Devising a TraceObject Class for Improved Runtime Monitoring of ooRexx Applications

Rony G. Flatscher; Till Winkler

doi:10.1145/3679008.3685543

Devising a TraceObject Class for Improved Runtime Monitoring of ooRexx Applications

Rony G. Flatscher^*
, Till Winkler^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

Institute for Information Systems and Society

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Abstract

The dynamic programming language ooRexx includes a runtime monitoring keyword instruction named TRACE. This keyword instruction produces a trace line for each traced statement. Although additional trace information was added, ooRexx 5.0.0 is missing important information, such as tracing threads, whether a method is currently guarded, the guard locks state, and the interpreter instance. With the introduction of a specific trace-related class, TraceObject, it is now possible to maintain all ooRexx-related trace information for each traced statement in a proper directory that can be analyzed at runtime. This article will introduce the TraceObject class and its properties, including the ability to collect all produced trace objects for inspection and analysis. It focuses on the trace line (the trace object's string) representation that can be formatted to include the missing aspects for analyzing dynamic, multi-threaded, guarded methods on multi-instance ooRexx applications.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	VORTEX '24: Proceedings of the 7th ACM International Workshop on Verification and Monitoring at Runtime Execution
Editors	Davide Ancona, Giorgio Audrito
Place of Publication	New York
Publisher	ACM Digital Library
Pages	19-24
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Print)	979-8-4007-1119-0
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/3679008.3685543
Publication status	Published - 13 Sept 2024
Event	ISSTA 2024: International Symposium on Software Testing and Analysis, VORTEX '24: VORTEX '24: 7th ACM International Workshop on Verification and Monitoring at Runtime Execution - TU Wien, Wien, Austria Duration: 16 Sept 2024 → 20 Sept 2024 https://conf.researchr.org/home/issta-ecoop-2024/vortex-2024#program

Conference

Conference	ISSTA 2024: International Symposium on Software Testing and Analysis, VORTEX '24
Abbreviated title	VORTEX '24
Country/Territory	Austria
City	Wien
Period	16/09/24 → 20/09/24
Internet address	https://conf.researchr.org/home/issta-ecoop-2024/vortex-2024#program

Austrian Classification of Fields of Science and Technology (ÖFOS)

102015 Information systems
102022 Software development
502050 Business informatics

Keywords

Runtime Verification
Multi-threaded
ooRexx
REXX

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3 Contribution to conference proceedings

Debugging Multithreaded ooRexx Programs
Flatscher, R. G., 2024, 2024 International Rexx Language Symposium Proceedings . Jansen, R. V. (ed.). Amsterdam: Rexx Language Association, p. 301-344 44 p. (Proceedings of the Rexx Symposium for Developers and Users).
Publication: Chapter in book/Conference proceeding › Contribution to conference proceedings
Identifying Potential Deadlocked Instructions in a Multi-threaded ooRexx Program
Flatscher, R. G. & Winkler, T., 13 Sept 2024, VORTEX '24: Proceedings of the 7th ACM International Workshop on Verification and Monitoring at Runtime Execution. Ancona, D. & Audrito, G. (eds.). New York: Association for Computing Machinery, p. 38-43 6 p.
Publication: Chapter in book/Conference proceeding › Contribution to conference proceedings

Open Access
Multithreading in ooRexx: Concepts, Nutshell Examples
Flatscher, R. G., 2024, 2024 International Rexx Language Symposium Proceedings . Jansen, R. V. (ed.). Amsterdam: Rexx Language Association, p. 321-330 10 p. (Proceedings of the Rexx Symposium for Developers and Users).
Publication: Chapter in book/Conference proceeding › Contribution to conference proceedings

1 Science to science

Devising a TraceObject Class for Improved Runtime Monitoring of ooRexx Applications
Flatscher, R. G. (Speaker) & Winkler, T. (Contributor)
19 Sept 2024
Activity: Talk or presentation › Science to science

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ooRexx: ooRexx (open object Rexx)
Flatscher, R. G. (PI - Project head)
30/03/20 → …
Project: Other non-commercial research

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Flatscher, RG & Winkler, T 2024, Devising a TraceObject Class for Improved Runtime Monitoring of ooRexx Applications. in D Ancona & G Audrito (eds), VORTEX '24: Proceedings of the 7th ACM International Workshop on Verification and Monitoring at Runtime Execution. ACM Digital Library, New York, pp. 19-24, ISSTA 2024: International Symposium on Software Testing and Analysis, VORTEX '24, Wien, Austria, 16/09/24. https://doi.org/10.1145/3679008.3685543

Devising a TraceObject Class for Improved Runtime Monitoring of ooRexx Applications. / Flatscher, Rony G.; Winkler, Till.
VORTEX '24: Proceedings of the 7th ACM International Workshop on Verification and Monitoring at Runtime Execution. ed. / Davide Ancona; Giorgio Audrito. New York: ACM Digital Library, 2024. p. 19-24.

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Devising a TraceObject Class for Improved Runtime Monitoring of ooRexx Applications

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Debugging Multithreaded ooRexx Programs

Identifying Potential Deadlocked Instructions in a Multi-threaded ooRexx Program

Multithreading in ooRexx: Concepts, Nutshell Examples

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Devising a TraceObject Class for Improved Runtime Monitoring of ooRexx Applications

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