Debug the Contacts Provider tables¶

If you want to take a look at the contents of Contacts Provider database tables that this library uses, then use the debug module functions to print relevant columns and all rows of a particular table to the Logcat.

This is useful if you are experiencing an issue and are trying to figure out if it is this library's fault or not. This is most useful for contributors of this library. It allows us to verify that the work we are doing is correct. Consumers may also use it, especially if they are building their own full-fledged contacts application.

Table	Function
`Groups`	`Context.logGroupsTable()`
`AggregationExceptions`	`Context.logAggregationExceptionsTable()`
`Profile`	`Context.logProfile()`
`Contacts`	`Context.logContactsTable()`
`RawContacts`	`Context.logRawContactsTable()`
`Data`	`Context.logDataTable()`

To log all of the above tables in a single call,

Context.logContactsProviderTables()

This is not meant to be used in production code!¶

DO NOT include usages of the debug module in your production code! It is only meant to be used as a debugging tool during development!

There are several reasons why you should only use this for debugging.

First, Contacts database tables may be very lengthy. Imagine trying to print thousands of contact data! It would slow down your app significantly if you log in the UI thread.

Second, Contacts database tables will most likely contain sensitive, private information about your users. If you are working on a contacts app and you are logging your user's Contacts database table rows into remote tracking services for analytics or crash reporting, you could be violating GDPR depending on how you use that information. Be careful. This is why logging functions in the debug module are not customizable and are not part of the core API.

Other forms of logging outside of the debug module implemented by this library allows consumers to uphold privacy laws.

The debug module is a power tool that should only be used for local debugging purposes!

Debug functions do not depend on the core library¶

Notice that the debug module does not depend on the core module, or any other modules in this project. This is done to ensure that whatever is being logged is independent of the core API implementation! This is important for debugging the core APIs during development. We wouldn't exactly want to debug the core APIs using the core APIs. That's just a recipe for disaster!

Debug functions assume that permissions have been granted¶

If the read permission android.permission.READ_CONTACTS is not granted, the debug functions will not print any table rows.

Debugging other tables¶

To debug Blocked Number Provider tables, read Debug the Blocked Number Provider tables.

To debug SIM Contacts table, read Debug the Sim Contacts table.