Asynchrony Debugging Using Web Services Interface

• US 20110004790A1
• Filed: 12/21/2007
• Published: 01/06/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 12/21/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: SAP SE
• Original Assignee: SAP AG (SAP SE)
• Inventors: Rossmann, Albert, Heidasch, Robert
• Granted Patent: US 8,239,839 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 714/27
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3644 by instrumenting at runtime

Abstract

A system and method for debugging a running process of an application or component is disclosed. A debugging client has a user interface for receiving user commands to configure and control a debugging program. A debugging agent is resident in a local network area with the running process and has a direct connection with the running process. The debugging agent is configured to execute the debugging program to obtain debugging information on the running process, and to send the debugging information to the debugging client. A Web services communication link is established between the debugging client and the debugging agent for communicating signals to the debugging agent from the debugging client representing the user commands to configure and control the debugging program.

Claims

1. A system for debugging a running process of an application or component, the system comprising:

a debugging client having a user interface for receiving user commands to configure and control a debugging program;

a debugging agent resident in a local network area with the running process and having a direct connection with the running process, the debugging agent configured to execute the debugging program to obtain debugging information on the running process, and to send the debugging information to the debugging client; and

a Web services communication link established between debugging client and the debugging agent for communicating signals to the debugging agent from the debugging client representing the user commands to configure and control the debugging program.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the Web services link is further adapted for communicating signals to the debugging client from the debugging agent representing the debugging information.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the debugging client is further adapted to analyze the debugging information.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the direct connection between the debugging agent and the running process includes a socket connection.

5. A method for debugging a running process of an application or component, the method comprising:

establishing a connection with the running process from a debugging client via a debugging agent, the connection including a communication link between the debugging client and the debugging agent that employs Web services; and

debugging the running process with a debugging process executed by the debugging agent, the debugging process being configured by the debugging client.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising maintaining, via the debugging client, breakpoints in the running process.

7. The method of claim 5, further comprising configuring, via user commands provided to a user interface of the debugging client, the debugging process.

8. The method of claim 5, further comprising transmitting debugging information from the debugging agent to the debugging client.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising analyzing, with the debugging client, the debugging information.

10. The method of claim 5, further comprising controlling, via a user interface of the debugging client, the debugging process being controlled by the debugging agent.

11. A system for debugging a running process of an application or component, the system comprising:

a debugging process that is configured and controlled by a debugging client and executed by a debugging agent in communication with the debugging client via Web services connection, the debugging process being configured to debug the running process according to one or more breakpoints established by the debugging client and executed by the debugging agent.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the debugging agent is connected to the running process via direct socket connection.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein the debugging process is further configured to collect debugging information for the debugging agent for transmission to the debugging client.

14. The system of claim 11, wherein the Web services communicates signals between the debugging client and the debugging agent through a firewall.