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+++ b/cubicweb/debug.py	Thu Aug 01 02:51:52 2019 +0200
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+# copyright 2019 LOGILAB S.A. (Paris, FRANCE), all rights reserved.
+# contact http://www.logilab.fr/ -- mailto:contact@logilab.fr
+#
+# This file is part of CubicWeb.
+#
+# CubicWeb is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the
+# terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free
+# Software Foundation, either version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option)
+# any later version.
+#
+# CubicWeb is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+# ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS
+# FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more
+# details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License along
+# with CubicWeb.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+from logging import getLogger
+
+logger = getLogger('cubicweb')
+
+
+SUBSCRIBERS = {
+    "rql": [],
+}
+
+
+def subscribe_to_debug_channel(channel, subscriber):
+    if channel not in SUBSCRIBERS.keys():
+        raise Exception("debug channel '%s' doesn't exist" % channel)
+
+    SUBSCRIBERS[channel].append(subscriber)
+
+
+def unsubscribe_to_debug_channel(channel, subscriber):
+    if channel not in SUBSCRIBERS.keys():
+        raise Exception("debug channel '%s' doesn't exist" % channel)
+
+    if subscriber not in SUBSCRIBERS[channel]:
+        raise Exception("subscriber '%s' is not in debug channel '%s'" % (subscriber, channel))
+
+    SUBSCRIBERS[channel].remove(subscriber)
+
+
+def emit_to_debug_channel(channel, message):
+    if channel not in SUBSCRIBERS.keys():
+        raise Exception("debug channel '%s' doesn't exist" % channel)
+
+    for subscriber in SUBSCRIBERS[channel]:
+        try:
+            subscriber(message)
+        except Exception:
+            logger.error("Failed to send debug message '%s' to subscriber '%s'", message, subscriber, exc_info=True)