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Figure 56: The user interface of the debugging runtime
These windows always stay on top of all other windows. All interactions with the other
windows remain available.
Consequently all functions available in TPT remain accessible during debugging. Deletion or
addition of breakpoints can take place during the debug runtime of a test as during modelling
time through the table view within the debug tab (see Figure 56). Navigation through the
overall automaton using the testlet and scenario trees on the left hand and the automaton
view on the right-hand remain available.
14.3.3 The “control debug session“ window
The dialog with the title “control debug session” provides execution control of the test. The
options are “pausing”, “resumption” or “terminating the execution”, as well as the “stepping”
functions “step cycle” and “step over”. Two more buttons control the fading in/out of the two
additional “channel watch” and “breakpoints overview” windows. The speed of the test
execution can be controlled by using the scroll-bar displayed at the bottom of the window.
The following overview provides a brief overview over the buttons available and their meaning:
Prompts the resumption of a paused test execution (“resume”).
Stops an ongoing test execution (“pause”).
Terminates the test execution and thus the debugging (“terminate”).
Continues a paused test for exactly one execution step (“step cycle”).
Continues a stopped test until the active state changes (“step over”).
Activates/Deactivates displaying the “channel watch” window.