Collaborative Software Debugging In A Distributed System With Private Debug Sessions
First Claim
1. A method of collaborative software debugging in a distributed system, the distributed system comprising a debug server, a plurality of debug clients, and a data communications network, the debug server coupled for data communications to the plurality of debug clients through the data communications network, the debug server comprising a debug administrator, a message router, a back-end debugger, and a debuggee, the method comprising:
- receiving, by the debug server from the debug clients asynchronously during a debug session of the debuggee, a plurality of application-level messages, including receiving, from a requesting debug client, a request to establish a private debug session of the debuggee;
routing, by the message router in accordance with an application-level message passing protocol, the application-level messages among the debug clients, the debug administrator, and the back-end debugger, thereby providing distributed control of the back-end debugger to the debug clients with application-level messages routed to the back-end debugger, including forwarding, to the back-end debugger, the request to establish a private debug session of the debuggee; and
returning, by the debug server to the debug clients in response to the application-level messages routed to the back-end debugger, client-specific debug results, including establishing the private debug session of the debuggee for the requesting debug client.
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Abstract
In a distributed system that includes a debug server and debug clients coupled for data communications through a data communications network, where the debug server includes a debug administrator, a message router, a back-end debugger, and a debuggee, collaborative software debugging includes receiving, by the debug server from the debug clients, application-level messages including receiving, from a requesting debug client, a request to establish a private debug session of the debuggee; routing, by the message router, the application-level messages among the debug clients, the debug administrator, and the back-end debugger, including forwarding, to the back-end debugger, the request to establish a private debug session of the debuggee; and; and returning, by the debug server to the debug clients in response to the application-level messages routed to the back-end debugger, client-specific debug results, including establishing the private debug session of the debuggee for the requesting debug client.
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1. A method of collaborative software debugging in a distributed system, the distributed system comprising a debug server, a plurality of debug clients, and a data communications network, the debug server coupled for data communications to the plurality of debug clients through the data communications network, the debug server comprising a debug administrator, a message router, a back-end debugger, and a debuggee, the method comprising:
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receiving, by the debug server from the debug clients asynchronously during a debug session of the debuggee, a plurality of application-level messages, including receiving, from a requesting debug client, a request to establish a private debug session of the debuggee; routing, by the message router in accordance with an application-level message passing protocol, the application-level messages among the debug clients, the debug administrator, and the back-end debugger, thereby providing distributed control of the back-end debugger to the debug clients with application-level messages routed to the back-end debugger, including forwarding, to the back-end debugger, the request to establish a private debug session of the debuggee; and returning, by the debug server to the debug clients in response to the application-level messages routed to the back-end debugger, client-specific debug results, including establishing the private debug session of the debuggee for the requesting debug client. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An apparatus for collaborative software debugging in a distributed system, the distributed system comprising a debug server, a plurality of debug clients, and a data communications network, the debug server coupled for data communications to the plurality of debug clients through the data communications network, the debug server comprising a debug administrator, a message router, a back-end debugger, and a debuggee, the apparatus comprising a computer processor, a computer memory operatively coupled to the computer processor, the computer memory having disposed within it computer program instructions that, when executed by the computer processor, cause the apparatus to carry out the steps of:
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receiving, by the debug server from the debug clients asynchronously during a debug session of the debuggee, a plurality of application-level messages, including receiving, from a requesting debug client, a request to establish a private debug session of the debuggee; routing, by the message router in accordance with an application-level message passing protocol, the application-level messages among the debug clients, the debug administrator, and the back-end debugger, thereby providing distributed control of the back-end debugger to the debug clients with application-level messages routed to the back-end debugger, including forwarding, to the back-end debugger, the request to establish a private debug session of the debuggee; and returning, by the debug server to the debug clients in response to the application-level messages routed to the back-end debugger, client-specific debug results, including establishing the private debug session of the debuggee for the requesting debug client. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer program product for collaborative software debugging in a distributed system, the distributed system comprising a debug server, a plurality of debug clients, and a data communications network, the debug server coupled for data communications to the plurality of debug clients through the data communications network, the debug server comprising a debug administrator, a message router, a back-end debugger, and a debuggee, the computer program product disposed upon a computer readable medium, the computer program product comprising computer program instructions that, when executed by a computer processor of a computer, cause the computer to carry out the steps of:
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receiving, by the debug server from the debug clients asynchronously during a debug session of the debuggee, a plurality of application-level messages, including receiving, from a requesting debug client, a request to establish a private debug session of the debuggee; routing, by the message router in accordance with an application-level message passing protocol, the application-level messages among the debug clients, the debug administrator, and the back-end debugger, thereby providing distributed control of the back-end debugger to the debug clients with application-level messages routed to the back-end debugger, including forwarding, to the back-end debugger, the request to establish a private debug session of the debuggee; and returning, by the debug server to the debug clients in response to the application-level messages routed to the back-end debugger, client-specific debug results, including establishing the private debug session of the debuggee for the requesting debug client. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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