Leave Breadcrumbs

You can leave breadcrumbs to mark interesting events. For example, if your application crashes, the breadcrumbs you left with be displayed in the crash report and could provide context. You can also configure the breadcrumb to appear in sessions.

The following is the method signature for leaving breadcrumbs:

CODE 
static void AppDynamics.Agent.Instrumentation.LeaveBreadcrumb(string breadcrumb, BreadcrumbVisibility mode)

You use the mode to set the visibility of the breadcrumb. The visibility defines where you will see the breadcrumb in the Controller UI. The value of mode can be one of the following:

  • BreadcrumbVisibility.CrashesOnly – The breadcrumb will only appear in crash snapshots.
  • BreadcrumbVisibility.CrashesAndSessions – The breadcrumb will appear in crash snapshots and sessions.

Thus, you would use the method below to set breadcrumbs that are only reported in crash reports:

CODE 
using AppDynamics.Agent;
...
Instrumentation.LeaveBreadcrumb("GetUserInfo", BreadcrumbVisibility.CrashesOnly);

If you would like to see the breadcrumb in crash reports and sessions:

CODE 
using AppDynamics.Agent;
...
Instrumentation.LeaveBreadcrumb("GetUserInfo", BreadcrumbVisibility.CrashesAndSessions);