System and method for visualizing exception generation

A system for graphically animating exceptions thrown by an application, comprising:

• a processor;
• an application server;
• an application program;
• an in-memory exception table;
• an exception log file;
• an analysis database;
• and
• a user interface;
• said application server for executing said application program during a server session including a plurality of analysis windows;
• responsive to exceptions thrown by said application program during execution for logging exception data to said in-memory exception table;
• responsive to completing an analysis window, logging said exception table to said exception log file;
• responsive to completing said server session, for building an analysis database from said exception log file;
• generating from said exception log file an exception visualization animation including a sequential plurality of exception table renditions to said user interface, wherein said exception visualization animation maps exception information into a graphical representation of a program structure;
• and
• wherein said exceptions include information about a class from which one or more of said exceptions originated.

A program storage device readable by a machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by a machine to perform operations for graphically animating program exceptions, said operations comprising:

• executing an application program during a server session including a plurality of analysis windows;
• monitoring said application program for a thrown exception;
• responsive to said thrown exception, logging exception data to an exception table;
• responsive to conclusion of each analysis window, appending said exception table to a log file;
• and
• upon ending said server session, building an analysis database for rendering exception visualization animation to a user, wherein said exception visualization animation maps exception information into a graphical representation of a program structure;
• and
• wherein said thrown exception includes information about a class from which said thrown exception originated.