chore(gdb): add dump dashboard command with HTML renderer and data collector (#9870)

docs/src/debugging/gdb_plugin.rst

@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ The plugin provides the following commands.
 - ``dump image_decoder``: List all registered image decoders.
 - ``dump fs_drv``: List all registered filesystem drivers.
 - ``dump draw_task <expr>``: List draw tasks from a layer.
+- ``dump dashboard``: Generate an HTML dashboard of all LVGL runtime state.
 - ``info style``: Inspect style properties of an ``lv_style_t`` or an ``lv_obj_t``.
 - ``info draw_unit``: Print raw struct details for each drawing unit.
 - ``info obj_class <expr>``: Show object class hierarchy.
@@ -192,6 +193,42 @@ Dump Draw Tasks
 and display each task's type, state, area, opacity, and preferred draw unit id.
 
 
+Dump Dashboard
+**************
+
+``dump dashboard``: Collect all LVGL runtime state (displays, object trees,
+animations, timers, caches, input devices, groups, draw units/tasks,
+subjects/observers, image decoders, filesystem drivers) and generate a
+self-contained HTML file for offline browsing.
+
+The dashboard supports three output modes:
+
+- ``dump dashboard``: Generate ``lvgl_dashboard.html`` with all data embedded.
+- ``dump dashboard --json``: Export raw JSON data to ``lvgl_dashboard.json``.
+- ``dump dashboard --viewer``: Generate an empty HTML viewer (``lvgl_viewer.html``)
+  that can load JSON files via drag-and-drop.
+
+Use ``-o <path>`` to specify a custom output path.
+
+Example:
+
+.. code:: bash
+
+    (gdb) dump dashboard
+    Dashboard written to lvgl_dashboard.html (1.23s)
+
+    (gdb) dump dashboard --json -o /tmp/state.json
+    Dashboard written to /tmp/state.json (0.98s)
+
+    (gdb) dump dashboard --viewer
+    Viewer written to lvgl_viewer.html
+
+The generated HTML is fully self-contained (no external dependencies) and
+includes a sidebar for navigation, a search box for filtering, collapsible
+object trees with style details, framebuffer image previews, and cross-reference
+links between related objects.
+
+
 Inspect Object Class
 ********************
 
@@ -289,14 +326,58 @@ bulk export (e.g. ``LVAnim.snapshots(anims)``). Additionally,
 Architecture
 ************
 
-The GDB plugin decouples data extraction from display through a snapshot
+The GDB plugin is organized into four layers. The overview below shows how
-abstraction. Each wrapper class (``LVAnim``, ``LVTimer``, ``LVObject``, etc.)
+terminal commands and the HTML dashboard both flow through the same snapshot
-declares a ``_DISPLAY_SPEC`` describing its fields and exports a ``snapshot()``
+abstraction down to raw GDB memory access:
-method that returns a self-describing ``Snapshot`` object carrying both the
+
-data dict and the display spec. The ``cmds/`` layer simply passes snapshots to
+.. mermaid::
-generic formatters (``print_info``, ``print_spec_table``) which read the
+   :zoom:
-embedded spec to render output — no command needs to know the internal
+
-structure of any wrapper.
+   graph TD
+        subgraph "Rendering Layer"
+            CLI["GDB Terminal<br/>dump obj, info style, ..."]
+            DASH["HTML Dashboard<br/>dump dashboard"]
+        end
+
+        subgraph "Formatter / Renderer"
+            FMT["formatter.py<br/>print_info · print_spec_table"]
+            HR["html_renderer.py<br/>template + CSS + JS"]
+        end
+
+        subgraph "Data Collection"
+            DC["data_collector.py<br/>collect_all() → JSON dict"]
+            SNAP["Snapshot<br/>_data + _display_spec"]
+        end
+
+        subgraph "Value Wrappers (lvgl/)"
+            W["LVObject · LVDisplay · LVAnim<br/>LVCache · LVTimer · LVDrawBuf<br/>LVIndev · LVGroup · ..."]
+            GDB["gdb.Value (C struct memory)"]
+        end
+
+        CLI --> FMT
+        FMT --> SNAP
+        DASH --> HR
+        HR --> DC
+        DC --> SNAP
+        SNAP --> W
+        W --> GDB
+
+        style CLI fill:#4CAF50,color:#fff
+        style DASH fill:#4CAF50,color:#fff
+        style FMT fill:#FF9800,color:#fff
+        style HR fill:#FF9800,color:#fff
+        style DC fill:#2196F3,color:#fff
+        style SNAP fill:#2196F3,color:#fff
+        style W fill:#9C27B0,color:#fff
+        style GDB fill:#616161,color:#fff
+
+Each wrapper class declares a ``_DISPLAY_SPEC`` describing its fields and
+exports a ``snapshot()`` method that returns a self-describing ``Snapshot``
+object carrying both the data dict and the display spec. The ``cmds/`` layer
+simply passes snapshots to generic formatters (``print_info``,
+``print_spec_table``) which read the embedded spec to render output — no
+command needs to know the internal structure of any wrapper. The detailed
+snapshot flow is shown below:
 
