XML export from and import into a debugger

1 . A method comprising:

providing a debugger for a first processor-based system;

serializing data associated with the debugger into an XML format; and

exporting the serialized data out of the debugger.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the data is compared with other XML data using a module including one or more of an XML parser and an XML change detection algorithm.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the serialized data from the debugger in the first processor-based system is exported to a debugger associated with a second processor-based system.

4 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the first processor-based system is that of a customer and the second processor-based system is that of a software provider.

5 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the second processor-based system is substantially similar to the first processor-based system.

6 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the second processor-based system includes one or more of the first processor-based system and a processor-based system separate from the first processor-based system.

7 . The method of claim 6 , further comprising:

deserializing the data from the first processor-based system; and

executing the second processor-based system using the deserialized data from the first processor-based system.

8 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the execution of the second processor-based system using the deserialized data from the first processor-based system includes one or more of setting breakpoints in the debugger associated with the second processor-based system, locating an error in one or more of the first processor-based system and the second processor-based system, diagnosing one or more of the first processor-based system and the second processor-based system, and preparing test data.

9 . The method of claim 6 , further comprising providing a user interface, the user interface having access to a plurality of XML-formatted data files, so that a user can select an XML-formatted file to import into one or more of the debugger of the first processor-based system and the debugger of the second processor-based system.

10 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the user interface provides a form in which a user may enter XML formatted data for import into one or more of the debugger of the first processor-based system and the debugger of the second processor-based system.

11 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the data associated with the debugger includes source code generated by a source code generator.

12 . A method comprising:

providing a debugger and a source code generator for a first processor-based system;

using the source code generator to generate source code and data structures as a function of data associated with the debugger; and

exporting the source code and data structures out of the debugger of the first processor-based system.

13 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the source code and data structures are exported to a second processor-based system.

14 . The method of claim 13 , wherein the second processor-based system includes one or more of the first processor-based system and a processor-based system separate from the first processor-based system.

15 . The method of claim 14 , wherein the first processor-based system is substantially similar to the second processor-based system.

16 . The method of claim 13 , wherein the first processor-based system is that of a customer and the second processor-based system is that of a software provider.

17 . The method of claim 14 , further comprising:

copying one or more of the source code and data structures into a module in the second processor based system; and

using the module in the second processor-based system in a unit test on the second processor-based system.

18 . A system comprising:

a debugger in a first processor-based system;

a module to serialize data associated with the debugger into an XML format; and

a module to export the serialized data out of the debugger.

19 . The system of claim 18 , further comprising:

a debugger associated with a second processor-based system, the debugger associated with the second processor-based system configured to import data exported by the debugger in the first processor-based system;

a module to deserialize the data from the first processor-based system; and

a module to execute the second processor-based system using the deserialized data from the first processor-based system;

wherein the second processor-based system includes one or more of the first processor-based system and a processor-based system separate from the first processor-based system.

20 . The system of claim 19 , further comprising:

a user interface, the user interface having access to a plurality of XML-formatted data files, so that a user can select an XML-formatted file to import into the debugger of the first processor-based system or the debugger of the second processor-based system;

wherein the user interface provides a form in which a user may enter XML formatted data for import into the debugger of one or more of the first processor-based system and the debugger of the second processor-based system.

21 . A system comprising:

a debugger and a source code generator associated with a first processor-based system, the source code generator generating source code and data structures as a function of data associated with the debugger; and

a module to export the source code and data structures out of the debugger of the first processor-based system.

22 . The system of claim 21 , further comprising:

a debugger associated with a second processor-based system, the debugger associated with the second processor-based system importing the source code from the first processor-based system;

a module to copy one or more of the source code and data structures into program code in the second processor based system; and

a module to use the program code in the second processor-based system in a unit test on the second processor-based system;

wherein the second processor-based system includes one or more of the first processor-based system and a processor-based system separate from the first processor-based system.

23 . A method comprising:

halting an execution of a computer-based process with a debugger;

importing XML data into the debugger;

serializing data associated with the debugger into an XML format;

comparing the imported XML data and the serialized debugger data; and

continuing execution of the process.

24 . A system comprising:

a debugger;

a module to import XML data into the debugger;

a module to serialize data associated with the debugger into an XML format; and

a module to compare the XML data and the serialized debugger data.