k32 / erlstack-mode

Minor mode for previewing code appearing in Erlang stack traces

Analyze Erlang stack traces

Enable erlstack-mode globally to peek at the source code of functions appearing in Erlang stack traces:

(require 'erlstack-mode)

Moving point to a stack trace will reveal code in question. This plugin works best with projectile, however it’s not a hard requirement.

Key bindings

The following key mappings are activated while point is on a stack trace:

• C-<up> Jump to the next stack frame
• C-<down> Jump to the previous stack frame
• C-<return> Open code for editing

Customizations

The following variables can be customized:

erlstack-file-search-hook

A hook that is used to locate source code paths of Erlang modules

erlstack-otp-src-path

Path to the OTP source code. Customize this variable to locate OTP modules.

erlstack-file-prefer-hook

A hook that is called when erlstack-file-search-hook returns multiple paths for a module. It can be used to pick the preferred alternative