debug mode tweaks

README.md

@@ -55,19 +55,9 @@ This project builds on experience from previous solutions:
 
 ### Build automatically on file save:
     npm run watch
-    npm run watch-extra
 
-### Build/watch mol-viewer
-**Build**
-
-    npm run build
-    npm run build-viewer
-
-**Watch**
-
-    npm run watch
-    npm run watch-extra
-    npm run watch-viewer
+### With debug mode enabled:
+    DEBUG=molstar npm run watch
 
 **Run**
 

src/mol-plugin/context.ts

@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import { StructureElementSelectionManager } from './util/structure-element-selec
 import { SubstructureParentHelper } from './util/substructure-parent-helper';
 import { Representation } from 'mol-repr/representation';
 import { ModifiersKeys } from 'mol-util/input/input-observer';
+import { isProductionMode, isDebugMode } from 'mol-util/debug';
 
 export class PluginContext {
     private disposed = false;
@@ -225,5 +226,7 @@ export class PluginContext {
         this.lociLabels = new LociLabelManager(this);
 
         this.log.message(`Mol* Plugin ${PLUGIN_VERSION} [${PLUGIN_VERSION_DATE.toLocaleString()}]`);
+        if (!isProductionMode) this.log.message(`Development mode enabled`);
+        if (isDebugMode) this.log.message(`Debug mode enabled`);
     }
 }
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src/mol-util/debug.ts

@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ const isProductionMode = process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production'
 
 /**
  * set to true to enable more comprehensive checks and assertions,
- * moslty used in `mol-gl`
+ * mostly used in `mol-gl`
  */
-const isDebugMode = false
+const isDebugMode = process.env.DEBUG === '*' || process.env.DEBUG === 'molstar'
 
 export { isProductionMode, isDebugMode }
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webpack.config.js

@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ const sharedConfig = {
         }),
         new webpack.DefinePlugin({
             __PLUGIN_VERSION_TIMESTAMP__: webpack.DefinePlugin.runtimeValue(() => `${new Date().valueOf()}`, true),
+            'process.env.NODE_ENV': JSON.stringify(process.env.NODE_ENV),
+            'process.env.DEBUG': JSON.stringify(process.env.DEBUG)
         }),
         new MiniCssExtractPlugin({ filename: 'app.css' })
     ],