Debug session analysis for related work item discovery

Abstract

A method for automatic debug session analysis for related work item discovery, is provided. The method includes recording metadata describing a particular debug session associated with a user for a respective work item. The method further includes associating the metadata recorded in the particular debug session with the respective work item. In response to the user working on a new issue, comparing the metadata saved with other work items. In response to identifying a work item with a predetermined level of similar metadata from debug sessions, notifying the user of a potential work item match. In response to not identifying a work item with a predetermined level of similar metadata from debug sessions, refraining from suggesting the new issue for future matches.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A computer system for automatic debug session analysis for related work item discovery, the computer system comprising:
 one or more computer processors; one or more computer readable storage media; program instructions stored on the computer readable storage media for execution by at least one of the computer processors, wherein the computer readable storage media are not transitory signals per se, the program instructions comprising instructions to:
 record metadata, using a work item server application on a work item server, describing a particular debug session associated with a user of a client computing device for a respective work item of the work item server, the metadata being extracted from historical work items to provide a limited analysis on the work items that are completed; 
 associate, using the work item server application, the metadata recorded in the particular debug session with the respective work item of the work item server; 
 in response to the user working on a new issue, compare, by the work item server, the metadata saved with other work items; 
 in response to identifying a work item with a predetermined level of similar metadata from debug sessions, notify, using the work item server, the user of a potential work item match with the respective work item; and 
 in response to not identifying a work item with a predetermined level of similar metadata from debug sessions, refrain, by the work item server application, from suggesting the new issue for future matches; 
 the metadata including one or more of: breakpoints set, stack traces collected, exceptions, or variable reference searches, and call type hierarchy inquiries which further include variables and monitors set and respective values; 
 the potential work item match being identified according to predetermined criteria, the predetermined criteria including one or more of: a same problem, a particular code change, a debugging session, and a work item that requires debugs code without changing the code as a related work item or a predetermined relationship including a behavioral pattern of the user.