Active Web Script Debugging

Coda Integrated Development Environment

When pages containing server-side script are being developed, the Coda IDE (Integrated Development Environment) is an invaluable tool. Coda allows you to set break points in the scripts to stop processing while you look at the complete object model inside the Active Web Servlet. You can then single step, step in (to functions) step out and continue. Coda is also a network client that can debug remote Active Web applications across the network.

Architecture

The diagram below shows that Coda uses its browser to display script pages from the servlet, gets the script source for editing from the application server and uses a debug port into the servlet to debug script pages.

Using Coda allows you to build and debug your Active Web application on the server from any client connected to the network without having to move the source files.

Security

The Active Web configuration allows you to turn the debug port on or off and to specify the address of clients that are allowed to use the debug port.

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