Log serialization warning when a panel errors.

This will help third party panels identify issues with serializing
the content of their panels in the future, without causing the
entire toolbar to break.

debug_toolbar/settings.py

@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
  "PROFILER_CAPTURE_PROJECT_CODE": True,
  "PROFILER_MAX_DEPTH": 10,
  "PROFILER_THRESHOLD_RATIO": 8,
+ "SERIALIZATION_WARNINGS": True,
  "SHOW_TEMPLATE_CONTEXT": True,
  "SKIP_TEMPLATE_PREFIXES": ("django/forms/widgets/", "admin/widgets/"),
  "SQL_WARNING_THRESHOLD": 500, # milliseconds

debug_toolbar/store.py

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import contextlib
 import json
+import logging
 from collections import defaultdict, deque
 from typing import Any, Dict, Iterable
 
@@ -8,6 +9,8 @@
 
 from debug_toolbar import settings as dt_settings
 
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
 
 def serialize(data: Any) -> str:
  # If this starts throwing an exceptions, consider
@@ -103,7 +106,14 @@ def delete(cls, request_id: str):
  def save_panel(cls, request_id: str, panel_id: str, data: Any = None):
  """Save the panel data for the given request_id"""
  cls.set(request_id)
- cls._request_store[request_id][panel_id] = serialize(data)
+ try:
+ cls._request_store[request_id][panel_id] = serialize(data)
+ except TypeError:
+ if dt_settings.get_config()["SERIALIZATION_WARNINGS"]:
+ log = "Panel (%s) failed to serialized data %s properly."
+ logger.warning(log % (panel_id, data)) # noqa: G002
+ else:
+ raise
 
  @classmethod
  def panel(cls, request_id: str, panel_id: str) -> Any:

docs/changes.rst

@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ Pending
 * Defines the ``BaseStore`` interface for request storage mechanisms.
 * Added the setting ``TOOLBAR_STORE_CLASS`` to configure the request
  storage mechanism. Defaults to ``debug_toolbar.store.MemoryStore``.
+* Added setting ``SERIALIZATION_WARNINGS`` to log a warning when a
+ ``TypeError`` occurs during a panel's serialization.
 
 4.1.0 (2023-05-15)
 ------------------

docs/configuration.rst

@@ -306,6 +306,14 @@ Panel options
  the nested functions. The threshold is calculated by the root calls'
  cumulative time divided by this ratio.
 
+* ``SERIALIZATION_WARNINGS``
+
+ Default: ``True``
+
+ If set to ``True`` then panels will log a warning if a ``TypeError`` is
+ raised when attempting to serialize a panel's stats. The default will
+ eventually be set to ``False`` and removed entirely.
+
 * ``SHOW_TEMPLATE_CONTEXT``
 
  Default: ``True``

tests/test_store.py

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import logging
+
 from django.test import TestCase
 from django.test.utils import override_settings
 
@@ -93,6 +95,21 @@ def test_save_panel(self):
  self.assertEqual(list(self.store.request_ids()), ["bar"])
  self.assertEqual(self.store.panel("bar", "bar.panel"), {"a": 1})
 
+ def test_save_panel_serialization_warning(self):
+ """The store should warn the user about a serialization error."""
+ self.assertLogs()
+
+ with self.assertLogs("debug_toolbar.store", level=logging.WARNING) as logs:
+ self.store.save_panel("bar", "bar.panel", {"value": {"foo"}})
+
+ self.assertEqual(
+ logs.output,
+ [
+ "WARNING:debug_toolbar.store:Panel (bar.panel) failed to "
+ "serialized data {'value': {'foo'}} properly."
+ ],
+ )
+
  def test_panel(self):
  self.assertEqual(self.store.panel("missing", "missing"), {})
  self.store.save_panel("bar", "bar.panel", {"a": 1})