spinframework / spinframework/spin

Investigate current state of guest debugging

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Description

Reportedly, wasmtime guest debugging has improved significantly over the past months. We should evaluate it for Spin and - if it's useful enough - consider enabling debug_info either by default or via spin up flag and documenting how to get it working for supported languages.

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Research direction

Start by evaluating current Wasmtime guest-debugging support for Spin, focusing on the linked debug_info configuration and the spin up entry point. Determine whether debugging is useful enough to enable by default or expose as a flag, and document how to use it for supported languages.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust, wasm
Domain
devtools
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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