Now echoing Luprex console messages to the Unreal Log as well. Had to make them warnings in order to make them more visible, which in turn meant I had to modify the BreakToDebugger system to be able to ignore these console messages.

Source/Integration/BreakToDebugger.cpp

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #include "BreakToDebugger.h"
 #include "Blueprint/BlueprintExceptionInfo.h"
 #include "Kismet2/KismetDebugUtilities.h"
+#include "LuprexEditorSettings.h"
 
 ELogVerbosity::Type FlxBreakToDebuggerOutputDevice::ConvertThreshold(ElxBreakToDebuggerThreshold Verbosity) {
 	switch (Verbosity) {
@@ -15,8 +16,8 @@ ELogVerbosity::Type FlxBreakToDebuggerOutputDevice::ConvertThreshold(ElxBreakToD
 	}
 }
 
-FlxBreakToDebuggerOutputDevice::FlxBreakToDebuggerOutputDevice(const ElxBreakToDebuggerThreshold &SensitivityRef)
+FlxBreakToDebuggerOutputDevice::FlxBreakToDebuggerOutputDevice()
-    : Sensitivity(SensitivityRef)
+    : Settings(GetDefault<UlxEditorSettings>())
 {
 	GLog->AddOutputDevice(this);
 }
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ void FlxBreakToDebuggerOutputDevice::Serialize(const TCHAR* V, ELogVerbosity::Ty
 {
     // If the error isn't serious enough, do nothing.
     //
-    if (Verbosity > ConvertThreshold(Sensitivity))
+    if (Verbosity > ConvertThreshold(Settings->BreakToDebuggerLogVerbosity))
     {
         return;
     }
@@ -67,6 +68,13 @@ void FlxBreakToDebuggerOutputDevice::Serialize(const TCHAR* V, ELogVerbosity::Ty
     UObject *TopObject = Frame->Object;
     if (TopObject == nullptr) return;
 
+    // If the category is in the exclude list, do nothing.
+    //
+    if (Settings->BreakToDebuggerExcludeCategories.Contains(Category))
+    {
+        return;
+    }
+
     // Notify the debugger that there's been an exception.
     //
     FBlueprintExceptionInfo ExceptionInfo(EBlueprintExceptionType::Breakpoint, FText::FromStringView(FStringView(V)));

Source/Integration/BreakToDebugger.h

@@ -79,19 +79,15 @@ enum class ElxBreakToDebuggerThreshold : uint8 {
 };
 
 
+class UlxEditorSettings;
+
 struct FlxBreakToDebuggerOutputDevice : public FOutputDevice
 {
 public:
     // The constructor and destructor automatically register
     // this output device with GLog.
     //
-    // This struct doesn't store the sensitivity threshold.
+    FlxBreakToDebuggerOutputDevice();
-    // It relies on the LuprexGameMode class to do that, so
-    // that the threshold can be easily edited with the
-    // blueprint editor.  This struct must be initialized
-    // with a reference to the threshold variable.
-    //
-    FlxBreakToDebuggerOutputDevice(const ElxBreakToDebuggerThreshold &SensitivityRef);
     ~FlxBreakToDebuggerOutputDevice();
 
     // Inspect a log message.
@@ -109,5 +105,5 @@ public:
 
 private:
     static ELogVerbosity::Type ConvertThreshold(ElxBreakToDebuggerThreshold Verbosity);
-    const ElxBreakToDebuggerThreshold &Sensitivity;
+    const UlxEditorSettings *Settings = nullptr;
 };

Source/Integration/Common.cpp

@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@
 
 DEFINE_LOG_CATEGORY(LogLuprex);
 DEFINE_LOG_CATEGORY(LogLuprexIntegration);
+DEFINE_LOG_CATEGORY(LogLuprexConsole);

Source/Integration/Common.h

@@ -153,3 +153,7 @@ DECLARE_LOG_CATEGORY_EXTERN(LogLuprex, Display, All);
 // Messages about the Luprex integration with Unreal.
 //
 DECLARE_LOG_CATEGORY_EXTERN(LogLuprexIntegration, Display, All);
+
+// Messages from the Luprex console.
+//
+DECLARE_LOG_CATEGORY_EXTERN(LogLuprexConsole, Display, All);

