Jellytools Test Cases Debugging

Author: Jiri Skrivanek
Last update: April 7, 2005

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This page should help you debug your tests inside the IDE.

Step by step guide

You need two instances of the IDE running at the same time. Actions in the first IDE will be marked in green color, actions in the second IDE in blue color.
 

• start the first IDE which will be used as a debugger
• open the project with your tests
• optionally open jellytools and jemmy projects to step into their sources
  

• start a second IDE in debugging mode using the following command line parameters

netbeans -J-Xdebug -J-Xrunjdwp:transport=dt_socket,server=y,suspend=n,address=8765

• open the project with your tests
• setup the required libraries to be able to run your tests internally in the IDE
  

• connect from the first IDE to the second
• from main menu choose: Run -> Attach Debugger...
  
• fill in the Attach dialog
• Connector: SocketAttach
• Host: <your_host_name>
• Port: 8765
• commit the dialog and wait for the Debugger Console to open and the message "User program running" to appear in it
• add breakpoint(s) to the test case source code
• run the test in the second (debugged) IDE (be sure to run it internally)
• the test should stop at the breakpoint and you should be able to normally debug code in the first IDE and see actions in the second IDE

If you find a problem, please look at the detailed guide how to debug NetBeans IDE with the NetBeans debugger.