EDT:Debug

The Java-based debugger is implemented via JSR-45, plus some of our own extensions (such as support for a customized Variables view).

The JavaScript-based debugger is a port from the RBD EGL Rich UI debugger.

Open bugs

Open enhancement requests

Extending the debugger

Regression testing the debugger

In the following table:

• gray = done for both debuggers
• yellow = done for one debugger but not the other
  
• red = not yet supported in either debugger

Function	Java					JavaScript
	Sizing	0.7	0.8	1.0	Future	Sizing	0.7	1.0	Future
Core framework		done				15d	done (bug 351854)
Debug on a server such as Apache Tomcat	3d	done (bug 353046)				N/A
Stepping through statements
Most basic of function		done (free)					done (bug 351854)
Step between EGL and Java		done (free)				N/A
Filter runtimes that users won't want to step into (basic)	1d	done (bug 346265)				N/A
Filter runtimes that users won't want to step into (extensible)	4d		done (bug 353050)			N/A
Breakpoints
Line breakpoints		done					done (bug 352582)
Conditional breakpoints	5d[1]				bug 351236	5d[1]			bug 351237
Hit count on breakpoints	1d				bug 352585	1d			bug 352586
Watchpoints	15d				bug 351873	15d			bug 351874
Variables view
Variable adapter framework	2d	done (bug 352771)				N/A
Primitives and records		done					done (bug 351854)
User and system libraries		done (bug 346252)					done (bug 351854)
Data tables, forms, & program parameters		done (bug 346254)				N/A - not supported in JSGen
Arrays	1/2d[2]	done (bug 352021)					done (bug 351854)
Handler fields		done					done (bug 351854)
Dictionaries	1/2d[2]	done (bug 352600)					done (bug 351854)
ArrayDictionaries	N/A - not supported in EDT JavaGen or JSGen
Format display of certain variables	3d	done (bug 346247)					done (bug 351854)
Simple value modification of primitives	3d				bug 346249	1d			bug 352598
Complex value modification of variables	5d[1]				bug 352595	4d			bug 352597
Build watch expressions from variable context menu	3d				bug 351858	3d			bug 351859
Hot code replace (aka hotswapping)		done (free)				20d			bug 351238
Compile & generate contextual expressions	10d				bug 352666	10d			bug 352666
Watch expressions	5d[1]				bug 351240	4d[1]			bug 351241
Run to line		done (bug 346256)				1d	done (bug 352593)
Drop to frame		done (free)				3d			bug 351239
Hover value in source editor	4d			bug 351872		4d			bug 351872

[1] Depends on bug 352666 which is sized at 10 days

[2] Depends on bug 352771 which is sized at 2 days