pbjs_debug and Prebid Server

[bretg]

Type of issue

Change

Description

Right now adding pbjs_debug=true to the query string will cause the pbsBidAdapter to add test:1 to the OpenRTB.

The OpenRTB test parameter can cause different behavior in bidders. So it may be reasonable to change this behavior to add ext.prebid.debug:1 instead.

If we do decide to change:

• should it be 5.0? Is this a "breaking change"? Kind of -- it's a different behavior in a debug scenario.
• should we also add a pbjs_test=true query string?

Reference

prebid/prebid-server#1562

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[patmmccann]

The second question is still open

[patmmccann]

@bretg could this be solved with doc now? Could a publisher do a setConfig call on the ortb2 object to set test=1?

[bretg]

Could a publisher do a setConfig call on the ortb2 object to set test=1?

Definitely.

Given that no one's asked for pbjs_test=true, this seems like a good way to close out the issue.

[bretg]

Done. A request for pbjs_test query string flag should come in as a new issue. Thanks.