Systems utilizing a debugging proxy

• US 20040243979A1
• Filed: 02/26/2004
• Published: 12/02/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 02/27/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: BEA Systems Incorporated (Oracle Corporation)
• Original Assignee: BEA Systems Incorporated (Oracle Corporation)
• Inventors: Lucas, Terry Leonard, Eckels, Joshua Moll, Pugh, William A.
• Application Number:
  US10/787,915
• Publication Number:
  US 20040243979A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 717/124
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/362 Software debugging
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3664 Environments for testing or debugging software
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/544 Buffers; Shared memory; Pipes

Abstract

A debugging proxy can be used to manage communication between a client and a debugger or debugging component. A debugging protocol can be used by the debugging proxy to facilitate communication management. A debugging protocol can provide for asynchronous messaging, and can allow for the communication of large grain messages. A debugging protocol can also implement a priority scheme that can be used to process messages between a client and a debugger based upon a priority assigned to each message.

Claims

1. A system for the improved debugging of software code, comprising:

means for providing a debugging proxy adapted to manage communication between a client and a debugging component; and

means for providing a debugging protocol that can be used by the debugging proxy to manage communication.

2. A computer-readable medium, comprising:

means for providing a debugging proxy adapted to manage communication between a client and a debugging component; and

means for providing a debugging protocol that can be used by the debugging proxy to manage communication.

3. A computer program product for execution by a server computer for the improved debugging of software code, comprising:

computer code for providing a debugging proxy adapted to manage communication between a client and a debugging component; and

computer code for providing a debugging protocol that can be used by the debugging proxy to manage communication.

4. A computer system comprising:

a processor;

object code executed by said processor, said object code configured to;

provide a debugging proxy adapted to manage communication between a client and a debugging component; and

provide a debugging protocol that can be used by the debugging proxy to manage communication.

5. A computer data signal embodied in a transmission medium, comprising:

a code segment including instructions to provide a debugging proxy adapted to manage communication between a client and a debugging component; and

a code segment including instructions to provide a debugging protocol that can be used by the debugging proxy to manage communication.