Real-time user configurable debugging framework

A computer program product for implementing a real-time user configurable debugging framework, the computer program product comprising:

• a computer readable storage medium having program code embodied therewith, the program code executable by a processing circuit to perform a method comprising:
• executing an application on a computer, the application comprising a plurality of instructions including a debug macro instruction that specifies a set of parameters for describing one or both of system and application conditions;
• specifying one or more trigger criteria, the trigger criteria comprising a set of dynamic values for the set of parameters;
• and
• performing while the application is executing:
• executing the debug macro instruction;
• detecting whether the trigger criteria have been met by the application, the detecting in response to executing the debug macro instruction;
• and
• upon detecting that the trigger criteria have been met, initiating a debugging session in response to the detecting.

A system for implementing a real-time user configurable debugging framework, the system comprising:

• a computer processor;
• and
• a real-time user configurable debugging framework executable by the computer processor, the real-time user configurable debugging framework configured to perform a method comprising:
• executing an application on a computer, the application comprising a plurality of instructions including a debug macro instruction that specifies a set of parameters for describing one or both of system and application conditions;
• specifying one or more trigger criteria, the trigger criteria comprising a set of dynamic values for the set of parameters;
• and
• performing while the application is executing:
• executing the debug macro instruction;
• detecting whether the trigger criteria have been met by the application, the detecting in response to executing the debug macro instruction;
• and
• upon detecting that the trigger criteria have been met, initiating a debugging session in response to the detecting.