 .. mermaid::
    :zoom:

scripts/gdb/README.md

@@ -1,61 +1,72 @@
 # lvglgdb
 
-lvglgdb is a GDB script for LVGL.
+GDB Python extension for inspecting and debugging LVGL internals. 
+Works with live debugging sessions, core dumps, and other 
+GDB-compatible targets.
 
-# Installation
+## Installation
 
 ```bash
 pip install lvglgdb
 ```
 
-# Simple Usage
+## Usage
+
+In your GDB session:
 
-In your GDB session, run:
 ```bash
 py import lvglgdb
-
-dump obj
-dump display -f png
-dump cache image
-dump cache image_header
-check cache image
-dump anim
-dump timer
-dump indev
-dump group
-dump image_decoder
-dump fs_drv
-dump draw_task <layer_expr>
-
-# Inspect a single lv_style_t variable
-info style my_style
-
-# Inspect all styles of an lv_obj_t
-info style --obj my_obj
-
-# Show draw unit information
-info draw_unit
-
-# Show object class hierarchy
-info obj_class obj->class_p
-
-# Show subject and its observers
-info subject &my_subject
 ```
 
-# Structure
+### Dump Commands
+
+```bash
+dump obj                        # Dump widget tree
+dump display -f png             # Dump display framebuffer as PNG
+dump cache image                # Dump image cache entries
+dump cache image_header         # Dump image header cache entries
+check cache image               # Validate image cache integrity
+dump anim                       # Dump active animations
+dump timer                      # Dump registered timers
+dump indev                      # Dump input devices
+dump group                      # Dump focus groups
+dump image_decoder              # Dump registered image decoders
+dump fs_drv                     # Dump filesystem drivers
+dump draw_task <layer_expr>     # Dump draw tasks for a layer
+dump dashboard                  # Generate interactive HTML dashboard
+dump dashboard -o out.html      # Save dashboard to file
+```
+
+### Info Commands
+
+```bash
+info style my_style             # Inspect a single lv_style_t
+info style --obj my_obj         # Inspect all styles of an lv_obj_t
+info draw_unit                  # Show draw unit information
+info obj_class obj->class_p     # Show object class hierarchy
+info subject &my_subject        # Show subject and its observers
+```
+
+### Dashboard
+
+`dump dashboard` generates a self-contained HTML file with an interactive 3D
+layer view, widget tree, style inspector, cache stats, animation list, and
+draw buffer previews (RGB565 / RGB888 / ARGB8888 / XRGB8888).
+
+## Structure
 
 ```mermaid
 graph TD
-    lvgl["lvgl<br/>(mem→python object)"]
+    lvgl["lvgl<br/>(mem → python objects)"]
-    gdb_cmds["gdb_cmds<br/>(gdb commands)"]
+    cmds["cmds<br/>(GDB commands)"]
-    lvglgdb["lvglgdb"]
+    formatter["formatter<br/>(display logic)"]
+    dashboard["cmds/dashboard<br/>(HTML renderer)"]
 
-    lvglgdb --> lvgl
+    cmds --> formatter
-    lvglgdb --> gdb_cmds
+    cmds --> lvgl
-    gdb_cmds --> lvgl
+    dashboard --> lvgl
+    formatter --> lvgl
 
     classDef pkg fill:white,stroke:gray
-    classDef core fill:white,stroke:gray
+    class lvgl,cmds,formatter,dashboard pkg
-    class lvglgdb,lvgl,gdb_cmds pkg
 ```

