To find an execution line-counter for Java IDE

Question

Is there any plugin to some IDE that show the number of times a line is run in the code?

Eclipse's ECLemma does not seem to have a setting to show execution times at the left-hand-side bar, like in the service WebCat.

Answer 1

Have a look at the breakpoint properties in eclipse may be you can configure a variable to capture the hitcount

Answer 2

In NetBeans 6.8 there is a nice code coverage tool which does pretty much that what you want but actually only for ruby. (right click project -> code coverage)

But could you use an ant task or maven plugin? Then Take a look at this list

Answer 3

The focus of code coverage is only if a line is executed or not. Nothing more.

To get counters you would have to look at profiler software and not code coverage.

There are plugins for both Eclipse and Netbeans. I am not sure if they show counters per line, but I think that they show counters per method, which might be what you want...

Answer 4

What's wrong with writing to a log file or to screen or using a counter?

Answer 5

I think the eclipse test and performance tools plateform would be able to help you with this. It includes a profiler which will instrument your code and provide the information you want. Careful with profiling, it can be a heavy performance hit depending on how many functions/classes you monitor