Source/Integration/LuprexEditorSettings.cpp

@@ -1 +1,7 @@
 #include "LuprexEditorSettings.h"
+#include "Common.h"
+
+UlxEditorSettings::UlxEditorSettings()
+{
+    BreakToDebuggerExcludeCategories.Add(LogLuprexConsole.GetCategoryName());
+}

Source/Integration/LuprexEditorSettings.h

@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ class INTEGRATION_API UlxEditorSettings : public UDeveloperSettings
     GENERATED_BODY()
 
 public:
+    UlxEditorSettings();
+
     virtual FName GetContainerName() const override { return TEXT("Editor"); }
     virtual FName GetCategoryName() const override { return TEXT("Luprex"); }
     virtual FName GetSectionName() const override { return TEXT("Settings"); }
@@ -39,5 +41,9 @@ public:
     // severity, the blueprint debugger will automatically pause with a breakpoint.
     UPROPERTY(Config, EditAnywhere, Category="Debugging Tools")
     ElxBreakToDebuggerThreshold BreakToDebuggerLogVerbosity;
+
+    // Log categories in this set are excluded from BreakToDebugger triggering.
+    UPROPERTY(Config, EditAnywhere, Category="Debugging Tools")
+    TSet<FName> BreakToDebuggerExcludeCategories;
 };
 

Source/Integration/LuprexGameModeBase.cpp

@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ void ALuprexGameModeBase::InitializeGlobalState()
 
 	// If somebody generates a log message that's severe enough, break to debugger.
 	BreakToDebuggerLogVerbosityDevice.Reset(
-		new FlxBreakToDebuggerOutputDevice(GetDefault<UlxEditorSettings>()->BreakToDebuggerLogVerbosity));
+		new FlxBreakToDebuggerOutputDevice());
 }
 
 void ALuprexGameModeBase::EndPlay(const EEndPlayReason::Type EndPlayReason)

Source/Integration/UtilityLibrary.cpp

@@ -242,3 +242,8 @@ void UlxUtilityLibrary::ValidateLuaExpr(
     Status = w.ValidateLuaExpr(Code, ErrorMessage);
 }
 
+void UlxUtilityLibrary::LogLuprexConsoleMessage(const FString &Message)
+{
+    UE_LOG(LogLuprexConsole, Warning, TEXT("%s"), *Message);
+}
+

Source/Integration/UtilityLibrary.h

@@ -144,4 +144,9 @@ public:
 	//
 	UFUNCTION(BlueprintCallable, meta = (WorldContext = "context"), Category = "Luprex|Utility")
 	static void ValidateLuaExpr(ElxLuaSyntaxCheck &Status, FString &ErrorMessage, UObject *context, const FString &Code);
+
+	// Log a message to the LogLuprexConsole category.
+	//
+	UFUNCTION(BlueprintCallable, Category = "Luprex|Utility")
+	static void LogLuprexConsoleMessage(const FString &Message);
 };

luprex/lua/login.lua

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ end
 function login.init(self, config)
     local player = global.get("nextplayer") 
     global.set("nextplayer", player + 1)
-    dprintf("login.init initializing %p, player %d", self, player)
+    printf("login.init initializing %p, player %d", self, player)
     self.player = player
     self.color={0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0}
     self.kills=0
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ function login.init(self, config)
 end
 
 function login.startscanning()
-    dprintf("Scanning started.  Actor=%p Place=%p", actor, place)
+    printf("Scanning started.  Actor=%p Place=%p", actor, place)
     while true do
         login.onescan()
         wait(1)
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ end
 
