[Webkit-unassigned] [Bug 20904] New: gracefully handle too many console messages.

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https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=20904

           Summary: gracefully handle too many console messages.
           Product: WebKit
           Version: 528+ (Nightly build)
          Platform: Macintosh
               URL: http://www.boulder.nist.gov/div853/greenfn/tutorial.html
        OS/Version: Mac OS X 10.5
            Status: NEW
          Keywords: InRadar
          Severity: Normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: Web Inspector
        AssignedTo: webkit-unassigned at lists.webkit.org
        ReportedBy: kmccullough at apple.com


>From the radar:

Safari, when opening the page 
    http://www.boulder.nist.gov/div853/greenfn/tutorial.html
goes bezerk with its error generation.
Not only does this drown out all other messages, it takes up a ton of CPU power
and disk space, and to add insult to injury, it seems to happen not just one
when the page is opened, but constantly while the page is active.

this seems like it would be a situation in which you'd like some kind of
message that says "too many errors, can't proceed" kinda like how a compiler
would.  changing this to enhancement request because this problem doesn't seem
to affect the usability and responsiveness of Safari or the Web Inspector.

9/11/08 10:41 AM Kevin McCullough:
There are a couple of solutions to this.  First, we can group repeated messages
and just let the user know how many were duplicated.  Second, we could have a
cap on how many total messages we show and let it be changeable by the user.

I have  a potential patch for the first suggestion


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