improve debug logging, fix stringer interface, debuglog events sent, fix debuglogging affecting the actual values.

log_debug.go

@@ -8,17 +8,33 @@ import (
 )
 
 func debugLog(str string, args ...any) {
+	// this is such that we don't modify the actual args that may be used outside of this function
+	printableArgs := make([]any, len(args))
+
 	for i, v := range args {
-		switch v.(type) {
-		case []json.RawMessage:
-			j, _ := json.Marshal(v)
-			args[i] = string(j)
-		case []byte:
-			args[i] = string(v.([]byte))
-		case fmt.Stringer:
-			args[i] = v.(fmt.Stringer).String()
-		}
+		printableArgs[i] = stringify(v)
 	}
 
-	DebugLogger.Printf(str, args...)
+	DebugLogger.Printf(str, printableArgs...)
+}
+
+func stringify(anything any) any {
+	switch v := anything.(type) {
+	case []any:
+		// this is such that we don't modify the actual values that may be used outside of this function
+		printableValues := make([]any, len(v))
+		for i, subv := range v {
+			printableValues[i] = stringify(subv)
+		}
+		return printableValues
+	case []json.RawMessage:
+		j, _ := json.Marshal(v)
+		return string(j)
+	case []byte:
+		return string(v)
+	case fmt.Stringer:
+		return v.String()
+	default:
+		return v
+	}
 }