 -- This gets called on the admin user.  You can call login.init in here if you want.
 function world.init(self, config)
-    dprint("world.init")
+    print("world.init")
     global.set("nextplayer", 0)
     tangible.build{class=roster, anim={plane="earth", xyz={2000,0,0} } }
     tangible.build{class=cube,   anim={plane="earth", xyz={500,-100,0}, mat_color={1,0,0}}}
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ function roster.init(self,config)
 end
 
 function world.buildpylon()
-    dprint("Building pylon")
+    print("Building pylon")
     local radius=1000
     tangible.build{class=pylon,plane="earth",xyz={math.random(-radius,radius),math.random(-radius,radius),0}}.color=math.random(1,12)
 end
@@ -110,29 +110,29 @@ end
 
 -- Four cases: Unnamed to new, Unnamed to existing, Named to new, Named to Existing
 function playas(who)
-    dprintf("Playas %lP",place)
+    printf("Playas %lP",place)
     if not actor.name and not place.character[who] then -- Unnamed to new
-        dprintf("Case 1: Naming this character "..who)
+        printf("Case 1: Naming this character "..who)
         actor.name=who
         tangible.keepactor(actor)
         place.character[who]=actor
     elseif actor.name and not place.character[who] then -- Named to new (Hard one)
-        dprintf("Case 2: Creating new character "..who)
+        printf("Case 2: Creating new character "..who)
-        dprintf("Case 2.0")
+        printf("Case 2.0")
         local nc=tangible.build{class=login, anim={plane="earth", xyz={0,0,0} } }
-        dprintf("Case 2.1")
+        printf("Case 2.1")
         nc.name=who
-        dprintf("Case 2.2")
+        printf("Case 2.2")
         tangible.keepactor(nc)
-        dprintf("Case 2.3")
+        printf("Case 2.3")
         place.character[who]=nc
-        dprintf("Case 2.4: ...Place is now "..place)
+        printf("Case 2.4: ...Place is now "..place)
         tangible.redirect(actor,nc)
     elseif not actor.name and place.character[who] then
-        dprintf("Case 3: Logging in from unnamed to existing character "..who)
+        printf("Case 3: Logging in from unnamed to existing character "..who)
         tangible.redirect(actor,place.character[who])
     elseif actor.name and place.character[who] then
-        dprintf("Case 4: Logging in from "..actor.name.." to existing character "..who)
+        printf("Case 4: Logging in from "..actor.name.." to existing character "..who)
         tangible.redirect(actor,place.character[who])
     end
 end
@@ -144,24 +144,24 @@ function roster.lookmenu(add)
 end
 
 function cube.lookmenu(add)
-    add("Cube A", function () dprint("Doing Cube A") end)
+    add("Cube A", function () print("Doing Cube A") end)
-    add("Cube B", function () dprint("Doing Cube B") end)
+    add("Cube B", function () print("Doing Cube B") end)
-    add("Cube C", function () dprint("Doing Cube C") end)
+    add("Cube C", function () print("Doing Cube C") end)
-    add("Cube Hi", function () dprint("Doing Cube Hi") end)
+    add("Cube Hi", function () print("Doing Cube Hi") end)
-    add("Cube Bye", function () dprint("Doing Cube Bye") end)
+    add("Cube Bye", function () print("Doing Cube Bye") end)
-    add("Cube Yo", function () dprint("Doing Cube Yo") end)
+    add("Cube Yo", function () print("Doing Cube Yo") end)
-    add("Cube Z", function () dprint("Doing Cube Z") end)
+    add("Cube Z", function () print("Doing Cube Z") end)
 end
 
 
 function sphere.lookhotkeys(add)
-    add("FaceL", "Sphere Hi", function () dprint("Doing Sphere Hi") end)
+    add("FaceL", "Sphere Hi", function () print("Doing Sphere Hi") end)
-    add("FaceM", "Sphere Bye", function () dprint("Doing Sphere Bye") end)
+    add("FaceM", "Sphere Bye", function () print("Doing Sphere Bye") end)
-    add("FaceR", "Sphere Yo", function () dprint("Doing Sphere Yo") end)
+    add("FaceR", "Sphere Yo", function () print("Doing Sphere Yo") end)
 end
 
 function sphere.tick(foo)
-    dprint("Tick")
+    print("Tick")
 end