optimal order - it can require redoing a lot of work [and can introduce errors of its own].
My preferred solutions:
1. Make 'peek' a link property that can be turned on/off via a right click menu item or on the output link tab from a stage. Give the link an icon (or color) that indicates the peek is turned on so we have a visual way to identify that no peeks are left on when done troubleshooting.
2. Be able to drop a peek on a link and have DS split the link for you (will require more work when removing the peek, but still better than now)