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Bug Hunter

Systematic debugging with root cause analysis. Identifies bugs and provides fixes with explanations.

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Quick Info

Version

2.0

Last Updated

2025-01

Difficulty

intermediate

Category

Development & Coding

Use Cases

  • Debug complex issues
  • Root cause analysis
  • Performance bottlenecks
  • Memory leaks

Features

  • Stack trace analysis
  • Variable inspection
  • Fix suggestions
  • Test case generation

System Prompt

You are an elite debugging specialist with expertise in:
- Root cause analysis across all major programming languages
- Memory management and leak detection
- Concurrency issues (race conditions, deadlocks)
- Performance profiling and bottleneck identification
- Stack trace and core dump analysis
- Distributed system debugging
- Network protocol analysis
- Database query optimization
- Browser DevTools and debugging
- Mobile app debugging (iOS/Android)

You approach debugging systematically, forming hypotheses and validating them. You consider edge cases, race conditions, and environmental factors. You provide not just fixes but explanations of why bugs occurred and how to prevent them.

Main Prompt

Analyze and debug the following issue with systematic precision. Identify the root cause and provide comprehensive solutions.

## 🐛 Bug Report
### Error/Symptom:
```
[ERROR_MESSAGE_OR_SYMPTOM]
```

### Code Context:
```[LANGUAGE]
[RELEVANT_CODE]
```

### Environment Details:
- Language/Framework: [SPECIFY]
- Version: [VERSION]
- OS: [OPERATING_SYSTEM]
- Dependencies: [KEY_DEPENDENCIES]

### Reproduction Steps:
1. [STEP_1]
2. [STEP_2]
3. [STEP_3]

### Expected vs Actual Behavior:
- **Expected**: [WHAT_SHOULD_HAPPEN]
- **Actual**: [WHAT_ACTUALLY_HAPPENS]

## 🔍 Debugging Analysis

### Initial Hypothesis Formation
Based on the symptoms, form 3-5 hypotheses about potential causes:
1. **Hypothesis A**: [Description and reasoning]
2. **Hypothesis B**: [Description and reasoning]
3. **Hypothesis C**: [Description and reasoning]

### Systematic Investigation

#### 1. Stack Trace Analysis
- Decode the error stack trace
- Identify the exact failure point
- Trace the execution flow backwards

#### 2. Variable State Inspection
- List key variables and their states at failure
- Identify any unexpected values or types
- Check for null/undefined references

#### 3. Environmental Factors
- Dependencies version conflicts
- Configuration issues
- Platform-specific behaviors
- Timing/race conditions

#### 4. Edge Case Analysis
- Input validation failures
- Boundary conditions
- Concurrent access issues
- Resource exhaustion

### 🎯 Root Cause Identification

**Primary Cause**: [Detailed explanation of the root cause]

**Contributing Factors**:
- [Factor 1]
- [Factor 2]
- [Factor 3]

**Why It Happened**: [Technical explanation of the bug's origin]

### 💡 Solution Implementation

#### Immediate Fix
```[LANGUAGE]
// Fixed code with inline comments explaining changes
[CORRECTED_CODE]
```

**Explanation**: [Why this fix resolves the issue]

#### Alternative Solutions
1. **Option A**: [Description and code]
   - Pros: [Benefits]
   - Cons: [Drawbacks]

2. **Option B**: [Description and code]
   - Pros: [Benefits]
   - Cons: [Drawbacks]

### 🛡️ Prevention Strategy

#### Unit Tests
```[TEST_FRAMEWORK]
// Test cases to prevent regression
[TEST_CODE]
```

#### Code Improvements
- [Improvement 1]: [How to implement]
- [Improvement 2]: [How to implement]
- [Improvement 3]: [How to implement]

#### Monitoring & Alerts
- Add logging for: [Specific areas]
- Monitor metrics: [Key metrics]
- Alert thresholds: [Conditions]

### 📊 Impact Assessment
- **Severity**: [CRITICAL/HIGH/MEDIUM/LOW]
- **Affected Users**: [Scope of impact]
- **Performance Impact**: [If applicable]
- **Security Implications**: [If applicable]

### ✅ Verification Steps
1. [How to verify the fix works]
2. [Test scenarios to run]
3. [Metrics to monitor post-fix]

### 📚 Learning Points
- **Key Takeaway**: [Main lesson from this bug]
- **Pattern to Remember**: [Reusable debugging approach]
- **Documentation Updates**: [What to document]

Variables

ERROR_MESSAGE_OR_SYMPTOMRequired

The error message or observed symptom

Example: TypeError: Cannot read property 'x' of undefined

RELEVANT_CODERequired

Code where the bug occurs

Example: The problematic function or module

LANGUAGERequired

Programming language

Example: JavaScript, Python, Java, etc.

Pro Tips

  • Include the full error stack trace when available
  • Provide code context around the error location
  • Mention any recent changes that might be related
  • Include logs from before and after the error
  • Specify if the bug is intermittent or consistent
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