Thinking in Pine - Tricks and Tips of Debugging

length = input.int(14, 'Length')
multiplier = input.float(4, 'Multiplier')

var dir = 1
var stopDistance = ta.atr(length) * multiplier
// Remove var to fix the first issue
// stopDistance = ta.atr(length) * multiplier

buyStopCurrent = close-stopDistance
sellStopCurrent = close + stopDistance

var buyStop = buyStopCurrent
var sellStop = sellStopCurrent

buyStop := dir > 0? math.max(buyStop, buyStopCurrent) : buyStopCurrent
sellStop := dir < 0? math.min(sellStop, sellStopCurrent) : sellStopCurrent
// Use nz to overcome na issues with math.max/ math.min
// buyStop := dir > 0? math.max(nz(buyStop, buyStopCurrent), buyStopCurrent) : buyStopCurrent
// sellStop := dir < 0? math.min(nz(sellStop, sellStopCurrent), sellStopCurrent) : sellStopCurrent

dir := dir == 1 and close < buyStop? -1 : dir == -1 and close > sellStop ? 1 : dir

// Plot statements used for debugging. display is set to display.data_window as the debugging plots do not need to appear on the charts 
plot(stopDistance, 'Stop Distance', color.purple, display = display.data_window)
plot(buyStopCurrent, 'buyStopCurrent', color.red, display = display.data_window)
plot(sellStopCurrent, 'sellStopCurrent', color.green, display = display.data_window)
plot(buyStop, 'buyStop', color.red, display = display.data_window)
plot(sellStop, 'sellStop', color.green, display = display.data_window)
plot(dir, 'Direction', color.white, display = display.data_window)

plot(dir > 0? buyStop : sellStop, 'Supertrend', dir > 0? color.red : color.green)

sum = 0
arr = array.new<float>()
for i = 0 to 10
    sum+=i
    // Log on every bar and also on every tick on real time
    // log.info('Sum at iteration {0} is {1}', i, sum)

    // Run only for the first bar
    // if(barstate.isfirst)
    //     log.info('Sum at iteration {0} is {1}', i, sum)

    // Run on the last confirmed bar
    // if(barstate.islastconfirmedhistory)
    //     log.warning('Sum at iteration {0} is {1}', i, sum)

    // if(barstate.isrealtime)
    //     log.warning('Sum at iteration {0} is {1}', i, sum)

    // Display only once
    // varip showLog = true
    // if(barstate.isrealtime and showLog)
    //     log.warning('Sum at iteration {0} is {1}', i, sum)
    //     if (i == 10)
    //         showLog := false

    // Extract through the array and log outside the loop
    arr.push(sum)

// Log the extracted array on real time and print only once
varip showLog = true
if(barstate.isrealtime and showLog)
    log.error('Sum at different iterations : {0}', arr)
    showLog := false

plot(sum)