EDA debugger is used for debugging the calculation of calculated vectors and functions of the EDA subsystem. This feature is included in a group of graphic objects for pictures as an EDA debugger.
This graphic object enables, directly in its interface, to connect to any EDA calculation in the application. Calculation means a loading of calculated vector or calculation of function. Whole The whole process of debugging is controlled in the graphical interface, i.e. in the EDA debugger.
Other Another method of usage of EDA debugger is the initiation of calculation for debugging directly from ESL script. This method requires supporting functions of the EDA debugger. In the first step, the user must create for a debugging connection with the process that executes EDA calculations. To establish this connection, use the function %HI_EDADebugOpen. The function %HI_EDADebugClose closes this connection. After creating debug connection, the user may start the calculation of the calculated vector for debugging by calling the function %HI_EDADebugVectorRec. When calling %HI_EDADebugCalcFunctionRec, it activates debugging calculation of the EDA-L formula. Functions %HI_EDADebugVectorRec and %HI_EDADebugCalcFunctionRec do not wait for finishing the calculation that was started by these functions.
Third method of usage is the possibility of editing the formula of the vector. For editing, it's necessary to insert the initial formula using function %HI_SetText. The edited entry can then be retrieved by calling the %HI_GetText function. Pressing the "Syntax Check" button generates an OnDebuggerAction event. The result of the syntax check can then be inserted using the function %HI_SetDebuggerResult.
Example of an EDA debugger that is used in a picture opened in HI:
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It consist consists of:
- Toolbar – contains buttons that represents are used for starting debugging, editing and entering debug commands.
- Tabs with calculations – contains source formulas of vector calculation.
- Info tabs:
- Compile - contains compilation and static analysis reports.
- Debug - Messages – contains messages that have been were generated during the calculation.
- Notations – contains a list of lines that contain comments beginning with the word TODO or FIXME.
- Watch – contains the tracked variables of the selected vector.
- Breakpoints - contains a list of breakpoints placed in the editorVariables – contains monitored variables of selected vector.
- Call stack – contains the current list of nested vectors of aborted calculation.
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Buttons represents represent the commands that control debugging of calculationcalculations.
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| Go to row in displayed vector CTRL+G. | |
| Syntax check |
| Connect to calculation – connection to running calculation which should be debugged. Dialog window displays the list of all running EDA calculations in the application with information such as on which EDA server the calculation runs, from which client was started, and the initiate vector that is calculated. |
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- Grey – calculation is stopped,
- Red – calculating.
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| List of functions |
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| Continue in the calculation. |
| Step inside – if the row contains loading of the calculated vector, the process continues within it. |
| Step outside – if the row contains loading of calculated vector, loading is executed and calculation stops on the next row. |
| Continue up to return from the vector. |
| Abort calculation. |
| Stop calculation. |
| Aborted when occurring an exception – indicates two statuses differentiated by color: |
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| Finish |
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Tabs contains the vector formulas that were used when debugging of connected calculationcalculations. Vector formula occurs in tabs automatically after aborting the calculation - tabs contain all vectors that are in the current call stack. User Users may manually close (hide) the tab with the vector formula and then open it again (via the list of vectors). Tabs shows name and version of vector and indicates its status (3 options):
- Grey circle – vector, at the time of aborting calculation, does not occurs in call stack.
- Green circle – vector, at the time of aborting calculation, occurs in current call stack.
- Red circle – vector, at the time of aborting calculation, occurs in current call stack and contains a command that will be executed.
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Tab with vector formula
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It contains:
- Optional row numbering
- Breakpoints – red circles
- Mark for aborting execution of calculation – green arrow
- Vector formula with syntax highlighting:
- key words and functions – turquoise color,
- local variable – yellow color,
- delimiters – white color.
- Description of variable and its value (for one-element variables) with cursor.
Popup menu that occurs over formula enables:
- to add selected local variable into the list of watched variables of vector,
- to hide tabs of vector – watching variables and breakpoints stays activated. Tabs may be displayed again via list of vectors.
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Messages
Tab contains the messages that were generated during calculation. User may write some notes in the tab and delete the selected texts.
Variable
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Compile
The tab contains a list of messages from the static analysis and from the syntax check (set via %HI_SetDebuggerResult)
Debug
The tab contains messages that were generated during the calculation.
Notations
The tab contains a list of lines that contain a comment beginning with the text TODO or FIXME.
Watch
Tab of the values of monitored local variables of the selected vector.
It is filled from the list of local variables via command line or popup menu that appears over selected variable in the window with vector formula.
Variables, the values of which are already watched, are differentiated by color (turquoise color). Selecting the variable of Array type, user may enter a range of values that will be watched:
Selection may be defined by range and name. To display the items to the last one, enter the zero at the end of the range, e.g. 3,11-14,18,25-0. 
The monitored variable/group of variables can be removed from the list with the help of a popup menu. The value can be changed directly in the list of watched variables.
A Popup menu that appears over the list of variables enables to:
- remove selected variable/group of variables,
- remove all variables,
- define new values for variables,
- delete the change of the value of selected variables.
Breakpoints
The tab displays all breakpoints placed in the current vector formula.
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Call The call stack displays the current list of vector nesting of aborted calculationcalculations. The first vector of the calculation is at the top of the list. Double-clicking over the list enables you to select the tab with the vector formula. The row, on which the calculation was aborted, will be selected automatically.
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INT _serverId, _clientId
INT _retCode
ENTRY BTN_DebugVectorRec_OnClick
RECORD NOALIAS (SD._System_HI_EDADebugVectorRec) _paramsRec
TIME _bt, _et
; connection to process that executes EDA calculations
_retCode := %HI_EDADebugOpen(_DBG, _serverId, _clientId)
_bt := %StrToTimeEx("2015-01-01 00:00:00", "rrrr-mm-dd hh:mi:ss")
_et := %StrToTimeEx("2015-02-01 00:00:00", "rrrr-mm-dd hh:mi:ss")
_paramsRec[1]^structVersion := 1
; activating calculation of vector for debugging
_retCode := %HI_EDADebugVectorRec(_DBG, "DBG.Main", _bt, _et, _paramsRec\HBJ)
END BTN_DebugVectorRec_OnClick
ENTRY BTN_DebugClose_OnClick
; closing debug connection
_retCode := %HI_EDADebugClose(_DBG)
END BTN_DebugClose_OnClick
BEGIN
; getting ID of process EDA Client, which uses this HI, and EDA Server, to which the client is connected
; it is expected that connection to EDA already exists
CALL %EDA_GetProcessId(_serverId, _clientId, _retCode)
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