scripts/gdb/lvglgdb/cmds/__init__.py

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ from .misc import (
     DumpImageDecoder,
     DumpFsDrv,
 )
+from .dashboard import DumpDashboard
 from .debugger import Debugger
 from .drivers import Lvglobal
 
@@ -50,3 +51,6 @@ InfoSubject()
 
 # Drivers
 Lvglobal()
+
+# Dashboard
+DumpDashboard()

scripts/gdb/lvglgdb/cmds/dashboard/__init__.py

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+from .lv_dashboard import DumpDashboard
+
+__all__ = ["DumpDashboard"]

scripts/gdb/lvglgdb/cmds/dashboard/data_collector.py

@@ -0,0 +1,232 @@
+import base64
+import functools
+from datetime import datetime
+
+import gdb
+
+
+def safe_collect(subsystem: str):
+    """Decorator that wraps a collector function with try/except/warning."""
+    def decorator(fn):
+        @functools.wraps(fn)
+        def wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
+            try:
+                return fn(*args, **kwargs)
+            except Exception as e:
+                gdb.write(f"Warning: failed to collect {subsystem}: {e}\n")
+                return []
+        return wrapper
+    return decorator
+
+
+# Registry of simple subsystems: (dict_key, lvgl_accessor_method, label)
+# accessor=None means the subsystem uses lvgl.<dict_key>().snapshots() pattern
+SIMPLE_REGISTRY: list[tuple[str, str | None, str]] = [
+    ("animations",          "anims",            "animations"),
+    ("timers",              "timers",            "timers"),
+    ("indevs",              "indevs",            "indevs"),
+    ("groups",              "groups",            "groups"),
+    ("draw_units",          "draw_units",        "draw units"),
+    ("image_decoders",      "image_decoders",    "image decoders"),
+    ("fs_drivers",          "fs_drivers",        "fs drivers"),
+    ("image_header_cache",  None,                "image header cache"),
+]
+
+
+def _collect_simple(lvgl, dict_key: str, accessor: str | None, label: str) -> list:
+    """Collect a simple subsystem using the registry entry.
+
+    For entries with accessor != None: [x.snapshot().as_dict() for x in lvgl.<accessor>()]
+    For entries with accessor == None: [s.as_dict() for s in lvgl.<dict_key>().snapshots()]
+    """
+    try:
+        if accessor is not None:
+            return [x.snapshot().as_dict() for x in getattr(lvgl, accessor)()]
+        else:
+            return [s.as_dict() for s in getattr(lvgl, dict_key)().snapshots()]
+    except Exception as e:
+        gdb.write(f"Warning: failed to collect {label}: {e}\n")
+        return []
+
+
+def collect_all() -> dict:
+    """Collect all LVGL runtime data into a JSON-compatible dict."""
+    from lvglgdb.lvgl import curr_inst
+
+    lvgl = curr_inst()
+
+    data = {
+        "meta": {
+            "timestamp": datetime.now().astimezone().isoformat(),
+            "lvgl_version": _get_lvgl_version(),
+        },
+        # Specialized collectors (complex logic, not registry-driven)
+        "displays": _collect_displays(lvgl),
+        "object_trees": _collect_object_trees(lvgl),
+        "image_cache": _collect_image_cache(lvgl),
+        "draw_tasks": _collect_draw_tasks(lvgl),
+        "subjects": _collect_subjects(lvgl),
+    }
+    # Registry-driven simple collectors
+    for dict_key, accessor, label in SIMPLE_REGISTRY:
+        data[dict_key] = _collect_simple(lvgl, dict_key, accessor, label)
+    return data
+
+
+def _get_lvgl_version() -> str | None:
+    """Try to read LVGL version from macros."""
+    try:
+        major = int(gdb.parse_and_eval("LVGL_VERSION_MAJOR"))
+        minor = int(gdb.parse_and_eval("LVGL_VERSION_MINOR"))
+        patch = int(gdb.parse_and_eval("LVGL_VERSION_PATCH"))
+        return f"{major}.{minor}.{patch}"
+    except gdb.error:
+        return None
+
+
+def _buf_to_dict(draw_buf) -> dict | None:
+    """Convert an LVDrawBuf to a dict with base64 PNG image."""
+    if draw_buf is None:
+        return None
+    try:
+        cf_info = draw_buf.color_format_info()
+        header = draw_buf.super_value("header")
+        stride = int(header["stride"])
+        height = int(header["h"])
+        bpp = cf_info["bpp"]
+        width = (stride * 8) // bpp if bpp else 0
+
+        png_bytes = draw_buf.to_png_bytes()
+        image_b64 = base64.b64encode(png_bytes).decode("ascii") if png_bytes else None
+
+        return {
+            "addr": hex(int(draw_buf)),
+            "width": width,
