Show HN: Halik, next-generation time traveling debugger for Java

halik.io

15 points·pbadenski··7 comments

Congratulations, it looks very good. I like timeline and that you can monitor single variable for modifications. Will give it a try over weekend.

Does recorder handle multi-threaded code?

Thank you. Looking forward for more feedback!

Yes, there’s a basic support (more is on the way). Example here: https://preview.halik.io/browse/3471d7c0-5e0b-41c8-8699-5346....

It records what happened in all threads, and allows you to correlate data changes across threads.

This looks awesome!

Does Halik upload any data from IntelliJ to halik.io or does it keep everything local? In the video, I see halik.io being used, but in the background screenshot image on the site, localhost is used.

Thanks!

It keeps the session local. It will upload to halik.io when you tell it to. There's a share option in the top right corner. Once shared, your session can be accessed by anyone.

I will make sure to clarify that better going onwards.

This is great! When will it be a part of Eclipse? The masses want it now! :-)

Thank you! It's likely to be the next item on the backlog: https://trello.com/b/V1KuKHeE/halik-roadmap :D

Seriously, very impressive. Even seeing a simple 10-level history of return values from function calls would be a much needed addition to any debugger, but this idea goes beyond that. Well done indeed!

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