Testing and Debugging Function Stacks
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The response block will show you what the workflow has returned, if applicable, once execution has completed.
You can see the amount of time the request took to complete, and perform several actions from inside this block.
Click to copy the contents of the response
Click to copy the request as a cURL command to be used outside of Xano
Click to create a unit test based on this run.
Click to activate the debugger — more on this below.
You can further review more information for each step that executed during this run in the Timing block.
This block will provide individual timings for each step, allowing you to quickly pinpoint any points of delay that could be improved. You can also click the > icon next to each step to review that step's output for further investigation.
The Debugger is used to review each step of execution, one at a time, to pinpoint the cause of any issues that might arise during that run.
Please note that each step is not actually individually being executed; the full run has completed prior to the debugger being available.
Stop Debugging
Restart the Debugger
Move to the next step
As you move through each step, the current will be highlighted as shown below.
Completed steps will be highlighted in green.
As you progress through each step, the Variables panel will update with current data.
Clicking different steps in your function stack will bring the debugger to that point.
Step Over - When working with nested function stacks (custom functions or middleware), if you don't need to debug those, just step right over them and continue with the next function in your function stack
Step Into / Step Out - Step into or out of a nested function (custom function or middleware) and continue the debugging experience seamlessly
Continue - Continue with execution of your function stack
Enable Breakpoints - Enable or disable breakpoints as a whole
Step Forwards / Step Backwards - Toggle forward or reverse execution of your function stack
Result - View the result of your completed execution
Watches - Use custom Javascript expressions for more complex data monitoring or calculation as your function stack executes
Variables - View the current contents of your variables as the function stack executes
Copy 📄 / Add Watch 👁️ - Copies the variable's current contents, or adds a variable to your Watches list
Breakpoints - Hover over the icon on the left side of each function to establish a breakpoint. Breakpoints will cause the debugger to pause at that step.
Click to enable the advanced debugging options.
