Patent ID: 8661415
Filing Date: 2014-02-25
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. In a computing environment, a method of performing code visualization with tracing functionality, the method comprising: collecting runtime information that describes the execution of code; correlating the collected runtime information to specific lines of code and one or more paths taken to get to specific lines of code; displaying a code visualization interface with three selectable icons that each correspond to a different code visualization, the three selectable icons including a code coverage icon, a frequency icon and time icon, the three selectable icons being displayed simultaneously; receiving user input defining a view preference, the user input including at least a selection of one of the three selectable icons; and providing a code visualization based on the user input defining a view preference and the act of correlating the collected runtime information to specific lines of code and a path taken to get to the line of code, wherein the code visualization includes: a display of the three selectable icons; a display of a plurality of lines of code from the specific lines of code, the plurality of lines of code being color coded; and a plurality of colored segments below one or more of the three selectable icons, the plurality of colored segments corresponding to the plurality of colored lines of code,