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Revision as of 02:32, 21 February 2013 (view source) Jimb (talk \| contribs) (Describe use cases for stack snapshots.)		Revision as of 02:33, 21 February 2013 (view source) Jimb (talk \| contribs) (Note that we're just getting started.) Newer edit →
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	Frameworks may want to elide their implementation details for clarity, so the snapshot API should let code flag certain frames to be presented by developer tools in a simplified form. For example, when a <code>jQuery</code> event handler fires, developer tools should present a simplied, legible description of what sort of jQuery event it is, and where the application called the jQuery method to register the handler, rather than simply showing stack frames executing functions internal to jQuery.		Frameworks may want to elide their implementation details for clarity, so the snapshot API should let code flag certain frames to be presented by developer tools in a simplified form. For example, when a <code>jQuery</code> event handler fires, developer tools should present a simplied, legible description of what sort of jQuery event it is, and where the application called the jQuery method to register the handler, rather than simply showing stack frames executing functions internal to jQuery.

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