reverse-continue to a checkpoint
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Description
I often want to use the following workflow:
- Mark where I currently am
- Go forward a bit
- Go back to the place I marked
I can do the first with when, which gives me an event number that marks my position, but the only way I know to do the third is with run <event-number>, which restarts the replay from the beginning.
I'd like to be able to reverse-continue to the marked event instead. Depending on how long the replay is and how far I've gone forward from the marked place, that can be significantly faster than starting from the beginning.
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Research direction
Start by tracing how the when command records an event number and how run <event-number> handles replay from the beginning. Determine how a reverse-continue operation could target the marked event while reusing the current replay position. Done means the requested workflow can return to that checkpoint without restarting from the beginning.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- devtools
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100