+            "height": height,
+            "color_format": cf_info["name"],
+            "data_size": int(draw_buf.super_value("data_size")),
+            "image_base64": image_b64,
+        }
+    except Exception:
+        return None
+
+
+@safe_collect("displays")
+def _collect_displays(lvgl) -> list:
+    """Collect display info with framebuffer data."""
+    result = []
+    for disp in lvgl.displays():
+        d = disp.snapshot().as_dict()
+        d["buf_1"] = _buf_to_dict(disp.buf_1)
+        d["buf_2"] = _buf_to_dict(disp.buf_2)
+        result.append(d)
+    return result
+
+
+@safe_collect("object trees")
+def _collect_object_trees(lvgl) -> list:
+    """Collect object trees for all displays with layer name annotations."""
+    result = []
+    for disp in lvgl.displays():
+        # Read special layer pointers for name annotation
+        layer_addrs = {}
+        for name in ("bottom_layer", "act_scr", "top_layer", "sys_layer"):
+            try:
+                ptr = disp.super_value(name)
+                if int(ptr):
+                    layer_addrs[int(ptr)] = name
+            except Exception:
+                pass
+
+        tree = {
+            "display_addr": hex(int(disp)),
+            "screens": [],
+        }
+        for screen in disp.screens:
+            snap = screen.snapshot(
+                include_children=True, include_styles=True
+            ).as_dict()
+            # Annotate with layer name if this screen is a known layer
+            screen_addr = int(screen)
+            snap["layer_name"] = layer_addrs.get(screen_addr)
+            tree["screens"].append(snap)
+        result.append(tree)
+    return result
+
+
+@safe_collect("image cache")
+def _collect_image_cache(lvgl) -> list:
+    """Collect image cache entries with optional decoded buffer previews."""
+    cache = lvgl.image_cache()
+    entries = cache.snapshots()
+    result = []
+    for snap in entries:
+        d = snap.as_dict()
+        # Try to get preview of decoded buffer
+        d["preview_base64"] = None
+        decoded_addr = d.get("decoded_addr")
+        if decoded_addr and decoded_addr != "0x0":
+            try:
+                from lvglgdb.lvgl.draw.lv_draw_buf import LVDrawBuf
+                buf = LVDrawBuf(gdb.Value(int(decoded_addr, 16)))
+                png_bytes = buf.to_png_bytes()
+                if png_bytes:
+                    d["preview_base64"] = base64.b64encode(
+                        png_bytes
+                    ).decode("ascii")
+            except Exception:
+                pass
+        result.append(d)
+    return result
+
+
+@safe_collect("draw tasks")
+def _collect_draw_tasks(lvgl) -> list:
+    """Collect draw tasks from each display's layer chain."""
+    from lvglgdb.lvgl.draw.lv_draw_task import LVDrawTask
+    result = []
+    for disp in lvgl.displays():
+        layer = disp.super_value("layer_head")
+        while layer and int(layer):
+            task_head = layer["draw_task_head"]
+            if int(task_head):
+                for t in LVDrawTask(task_head):
+                    result.append(t.snapshot().as_dict())
+            layer = layer["next"]
+    return result
+
+
+@safe_collect("subjects")
+def _collect_subjects(lvgl) -> list:
+    """Collect subjects from object event lists across all displays."""
+    seen = set()
+    result = []
+    from lvglgdb.lvgl.core.lv_observer import LVSubject
+    for disp in lvgl.displays():
+        for screen in disp.screens:
+            _collect_subjects_from_obj(screen, seen, result)
+    return result
+
+
+def _collect_subjects_from_obj(obj, seen, result):
+    """Recursively collect subjects from an object's event list."""
+    from lvglgdb.lvgl.core.lv_observer import LVSubject
+
+    event_list = obj.event_list
+    if event_list:
+        for dsc in event_list:
+            try:
+                user_data = dsc.user_data
+                if not int(user_data):
+                    continue
+                # Check if this looks like a subject (has subs_ll field)
+                subject = LVSubject(user_data)
+                addr = int(subject)
+                if addr not in seen:
+                    seen.add(addr)
+                    result.append(subject.snapshot().as_dict())
+            except Exception:
+                continue
+
+    for child in obj.children:
+        _collect_subjects_from_obj(child, seen, result)

