PR: Set new breakpoints in the IPython console while on a debugging session

spyder/app/tests/test_mainwindow.py

@@ -78,6 +78,43 @@ def close_widget():
 #==============================================================================
 # Tests
 #==============================================================================
+@flaky(max_runs=10)
+@pytest.mark.skipif(os.name == 'nt', reason="It times out sometimes on Windows")
+def test_set_new_breakpoints(main_window, qtbot):
+    """Test that new breakpoints are set in the IPython console."""
+    # Wait until the window is fully up
+    shell = main_window.ipyconsole.get_current_shellwidget()
+    control = shell._control
+    qtbot.waitUntil(lambda: shell._prompt_html is not None, timeout=SHELL_TIMEOUT)
+
+    # Clear all breakpoints
+    main_window.editor.clear_all_breakpoints()
+
+    # Load test file
+    test_file = osp.join(LOCATION, 'script.py')
+    main_window.editor.load(test_file)
+
+    # Click the debug button
+    debug_action = main_window.debug_toolbar_actions[0]
+    debug_button = main_window.debug_toolbar.widgetForAction(debug_action)
+    qtbot.mouseClick(debug_button, Qt.LeftButton)
+    qtbot.wait(1000)
+
+    # Set a breakpoint
+    code_editor = main_window.editor.get_focus_widget()
+    code_editor.add_remove_breakpoint(line_number=6)
+    qtbot.wait(500)
+
+    # Verify that the breakpoint was set
+    shell.kernel_client.input("b")
+    qtbot.wait(500)
+    assert "1   breakpoint   keep yes   at {}:6".format(test_file) in control.toPlainText()
+
+    # Remove breakpoint and close test file
+    main_window.editor.clear_all_breakpoints()
+    main_window.editor.close_file()
+
+
 @flaky(max_runs=10)
 @pytest.mark.skipif(os.name == 'nt', reason="It times out sometimes on Windows")
 def test_run_code(main_window, qtbot):

spyder/plugins/ipythonconsole.py

@@ -794,6 +794,7 @@ def register_plugin(self):
                          lambda fname, lineno, word, processevents:
                              self.editor.load(fname, lineno, word,
                                               processevents=processevents))
+        self.editor.breakpoints_saved.connect(self.set_spyder_breakpoints)
         self.editor.run_in_current_ipyclient.connect(
                                          self.run_script_in_current_client)
         self.main.workingdirectory.set_current_console_wd.connect(
@@ -1215,6 +1216,11 @@ def pdb_has_stopped(self, fname, lineno, shellwidget):
         self.activateWindow()
         shellwidget._control.setFocus()
 
+    def set_spyder_breakpoints(self):
+        """Set Spyder breakpoints into all clients"""
+        for cl in self.clients:
+            cl.shellwidget.set_spyder_breakpoints()
+
     #------ Public API (for kernels) ------------------------------------------
     def ssh_tunnel(self, *args, **kwargs):
         if os.name == 'nt':

spyder/utils/ipython/spyder_kernel.py

@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ def _pdb_locals(self):
             return {}
 
     # -- Public API ---------------------------------------------------
-    # For the Variable Explorer
+    # --- For the Variable Explorer
     def get_namespace_view(self):
         """
         Return the namespace view
@@ -329,6 +329,12 @@ def _register_pdb_session(self, pdb_obj):
         """Register Pdb session to use it later"""
         self._pdb_obj = pdb_obj
 
+    def _set_spyder_breakpoints(self):
+        """Set all Spyder breakpoints in an active pdb session"""
+        if not self._pdb_obj:
+            return
+        self._pdb_obj.set_spyder_breakpoints()
+
     # --- For the Help plugin
     def _eval(self, text):
         """

spyder/widgets/ipythonconsole/debugging.py

@@ -72,6 +72,12 @@ def write_to_stdin(self, line):
         # Run post exec commands
         self._post_exec_input(line)
 
+    def set_spyder_breakpoints(self):
+        """Set Spyder breakpoints into a debugging session"""
+        if self._reading:
+            self.kernel_client.input(
+                "!get_ipython().kernel._set_spyder_breakpoints()")
+
     # ---- Private API (defined by us) -------------------------------
     def _post_exec_input(self, line):
         """Commands to be run after writing to stdin"""