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Mads Kiilerich

lib: handle both HTML, unsafe strings, and exceptions passed to helpers.flash()

Before, h.flash would trust any input to contain html ... and callers would
convert exceptions to string, often with a simple str() or unicode() ... which
really didn't deserve to be trusted.

Instead, only trust messages that have a __html__ and escape anything else ...
but also apply str/unicode on the parameter so the caller doesn't have to but
*can* pass an exception directly.

.. _debugging:

===================
Debugging Kallithea
===================

If you encounter problems with Kallithea, here are some instructions
on how to debug them.

.. note:: First make sure you're using the latest version available.


Enable detailed debug
---------------------

Kallithea uses the standard Python ``logging`` module to log its output.
By default only loggers with ``INFO`` level are displayed. To enable full output
change ``level = DEBUG`` for all logging handlers in the currently used .ini file.
This change will allow you to see much more detailed output in the log file or
console. This generally helps a lot to track issues.


Enable interactive debug mode
-----------------------------

To enable interactive debug mode simply comment out ``set debug = false`` in
the .ini file. This will trigger an interactive debugger each time
there is an error in the browser, or send a http link if an error occurred in the backend. This
is a great tool for fast debugging as you get a handy Python console right
in the web view.

.. warning:: NEVER ENABLE THIS ON PRODUCTION! The interactive console
             can be a serious security threat to your system.