Re: [jdt-debug-dev] Feature Idea

[Darin Wright <Darin_Wright@xxxxxxxxxx>]

> 
> Hi Eclipse debugger devs,
> 
> I came up with an idea that I think would be useful in identifying 
> certain bugs, so I thought I'd tell you about it (hoping that this 
> is an ok place to post).
> 
> Imagine that when you hit a breakpoint, the previously executed 
> statements were highlighted.  My thinking was that by being able to 
> see the path taken prior to the breakpoint, you may be able to 
> identify patterns/differences between presses of "continue".
> 
> This highlighting might be displayed to the user by using a colour 
> that decays based on the distance from the current statement. Loops 
> I'm not sure how to deal with, but if you think this idea has some 
> value, we can talk it through.
> 

I'm sure that some people would find this valuable. In terms of 
implementation, it feels more like something a profiler or code coverage 
tool might implement - it would require stepping over each line behind the 
scenes. Contributions are welcome.

Darin