fix: Apply plugins immediately in debug mode. This helps a lot during plugin development.

2 files changed, 10 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/bottle.py b/bottle.py
index 5547bc0..5638890 100755
--- a/bottle.py
+++ b/bottle.py
@@ -480,6 +480,10 @@ class Bottle(object):
             caches. If an ID is given, only that specific route is affected. '''
         if id is None: self.ccache.clear()
         else: self.ccache.pop(id, None)
+        if DEBUG:
+            for route in self.routes:
+                if route['id'] not in self.ccache:
+                    self.ccache[route['id']] = self._build_callback(route)
 
     def close(self):
         ''' Close the application and all installed plugins. '''
@@ -584,6 +588,7 @@ class Bottle(object):
                     self.routes.append(cfg)
                     cfg['id'] = self.routes.index(cfg)
                     self.router.add(rule, verb, cfg['id'], name=name, static=static)
+                    if DEBUG: self.ccache[cfg['id']] = self._build_callback(cfg)
             return callback
 
         return decorator(callback) if callback else decorator
@@ -1196,11 +1201,11 @@ class TypeFilterPlugin(object):
         self.app = app
 
     def add(self, ftype, func):
-        if not self.filter and app: self.app.reset()
         if not isinstance(ftype, type):
             raise TypeError("Expected type object, got %s" % type(ftype))
         self.filter = [(t, f) for (t, f) in self.filter if t != ftype]
         self.filter.append((ftype, func))
+        if len(self.filter) == 1 and self.app: self.app.reset()
 
     def apply(self, callback, context):
         filter = self.filter
diff --git a/docs/tutorial.rst b/docs/tutorial.rst
index 49ae00a..a828343 100755
--- a/docs/tutorial.rst
+++ b/docs/tutorial.rst
@@ -677,9 +677,6 @@ But there is a snag: The plugin sees the whole sub-application as a single route
 
 
 
-.. _tutorial-debugging:
-
-
 Development
 ================================================================================
 
@@ -726,6 +723,7 @@ Both :func:`app` and :func:`default_app` are instance of :class:`AppStack` and i
     app = default_app.pop()
 
 
+.. _tutorial-debugging:
 
 
 Debug Mode
@@ -743,8 +741,9 @@ In this mode, Bottle is much more verbose and provides helpful debugging informa
 
 Here is an incomplete list of things that change in debug mode:
 
-* A stacktrace is added to the default error page.
-* Templates are not cached anymore.
+* The default error page shows a traceback.
+* Templates are not cached.
+* Plugins are applied immediately.
 
 Just make sure to not use the debug mode on a production server.