How to get the full stack trace for async execution

Question

For a small example like

import 'dart:async';
import 'package:stack_trace/stack_trace.dart';

void main() {
  scheduleAsync();
}

void scheduleAsync() {
  new Future.delayed(new Duration(seconds: 1))
      .then((_) => runAsync());
}

void runAsync() {
  throw 'oh no!';
}

I get this stack trace. The furthest I can trace the call back is the runAsync() call in scheduleAsync(). There is no information left, that scheduleAsync was called from main.

Unhandled exception:
Uncaught Error: oh no!
Stack Trace:
#0      runAsync (file:///home/myuser/dart/playground/bin/stack_trace/main.dart:14:3)
#1      scheduleAsync. (file:///home/myuser/dart/playground/bin/stack_trace/main.dart:10:28)
#2      _RootZone.runUnary (dart:async/zone.dart:1155)
#3      _Future._propagateToListeners.handleValueCallback (dart:async/future_impl.dart:484)
#4      _Future._propagateToListeners (dart:async/future_impl.dart:567)
#5      _Future._complete (dart:async/future_impl.dart:348)
#6      Future.Future.delayed. (dart:async/future.dart:228)
#7      Timer._createTimer. (dart:async-patch/timer_patch.dart:16)
#8      _Timer._runTimers (dart:isolate-patch/timer_impl.dart:385)
#9      _handleMessage (dart:isolate-patch/timer_impl.dart:411)
#10     _RawReceivePortImpl._handleMessage (dart:isolate-patch/isolate_patch.dart:142)

#0      _rootHandleUncaughtError. (dart:async/zone.dart:886)
#1      _asyncRunCallbackLoop (dart:async/schedule_microtask.dart:41)
#2      _asyncRunCallback (dart:async/schedule_microtask.dart:48)
#3      _runPendingImmediateCallback (dart:isolate-patch/isolate_patch.dart:96)
#4      _Timer._runTimers (dart:isolate-patch/timer_impl.dart:392)
#5      _handleMessage (dart:isolate-patch/timer_impl.dart:411)
#6      _RawReceivePortImpl._handleMessage (dart:isolate-patch/isolate_patch.dart:142)

Process finished with exit code 255

Is there a way to get the full stack trace?

See also - stackoverflow.com/questions/22056647 - stackoverflow.com/questions/28843720 — Günter Zöchbauer
Hi @Günter Zöchbauer , thanks for this answer! I applied it and it works! However, there is a case where it does not work ! Could you please check my question stackoverflow.com/questions/67751416/… — TSR

Günter Zöchbauer Günter Zöchbauer · Accepted Answer · 2015-03-12T15:17:26

The stack_trace package https://pub.dartlang.org/packages/stack_trace puts together the whole stack trace.

See also
- this blog post from a developer of the stack_trace package.
- http://news.dartlang.org/2016/01/unboxing-packages-stacktrace.html?m=1

import 'dart:async';
import 'package:stack_trace/stack_trace.dart';

void main() {
  Chain.capture(() {
    scheduleAsync(); // <= pass my code in Chain.capture
    }, onError: (error, stack) {
      print(error);
      print(stack);
    });
}

void scheduleAsync() {
  new Future.delayed(new Duration(seconds: 1))
      .then((_) => runAsync());
}

void runAsync() {
  throw 'oh no!';
}

produces this output which allows trace back to the first line in main.

oh no!
main.dart 19:3                                                runAsync
main.dart 15:28                                               scheduleAsync.
package:stack_trace/src/stack_zone_specification.dart 134:26  registerUnaryCallback..
package:stack_trace/src/stack_zone_specification.dart 210:15  StackZoneSpecification._run
package:stack_trace/src/stack_zone_specification.dart 134:18  registerUnaryCallback.
dart:async/zone.dart 902                                      _rootRunUnary
dart:async/zone.dart 804                                      _CustomZone.runUnary
dart:async/future_impl.dart 484                               _Future._propagateToListeners.handleValueCallback
dart:async/future_impl.dart 567                               _Future._propagateToListeners
dart:async/future_impl.dart 348                               _Future._complete
dart:async/future.dart 228                                    Future.Future.delayed.
package:stack_trace/src/stack_zone_specification.dart 210:15  StackZoneSpecification._run
package:stack_trace/src/stack_zone_specification.dart 124:52  registerCallback.
dart:async/zone.dart 891                                      _rootRun
dart:async/zone.dart 796                                      _CustomZone.run
dart:async/zone.dart 704                                      _CustomZone.runGuarded
dart:async/zone.dart 729                                      _CustomZone.bindCallback.
package:stack_trace/src/stack_zone_specification.dart 210:15  StackZoneSpecification._run
package:stack_trace/src/stack_zone_specification.dart 124:52  registerCallback.
dart:async/zone.dart 895                                      _rootRun
dart:async/zone.dart 796                                      _CustomZone.run
dart:async/zone.dart 704                                      _CustomZone.runGuarded
dart:async/zone.dart 729                                      _CustomZone.bindCallback.
dart:async-patch/timer_patch.dart 16                          Timer._createTimer.
dart:isolate-patch/timer_impl.dart 385                        _Timer._runTimers
dart:isolate-patch/timer_impl.dart 411                        _handleMessage
dart:isolate-patch/isolate_patch.dart 142                     _RawReceivePortImpl._handleMessage
===== asynchronous gap ===========================
dart:async/zone.dart 828                                      _CustomZone.registerUnaryCallback
dart:async/future_impl.dart 208                               _Future.then
main.dart 15:12                                               scheduleAsync
main.dart 6:18                                                main.
package:stack_trace/src/chain.dart 82:24                      Chain.capture.
dart:async/zone.dart 895                                      _rootRun
dart:async/zone.dart 796                                      _CustomZone.run
dart:async/zone.dart 1251                                     runZoned
package:stack_trace/src/chain.dart 80:20                      Chain.capture
main.dart 5:16                                                main
dart:isolate-patch/isolate_patch.dart 255                     _startIsolate.
dart:isolate-patch/isolate_patch.dart 142                     _RawReceivePortImpl._handleMessage


Process finished with exit code 0

Even more useful is the terse version

import 'dart:async';
import 'package:stack_trace/stack_trace.dart';

void main() {
  Chain.capture(() {
    scheduleAsync();
    }, onError: (error, stack) {
      print(error);
      print(new Trace.from(stack).terse);
    });
}

void scheduleAsync() {
  new Future.delayed(new Duration(seconds: 1))
      .then((_) => runAsync());
}

void runAsync() {
  throw 'oh no!';
}

which produces:

oh no!
main.dart 19:3       runAsync
main.dart 15:28      scheduleAsync.
===== asynchronous gap ===========================
dart:async           _Future.then
main.dart 15:12      scheduleAsync
main.dart 6:18       main.
package:stack_trace  Chain.capture
main.dart 5:16       main


Process finished with exit code 0

How to get the full stack trace for async execution

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