The Java Platform Debugger Architecture is a collection of
APIs to
debug Java code.Java Debugger Interface (JDI) - defines a high-level Java language interface which developers can easily use to write remote debugger application tools.
Java Virtual Machine Debug Interface (JVMDI)- JVMDI was deprecated in J2SE 5.0 in favor of JVM TI, and was removed in Java SE 6.Java Debug Wire Protocol (JDWP) - defines communication between debuggee (a Java application) and
debugger processes.The
Java Virtual Machine Tools Interface, a native interface which helps to inspect the state and to control the execution of applications running in the
Java Virtual Machine (
JVM).
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