Depending on the problem, the two solutions mentioned in this thread tend to cover my approach. I can set up a flag or counter which I set under the right conditions to cause a breakpoint to trigger, or to step up logging levels, or what have you. Or just flip on global debugging, pipe it to a file, load it into a text editor, and keep jogging. Under TDD, the test number makes it easy to jump to the right spot in the debug log.

Having had to support remote web-based applications where logs were the only convenient diagnostic tool available has taught me to have mercy on those who have to support or maintain my code later; I write debug logging into nearly everything these days.

Because of this, I don't think I've used an interactive debugger in...wow, I'm going to have to go with decades.

In reply to Re^4: Get the number of the current test when debugging a test script by marinersk
in thread Get the number of the current test when debugging a test script by Dumu

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