CAPTURE AND DISPLAY OF HISTORICAL RUN-TIME EXECUTION TRACES IN A CODE EDITOR

摘要

A program code execution is monitored. Variable type and value information the one or more variables in the program code take during the execution of the program code are stored, and compiled over multiple execution of the program code as historical run-time execution traces. A code editor user interface may present the historical run-time execution traces for inspection, whether or not the program code is currently executing. Statistical properties associated with the variable type and value information may be computed. Future variable type and value the one or more variables might take during future execution of the program code may be predicted.

主权项

1. A method to capture historical run-time execution traces, comprising:
obtaining an identification of a program code comprising one or more variables whose variable type and value information are to be captured; monitoring an execution of the program code; storing the variable type and value information the one or more variables take during the execution of the program code, wherein the monitoring and the storing are repeated for a plurality of executions of the program code, wherein the stored variable type and value information for each of the plurality of executions of the program code are compiled as the historical run-time execution traces; and presenting one or more of the variable type and value information without needing the program code to execute while the variable type and value information is being presented.