set inferior process to debug from command line

README.rst

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ A browser-based frontend/gui for GDB
 .. image:: https://travis-ci.org/cs01/gdbgui.svg?branch=master
   :target: https://travis-ci.org/cs01/gdbgui
 
-.. image:: https://img.shields.io/badge/pypi-v0.7.3.3-blue.svg
+.. image:: https://img.shields.io/badge/pypi-v0.7.3.4-blue.svg
   :target: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/gdbgui/
 
 .. image:: https://img.shields.io/badge/python-2.7, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, pypy-blue.svg
@@ -40,6 +40,12 @@ Run
 
 A new tab in your browser will open with gdbgui in it.
 
+To immediately set the inferior binary and arguments and have them load when the page is loaded
+
+::
+
+    gdbgui --cmd '/path/to/binary -arg myaarg -flag'
+
 Help
 ~~~~
 

docs/index.rst

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Release v\ |version|
 .. image:: https://travis-ci.org/cs01/gdbgui.svg?branch=master
   :target: https://travis-ci.org/cs01/gdbgui
 
-.. image:: https://img.shields.io/badge/pypi-v0.7.3.3-blue.svg
+.. image:: https://img.shields.io/badge/pypi-v0.7.3.4-blue.svg
   :target: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/gdbgui/
 
 .. image:: https://img.shields.io/badge/python-2.7, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, pypy-blue.svg

gdbgui/__init__.py

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 __title__ = 'gdbgui'
-__version__ = '0.7.3.3'
+__version__ = '0.7.3.4'
 __author__ = 'Chad Smith'
 __copyright__ = 'Copyright Chad Smith'

gdbgui/backend.py

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 DEFAULT_PORT = 5000
 DEFAULT_GDB_EXECUTABLE = 'gdb'
 IS_A_TTY = sys.stdout.isatty()
-
+INITIAL_BINARY_AND_ARGS = None  # global
 
 app = Flask(__name__, template_folder=TEMPLATE_DIR, static_folder=STATIC_DIR)
 socketio = SocketIO(async_mode='eventlet')
@@ -134,7 +134,11 @@ def gdbgui():
         time_sec = 0
     else:
         time_sec = int((datetime.datetime.utcnow() - datetime.datetime(1970, 1, 1)).total_seconds())
-    return render_template('gdbgui.jade', timetag_to_prevent_caching=time_sec, debug=json.dumps(app.debug), gdbgui_version=__version__)
+    return render_template('gdbgui.jade',
+        timetag_to_prevent_caching=time_sec,
+        debug=json.dumps(app.debug),
+        gdbgui_version=__version__,
+        initial_binary_and_args=json.dumps(INITIAL_BINARY_AND_ARGS))
 
 
 @app.route('/shutdown')
@@ -217,14 +221,19 @@ def setup_backend(serve=True, host=DEFAULT_HOST, port=DEFAULT_PORT, debug=False,
 
 def main():
     """Entry point from command line"""
+    global INITIAL_BINARY_AND_ARGS
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description=__doc__)
     parser.add_argument("--port", help='The port on which gdbgui will be hosted', default=DEFAULT_PORT)
     parser.add_argument("--host", help='The host ip address on which gdbgui serve. ', default=DEFAULT_HOST)
     parser.add_argument("--gdb", help='Path to gdb executable.', default=DEFAULT_GDB_EXECUTABLE)
+    parser.add_argument("--cmd", help='The binary and arguments to run in gdb. This is a way to script the intial loading of the inferior'
+        ' binary  you wish to debug.', default=INITIAL_BINARY_AND_ARGS)
     parser.add_argument("--debug", help='The debug flag of this Flask application. '
         'Pass this flag when debugging gdbgui itself to automatically reload the server when changes are detected', action='store_true')
     parser.add_argument("--no_browser", help='By default, the browser will open with gdb gui. Pass this flag so the browser does not open.', action='store_true')
     args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    INITIAL_BINARY_AND_ARGS = args.cmd or None
     setup_backend(serve=True, host=args.host, port=int(args.port), debug=bool(args.debug), open_browser=(not args.no_browser), gdb_path=args.gdb)
 
 

gdbgui/static/js/gdbgui.js

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
  * the extent that it's possible).
  */
 
-(function ($, _, Awesomplete, io, moment, debug, gdbgui_version) {
+(function ($, _, Awesomplete, io, moment, debug, gdbgui_version, initial_binary_and_args) {
 "use strict";
 
 /**
@@ -2322,7 +2322,12 @@ ShutdownGdbgui.init()
 WebSocket.init()
 Settings.init()
 
+if(_.isString(initial_binary_and_args) && _.trim(initial_binary_and_args).length > 0){
+    BinaryLoader.el.val(_.trim(initial_binary_and_args))
+    BinaryLoader.set_target_app()
+
+}
 
 window.addEventListener("beforeunload", BinaryLoader.onclose)
 
-})(jQuery, _, Awesomplete, io, moment, debug, gdbgui_version)
+})(jQuery, _, Awesomplete, io, moment, debug, gdbgui_version, initial_binary_and_args)

gdbgui/templates/gdbgui.jade

@@ -230,6 +230,7 @@ body(style='margin: 0')
                 button.btn.btn-success(type='button', data-dismiss='modal') Close
 
 script.
+    initial_binary_and_args = JSON.parse('!{initial_binary_and_args}')
     debug = #{debug}
     gdbgui_version = '#{gdbgui_version}'
 script(type="text/javascript" src='static/js/gdbgui.js?_=#{timetag_to_prevent_caching}')