Java Platform Debugger Architecture

The Java Platform Debugger Architecture ( JPDA short, English for " Debugger Architecture Java Platform " ) is a software architecture, the interfaces for the development of debuggers and the monitoring and control of Java programs is providing. It is available since JDK version 1.3.

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The JPDA consists of two interfaces and a standardized protocol:

• Java Virtual Machine Debug Interface ( JVMDI ): defines mechanisms to access, control and monitor a running application
• Java Debug Interface ( JDI ) is used to monitor a running application
• Java Debug Wire Protocol ( JDWP ) is for use of JVMDI from a shared computer