Debugging remote software applications across wan connections

A computer-implemented method for transmitting a remote debugging of a software application across a wide area network connection, the method comprising:

• transmitting, from a remote communication device to a local computing device, instructions to adjust a running software application to a debugging mode, the remote communication device communicatively connected to a local server via a wide area network connection;
• receiving, at the remote communication device from the local server, aggregated thread data in a data packet by using a second debugging data protocol, the thread data associated with the software application on the local computing device, and the thread data aggregated at the local server after the thread data was transmitted from the local computing device to the local server by using a first debugging data protocol that is different than the second debugging protocol;
• receiving, at the remote communication device, a debugging command and transmitting the debugging command to the local server by using the second debugging data protocol;
• and
• instructing the local server to transmit to the local computing device, by using the first debugging data protocol, instructions to apply the debugging command to the software application running in the debugging mode.

A computer program product encoded on a non-transitory, tangible storage medium, the product comprising computer readable instructions for causing one or more computers to perform operations for receiving a remote debugging of a software application across a wide area network connection, the operations comprising:

• receiving, at a local computing device, instructions from a remote communication device to adjust a running software application to a debugging mode, the remote communication device communicatively connected to a local server via a wide area network connection;
• receiving, at the local server from the local computing device, thread data associated with the software application, the thread data transmitted via a first debugging data protocol;
• aggregating, at the local server, the received thread data and transmitting the aggregated thread data in a data packet to the remote communication device by using a second debugging data protocol that is different than the first debugging protocol;
• receiving, at the local server, a debugging command from the remote communication device, the debugging command transmitted via the second debugging data protocol;
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• transmitting, from the local server to the local computing device by using the first debugging data protocol, instructions to apply the debugging command to the software application running in the debugging mode.

A computer program product encoded on a non-transitory, tangible storage medium, the product comprising computer readable instructions for causing one or more computers to perform operations for transmitting a remote debugging of a software application across a wide area network connection, the operations comprising:

• transmitting, from a remote communication device to a local computing device, instructions to adjust a running software application to a debugging mode, wherein the remote communication device is communicatively connected to a local server via a wide area network connection
• receiving, at the remote communication device from the local server, aggregated thread data in a data packet by using a second debugging data protocol, wherein the thread data is associated with the software application on the local computing device, and wherein the thread data was aggregated at the local server after the thread data was transmitted from the local computing device to the local server by using a first debugging data protocol;
• receiving, at the remote communication device, a debugging command and transmitting the debugging command to the local server by using the second debugging data protocol;
• instructing the local server to transmit to the local computing device, by using the first debugging data protocol, instructions to apply the debugging command to the software application running in the debugging mode;
• and
• wherein the first debugging data protocol is different from the second debugging data protocol.

A system for providing a remote debugging of a software application across a wide area network connection, the system comprising:

• a remote communication device configured to transmit to a local computing device, instructions to adjust a running software application to a debugging mode, wherein the remote communication device is communicatively connected to a local server via a wide area network connection;
• the local computing device configured to transmit to the local server thread data associated with the software application by using a first debugging data protocol;
• the local server configured to aggregate the received thread data and transmit the aggregated thread data in a data packet to the remote communication device by using a second debugging data protocol that is different than the first debugging protocol;
• the remote communication device configured to receive a debugging command and transmit the debugging command to the local server by using the second debugging data protocol;
• the local server configured transmit to the local computing device and by using the first debugging data protocol, instructions to apply the debugging command to the software application running in the debugging mode.