Console Stack-tracing Invoked Javascript Function Names

// Note: arguments.callee.name is a deprecated thing, so ymmv...

function __invoked(fn) {
 if (fn === '') {
 fn = 'anonymous'
 }

 console.trace(' >>> invoked: %s()]', fn)
}

function doWhatever() {
 __invoked(arguments.callee.name)

 // function code...
}

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