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Feature request: Bytecode debugging

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Assessment

Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Newbie friendliness
25/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
java
Domain
devtools

Research direction

Start by reviewing the existing source-line debugging path in the java-debug repository and how class files are currently handled. Clarify the expected bytecode-debugging behavior and its mapping to the debugger protocol. Done means class files can be debugged without relying on Java source-line information.

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Description

ai-triaged enhancement

It would be great to add a javaclass bytecode debugging feature. For now you can only debug a java files, using source lines information. But in case of a class files debugging it's not applicable.

Dominant language
Java
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Forks
204
Avg merge
1d 13h
Merged PRs (30d)
4

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