Dynamic generation of program execution trace files in a standard markup language

A computer readable medium containing computer-executable instructions which, when performed by a processor in a computer system for software development, cause the computer system to:

• receive a trace point message;
• read trace point data from said trace point message;
• and
• write said trace point data to a program execution trace file, where said trace point data is formatted using a standard markup language.

A software development tool operable to:

• receive a trace point message;
• read trace point data from said trace point message;
• and
• write said trace point data to a program execution trace file, where said trace point data is formatted using a standard markup language.

A system for software development comprising a processor adapted to:

• receive a trace point message;
• read trace point data from said trace point message;
• and
• write said trace point data to a program execution trace file, where said trace point data is formatted using a standard markup language.

An object for implementation by a computer in an object-oriented framework, comprising:

• a data observer adapted to:
• receive a trace point message;
• and
• read trace point data from said trace point message;
• and
• a standard markup language formatter adapted to:
• receive said trace point data from said data observer;
• and
• write said trace point data to a program execution trace file, where said trace point data is formatted using a standard markup language.

An object for implementation by a computer in an object-oriented framework, comprising:

• a data observer adapted to:
• read trace point data from a received trace point message;
• and
• a standard markup language formatter adapted to:
• receive said trace point data from said data observer;
• and
• write said trace point data to a program execution trace file, where said trace point data is formatted using a standard language.