scripts/gdb/lvglgdb/cmds/dashboard/html_renderer.py

@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+import json
+from pathlib import Path
+
+_STATIC_DIR = Path(__file__).parent / "static"
+
+
+def render(data: dict, output_path: str) -> None:
+    """Generate self-contained HTML with JSON data embedded."""
+    json_str = _safe_json_encode(data)
+    html = _build_html(json_str)
+    with open(output_path, "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+        f.write(html)
+
+
+def render_viewer(output_path: str) -> None:
+    """Generate empty shell HTML viewer (no embedded data)."""
+    html = _build_html("")
+    with open(output_path, "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+        f.write(html)
+
+
+def _safe_json_encode(data: dict) -> str:
+    """Serialize dict to JSON with HTML-safe escaping."""
+    raw = json.dumps(data, ensure_ascii=False, indent=None)
+    # Escape HTML-special chars to prevent injection in <script> block
+    return raw.replace("&", "\\u0026").replace("<", "\\u003c").replace(">", "\\u003e")
+
+
+def _read_static(filename: str) -> str:
+    """Read a static asset file from the static/ directory."""
+    return (_STATIC_DIR / filename).read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+
+
+def _build_html(json_content: str) -> str:
+    """Build the complete HTML page with embedded or empty JSON."""
+    template = _read_static("template.html")
+    css = _read_static("style.css")
+    js = _read_static("dashboard.js")
+    # Deterministic single-replacement order: CSS → JS → JSON_DATA.
+    # Each placeholder is replaced exactly once (count=1) so that content
+    # injected in an earlier step cannot be mis-interpreted as a later placeholder.
+    return (
+        template
+        .replace("{{CSS}}", css, 1)
+        .replace("{{JS}}", js, 1)
+        .replace("{{JSON_DATA}}", json_content, 1)
+    )

