Writing a custom eclipse debugger

Question

EDIT: There must be some way I can approach this without writing a whole new debugger. I\'m currently looking into ways to build on top of the existing java deb

Answer 1

ok, i'm going to add a second answer here … i guess i'm not familiar enough with the state of your environment to know why custom detail formatters would not do the trick. for most cases, i think they'll provide you what you're looking for.

but if you're really interested in creating another view holding these items, then you could check out the eclipse jdt project . it's entirely possible that the extension points it provides will give you access to the internal variables and stack-frame information that you're looking to add, and also perhaps some UI that will make your job easier.

in other words, you might not have to write an entirely new debugger plugin, but perhaps a plug-in that can work together with jdt.

the site has pointers to the project plan, source repositories, the bugzilla issue tracking database (used for both bug-tracking and new feature discussion). perhaps some of those who are experts on jdt can help weigh in with their opinions about what will best suit your needs.