Debugging

Setup

Debugging is a crucial part of game development, and with LÖVE Potion, it's simple to set up.

1. Modify or Create conf.lua

   If the game directory does not already contain a conf.lua file, create one. With the file created, it should look like this:

function love.conf(t)
  t.console = true
end

2. Connect Using a TCP Client
   • Use any TCP client tool, such as netcat (nc), or a basic TCP socket script to connect to the console's IP address.
   • There is no timeout limit, so the console will wait until a connection has been established to it.

Example using netcat (nc)

nc <console_ip_address> 8000

Example using python

main.py

import socket
import sys

s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM, 0)
s.connect((sys.argv[1], 8000))

while True:
  data = s.recv(1024)
  if len(data):
    print(data.decode ("utf-8"), end="")

This can be ran by typing python main.py <console_ip_address>.