scripts/gdb/lvglgdb/cmds/dashboard/lv_dashboard.py

@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+import argparse
+import json
+import time
+
+import gdb
+
+from lvglgdb.lvgl import curr_inst
+from .data_collector import collect_all
+from .html_renderer import render, render_viewer
+
+
+class DumpDashboard(gdb.Command):
+    """Generate an HTML dashboard of all LVGL runtime state."""
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        super().__init__(
+            "dump dashboard", gdb.COMMAND_USER, gdb.COMPLETE_EXPRESSION
+        )
+
+    def invoke(self, args, from_tty):
+        parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(prog="dump dashboard")
+        parser.add_argument("-o", "--output", help="output file path")
+        group = parser.add_mutually_exclusive_group()
+        group.add_argument(
+            "--json", action="store_true", help="output JSON instead of HTML",
+        )
+        group.add_argument(
+            "--viewer", action="store_true",
+            help="output empty viewer HTML (no data collection)",
+        )
+
+        try:
+            opts = parser.parse_args(gdb.string_to_argv(args))
+        except SystemExit:
+            return
+
+        if opts.viewer:
+            out = opts.output or "lvgl_viewer.html"
+            render_viewer(out)
+            gdb.write(f"Viewer written to {out}\n")
+            return
+
+        if not curr_inst().ensure_init():
+            return
+
+        t0 = time.time()
+        data = collect_all()
+        elapsed = time.time() - t0
+
+        if opts.json:
+            out = opts.output or "lvgl_dashboard.json"
+            with open(out, "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+                json.dump(data, f, ensure_ascii=False, indent=2)
+        else:
+            out = opts.output or "lvgl_dashboard.html"
+            render(data, out)
+
+        gdb.write(f"Dashboard written to {out} ({elapsed:.2f}s)\n")

scripts/gdb/lvglgdb/cmds/dashboard/static/template.html

@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html lang="en">
+<head>
+<meta charset="UTF-8">
+<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
+<title>LVGL Dashboard</title>
+<style>
+{{CSS}}
+</style>
+</head>
+<body>
+<header class="topbar">
+  <div class="topbar-brand">
+    <span class="logo">LV</span> LVGL Dashboard
+  </div>
+  <div class="topbar-sep"></div>
+  <div class="topbar-meta" id="header-meta"></div>
+  <nav class="topbar-nav" id="topbar-nav"></nav>
+  <button class="theme-toggle" id="theme-toggle" title="Toggle light/dark theme"
+          aria-label="Toggle theme">🌙</button>
+  <input type="text" class="topbar-search" id="search"
+         placeholder="Filter..." aria-label="Search">
+</header>
+<main class="main">
+  <div class="bento" id="bento-grid">
+    <div id="drop-zone" style="display:none">
+      <div class="drop-icon">📂</div>
+      <p>Drag &amp; drop a JSON file here, or click to select</p>
+      <div class="drop-hint">Exported via <code>dump dashboard --json</code></div>
+      <input type="file" id="file-input" accept=".json" aria-label="Load JSON file">
+    </div>
+  </div>
+</main>
+<script type="application/json" id="lvgl-data">{{JSON_DATA}}</script>
+<script>
+{{JS}}
+</script>
+</body>
+</html>

scripts/gdb/lvglgdb/lvgl/draw/lv_draw_buf.py

@@ -75,9 +75,50 @@ class LVDrawBuf(Value):
         """Get the buffer data ptr"""
         return self.super_value("data")
 
-    def data_dump(self, filename: str, format: str = None) -> bool:
+    def _read_image(self, strict: bool = False) -> Optional[Image.Image]:
+        """Read buffer data and convert to PIL Image.
+
+        Args:
+            strict: If True, raise on any size mismatch instead of ignoring.
+
+        Returns:
+            PIL.Image or None on failure.
         """
-        Dump the buffer data to an image file.
+        header = self.super_value("header")
+        stride = int(header["stride"])
+        height = int(header["h"])
+        cf_info = self.color_format_info()
+        data_ptr = self.super_value("data")
+        data_size = int(self.super_value("data_size"))
+        width = (stride * 8) // cf_info["bpp"] if cf_info["bpp"] else 0
+        expected_data_size = stride * height
+
+        if not data_ptr or width <= 0 or height <= 0:
+            if strict:
+                raise ValueError(f"Invalid buffer: ptr={data_ptr}, {width}x{height}")
+            return None
+        if data_size < expected_data_size:
+            if strict:
+                raise ValueError(
+                    f"Data too small: expected at least {expected_data_size},"
+                    f" got {data_size}"
+                )
+            return None
+        if data_size > expected_data_size and strict:
+            gdb.write(
+                f"Warning: data_size {data_size} exceeds expected"
+                f" {expected_data_size}, extra bytes will be ignored\n"
+            )
+
+        pixel_data = (
+            gdb.selected_inferior()
+            .read_memory(int(data_ptr), expected_data_size)
+            .tobytes()
+        )
+        return self._convert_to_image(pixel_data, width, height, cf_info["value"])
+
+    def data_dump(self, filename: str, format: str = None) -> bool:
+        """Dump the buffer data to an image file.
 
