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[master 15eb6db] The API and protocol are implemented and deployed.
([master 0bc6982] Merge/tweak fitzgen's black-boxing protocol changes.) |
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<i> | <i>This protocol is implemented in Firefox, and is the basis of Firefox's built-in JavaScript debugger. You can use the [https://github.com/jimblandy/DebuggerDocs GitHub DebuggerDocs repo] to draft and discuss revisions.)</i> | ||
The Mozilla debugging protocol allows a debugger to connect to a browser, discover what sorts of things are present to debug or inspect, select JavaScript threads to watch, and observe and modify their execution. The protocol provides a unified view of JavaScript, DOM nodes, CSS rules, and the other technologies used in client-side web applications. The protocol ought to be sufficiently general to be extended for use with other sorts of clients (profilers, say) and servers (mail readers; random XULrunner applications). | The Mozilla debugging protocol allows a debugger to connect to a browser, discover what sorts of things are present to debug or inspect, select JavaScript threads to watch, and observe and modify their execution. The protocol provides a unified view of JavaScript, DOM nodes, CSS rules, and the other technologies used in client-side web applications. The protocol ought to be sufficiently general to be extended for use with other sorts of clients (profilers, say) and servers (mail readers; random XULrunner applications). | ||