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title: 'API docs: context.context._debug'
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## Context.\_debug property

A debug function which can be overridden by subclasses.

**Signature:**

```typescript
protected _debug: Debugger;
```

## Example


```ts
import debugFactory from 'debug';
const debug = debugFactory('loopback:context:application');
export class Application extends Context {
  super('application');
  this._debug = debug;
}
```