         Args:
             filename: Output file path
@@ -87,57 +128,19 @@ class LVDrawBuf(Value):
             bool: True if successful, False otherwise
         """
         try:
-            # Validate input parameters
             if not filename:
                 raise ValueError("Output filename cannot be empty")
 
-            # Get buffer metadata
+            img = self._read_image(strict=True)
-            header = self.super_value("header")
-            stride = int(header["stride"])
-            height = int(header["h"])
-            cf_info = self.color_format_info()
-            data_ptr = self.super_value("data")
-            data_size = int(self.super_value("data_size"))
-            width = (stride * 8) // cf_info["bpp"] if cf_info["bpp"] else 0
-            expected_data_size = stride * height
-
-            # Validate buffer data
-            if not data_ptr:
-                raise ValueError("Data pointer is NULL")
-            if width <= 0 or height <= 0:
-                raise ValueError(f"Invalid dimensions: {width}x{height}")
-            if data_size <= 0:
-                raise ValueError(f"Invalid data size: {data_size}")
-            if data_size < expected_data_size:
-                raise ValueError(
-                    f"Data size mismatch: expected {expected_data_size}, got {data_size}"
-                )
-            elif data_size > expected_data_size:
-                gdb.write(
-                    f"\033[93mData size mismatch: expected {expected_data_size}, got {data_size}\033[0m\n"
-                )
-
-            # Read pixel data
-            pixel_data = (
-                gdb.selected_inferior()
-                .read_memory(int(data_ptr), expected_data_size)
-                .tobytes()
-            )
-            if not pixel_data:
-                raise ValueError("Failed to read pixel data")
-
-            # Process based on color format
-            img = self._convert_to_image(pixel_data, width, height, cf_info["value"])
             if img is None:
                 return False
 
-            # Determine output format
             output_format = (
                 format.upper() if format else Path(filename).suffix[1:].upper() or "BMP"
             )
-
-            # Save image
             img.save(filename, format=output_format)
+
+            cf_info = self.color_format_info()
             print(
                 f"Successfully saved {cf_info['name']} buffer as {output_format} to {filename}"
             )
@@ -153,6 +156,20 @@ class LVDrawBuf(Value):
             print(f"Unexpected error: {str(e)}")
             return False
 
+    def to_png_bytes(self) -> Optional[bytes]:
+        """Convert buffer to PNG bytes in memory. Returns None on failure."""
+        import io
+
+        try:
+            img = self._read_image(strict=False)
+            if img is None:
+                return None
+            buf = io.BytesIO()
+            img.save(buf, format="PNG")
+            return buf.getvalue()
+        except (gdb.MemoryError, Exception):
+            return None
+
     def _convert_to_image(
         self, pixel_data: bytes, width: int, height: int, color_format: int
     ) -> Optional[Image.Image]:

scripts/gdb/pyproject.toml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "lvglgdb"
-version = "0.3.0"
+version = "0.4.0"
 description = "LVGL GDB scripts"
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ dependencies = [
     "prettytable~=3.16.0",
 ]
 
+[tool.setuptools.package-data]
+lvglgdb = ["cmds/dashboard/static/*"]
+
 [project.urls]
 Homepage = "https://lvgl.io"
 Documentation = "https://docs.lvgl.io/master/debugging/gdb_plugin.html"