SFCC object debug - Useful for debugging pdict

DebugHelper.js

'use strict';

/**
 * A place to debug an object from an isml file
 * Useful to pass in pdict to see what it contains
 *
 * @param debugObject Object you'd like to see in the debugger
 * @param debugLabel Optional label for the debugObject
 *
 **/
function debug(debugObject, debugLabel) {
    // debugObject and debugLabel will show in debugger
    return true; // put breakpoint here
}



/**
 * Allows you to console.log from within a backend script or isscript block
 * Exposes some of the built in console logging methods
 * Pass in as many arguments as you'd like, they'll get output in a comma delimted list
 */
var console = function() {

    var str = function(args) {
        var temp = '';
        // loop through arguments and add argument to string
        for (var i = 0, j = args.length; i < j; i++){
            var comma = ((i === 0) ? '' : ', ');
            temp = temp + comma + args[i];
        }
        return temp;
    }


    function log() {
        var string = "<script>console.log('" + str(arguments) + "');</script>";
        response.writer.print(string);
    }

    
    function debug() {
        var string = "<script>console.debug('" + str(arguments) + "');</script>";
        response.writer.print(string);
    }
    
    function info() {
        var string = "<script>console.info('" + str(arguments) + "');</script>";
        response.writer.print(string);
    }
    
    function warn() {
        var string = "<script>console.warn('" + str(arguments) + "');</script>";
        response.writer.print(string);
    }

    function error() {
        var string = "<script>console.error('" + str(arguments) + "');</script>";
        response.writer.print(string);
    }

    
    function group() {
        var string = "<script>console.group('" + str(arguments) + "');</script>";
        response.writer.print(string);
    }
    
    function groupEnd() {
        var string = "<script>console.groupEnd('" + str(arguments) + "');</script>";
        response.writer.print(string);
    }

    return {
        log: log,
        debug: debug,
        info: info,
        warn: warn,
        error: error,
        group: group,
        groupEnd: groupEnd
    }
}();



module.exports = {
    debug: debug,
    console: console
}

test.isml

<isscript>
	var Debug = require('*/cartridge/scripts/util/DebugHelper');
	
	// pass in an object to see it in the debugger when running a debug session
	Debug.debug(pdict, "pdict");
	
	// call the console methods to output a value to your browser's console
	Debug.console.log('product name', pdict.product.name);
</isscript>