cs01/gdbgui
Gdbgui
gdbgui is a web-based graphical frontend and visualizer for the GNU Debugger. It serves as a compiled language debugger that provides source-level inspection for C, C++, Go, Rust, and Fortran.
The project acts as a remote debugging interface, providing a secure web portal for connecting to and controlling GDB sessions over a network. It distinguishes itself by offering a browser-based environment to visualize call stacks and data structures for programs running via the GNU Debugger.
The interface covers program execution control and breakpoint management, featuring graphical variable inspection through tree views and assembly visualization. It supports remote program inspection and reverse execution debugging through record and replay integration.
The system uses a REST-to-MI bridge to map HTTP requests to GDB machine interface commands and employs HTTPS and cross-origin request filtering to secure debugging sessions.
Features
- Debugger Interfaces - Provides a web-based graphical interface that translates complex debugger state into a visual browser view.
- Source-Level Debuggers - Serves as a visual debugging tool supporting source-level inspection for C, C++, Go, Rust, and Fortran.
- Remote Debugging - Provides capabilities for connecting to and inspecting the state of applications running on remote servers.
- Breakpoint Managers - Enables setting execution stop points and tracking the trigger frequency of each marker during a run.
- Browser-Based App Inspection - Offers a browser-based interface to manage breakpoints, inspect call stacks, and visualize complex data structures.
- Debugger Visualizations - Provides a browser-based interface to visually manage breakpoints and inspect variables for GDB sessions.
- Compiled Language Debugging - Enables finding and fixing bugs in compiled languages through visualization of call stacks and data structures.
- Variable Inspection Tools - Provides an interactive tree view and adjustable number formats to explore program state and variable values.
- Visual Debugging Environments - Features a graphical interface to monitor and control program flow and state throughout the debugging process.
- Execution Controllers - Allows pausing active processes or sending signals to manage how a program responds to specific execution states.
- Remote Debugger Connectivity - Provides a secure web portal for connecting to and controlling GDB sessions over a network.
- Debugger Machine Interfaces - Uses the GDB Machine Interface protocol to exchange structured data between the frontend and the debugger process.
- Compiled Language Debugging - Enables the inspection and troubleshooting of compiled code using a graphical browser interface to track program behavior.
- Web-Based Debugger Frontends - Offers a browser-based graphical interface for the GNU Debugger to visualize call stacks and data structures.
- Protocol Translation Bridges - Maps HTTP requests from the browser to specific GDB machine interface commands to control the debug session.
- Remote Debugging Interfaces - Provides a secure web portal for connecting to and controlling remote GDB sessions over a network.
- Deterministic Record and Replay Frameworks - Supports executing code in reverse using specialized shortcuts to trace errors back to their origin.
- Path Mapping Configurations - Supports replacing compile-time source paths with local paths to ensure the correct source files are displayed during debugging.
- Source Path Mapping - Intercepts file requests and replaces remote compile-time paths with local filesystem paths for source display.
- Process Lifecycle Managers - Spawns and monitors a separate debugger process as a child of the application server to isolate execution.
- Assembly Visualizers - Provides a view of source code with interactive value hovers and the ability to toggle assembly language formats.
- Native Application Debugging - Facilitates analysis of memory and state in compiled native applications written in languages like Go, Rust, or Fortran.
- Session-Based Access Controls - Validates user identity and manages secure connections using HTTPS and cross-origin request filtering to protect debug sessions.
- Record and Replay Debugging - Supports tracing errors back to their origin using record and replay features to execute code in reverse.
- Debugger State Visualizers - Provides an interactive tool for inspecting program state through a web-based tree view and assembly display.
- Debugging Tools - Browser-based frontend for GDB debugging.
- GDB Enhancements - Browser-based graphical interface for GDB.
- Security and Debugging - Browser-based frontend for the GDB debugger.
