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+# A simple way to inspect liquid template variables.
+# Usage:
+#  Can be used anywhere liquid syntax is parsed (templates, includes, posts/pages)
+#  {{ site | debug }}
+#  {{ site.posts | debug }}
+#
+require 'pp'
+module Jekyll
+  # Need to overwrite the inspect method here because the original
+  # uses < > to encapsulate the psuedo post/page objects in which case
+  # the output is taken for HTML tags and hidden from view.
+  #
+  class Post
+    def inspect
+      "#Jekyll:Post @id=#{self.id.inspect}"
+    end
+  end
+  
+  class Page
+    def inspect
+      "#Jekyll:Page @name=#{self.name.inspect}"
+    end
+  end
+  
+end # Jekyll
+  
+module Jekyll
+  module DebugFilter
+    
+    def debug(obj, stdout=false)
+      puts obj.pretty_inspect if stdout
+      "<pre>#{obj.class}\n#{obj.pretty_inspect}</pre>"
+    end
+
+  end # DebugFilter
+end # Jekyll
+
+Liquid::Template.register_filter(Jekyll::DebugFilter)
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