uloop pause-point
A pause point captures locals at an exact frame without a source edit. Prefer it over sleeps or after-the-fact reads when input delivery, event ordering, or transition-frame fidelity matters.
Quick Check
- Enter PlayMode. If the game progresses on its own, pause it with
control-play-mode --action Pause, arrange the scenario while paused, and add --resume-play in step 2.
- Arm the marker, fire the input, and wait for the hit in one foreground command:
uloop enable-pause-point --file Assets/Scripts/Enemy.cs --line 42 --timeout-seconds 60 --await --trigger "simulate-keyboard --action Press --key Space"
# paused the game in step 1? add --resume-play, or the input never lands
- Read
CapturedVariables in the hit response first, then gather extra evidence while still paused (execute-dynamic-code, one screenshot).
- A
single-shot marker (the default) disarms after the hit; clear other modes with uloop clear-pause-point.
Only CapturedVariables is evidence of the values at the patched line. Before deviating, read references/quick-check-template.md.
Parameters
Tables list Unity-accepted parameters plus clear's CLI-only --file/--line; other CLI-only flags (--await, --trigger, --resume-play, --expect, capture filters) are in the references.
enable-pause-point
Enable a pause point so Unity pauses when that code path is reached, either by a named UloopPausePoint.Pause marker (Id) or by resolving a source file and line (File+Line)
| Parameter |
Type |
Default |
Description |
--id |
string |
- |
Named pause point id passed to UloopPausePoint.Pause. Mutually exclusive with File/Line |
--file |
string |
- |
Project-relative source file path to patch a pause point into. Requires Line; mutually exclusive with Id |
--line |
integer |
- |
1-based source line to resolve within File. Requires File; mutually exclusive with Id |
--timeout-seconds |
integer |
30 |
Seconds before the enable request expires and stops pausing late hits |
--mode |
enum |
single-shot |
Capture mode: single-shot pauses once, continuous pauses on every hit, trace records hits without pausing |
--hit-when |
string |
- |
Conditional capture expression (<name> <op> <literal>). Only matching hits are captured; requires File and Line |
--max-history |
integer |
20 |
Maximum number of captured hit frames to retain (1-100) |
--max-preview-elements |
integer |
10 |
Maximum elements in a captured collection's preview (1-1000). Also caps previews in later pause-point-status responses; status cannot change it. |
--max-caller-frames |
integer |
2 |
Maximum caller stack frames recorded per hit (0-8). 0 disables capture. Also caps later pause-point-status responses; status cannot change it. |
--method |
string |
- |
Optional method simple name or Type.Method. When set, --line resolves only inside matching methods |
--snapshot-timing |
enum |
pre-line |
pre-line captures before the resolved line runs; post-line captures after that line's statement finished, without arming the next line |
clear-pause-point
Clear one or all named UloopPausePoint.Pause markers. The response field ClearedCount is the number of markers this call transitioned to Cleared: 0 or 1 for --id, and the number transitioned for --all. Auto-disarmed and expired markers still count as 1; the record stays readable via pause-point-status (StatusBeforeClear keeps the prior state). Clearing the marker that owns the current pause releases the Editor pause and lets the game consume any state you arranged while paused: arm the next marker first, then clear the old id, or re-arm it with --await --resume-play instead of clearing.
| Parameter |
Type |
Default |
Description |
--id |
string |
- |
Named pause point id to clear |
--file |
string |
- |
Project-relative source file of a file:line pause point. Requires --line; mutually exclusive with --id and --all |
--line |
integer |
- |
1-based source line of a file:line pause point. Requires --file; mutually exclusive with --id and --all |
--all |
flag |
- |
Clear every non-cleared pause point marker (armed, auto-disarmed, or expired) |
enable-watch
Register a C# expression to evaluate on each paused Play Mode step
| Parameter |
Type |
Default |
Description |
--id |
string |
- |
Unique watch expression identifier |
--expression |
string |
- |
C# expression returning an object; UloopPausePoint.TryGetCapturedValue can read the latest raw capture |
--max-history |
integer |
20 |
Maximum number of watch evaluations to retain (1-100) |
get-watch-values
Show registered watch expression values and bounded evaluation history
| Parameter |
Type |
Default |
Description |
--id |
string |
- |
Optional watch expression identifier; omit to return all watches |
clear-watch
Clear one or all registered C# watch expressions
| Parameter |
Type |
Default |
Description |
--id |
string |
- |
Watch expression identifier to clear |
--all |
flag |
- |
Clear every registered watch expression |
Status, Timeouts, Hot Reload
uloop pause-point-status with no target lists every marker; inspect one with --id "<file>:<line>" or with --file/--line together (never both). await-pause-point and clear-pause-point take the same two forms; await always needs a target.
On a wait timeout, PAUSE_POINT_EXPIRED, or an enable failure, read Error.Details.Hint or the failure ErrorCode, then RecommendedNextAction. After hot reload, use --method <Type.Method> to constrain --line.
Requirements & Safety
On the automatic Debug-switch warning: the pause point is already armed - do not interrupt or ask mid-flow. The switch reverts on every Editor restart, so at the next stopping point propose uloop set-code-optimization debug --startup (session-only without --startup); only if the user approves. See the troubleshooting reference.
Patches do not survive compiles or domain reloads, including a Play entry with Domain Reload enabled (the enable response warns) — re-enable afterwards. uloop compile during PlayMode also resets the session.
Physics message methods, their helpers, and pre-bound delegates can miss hits on pre-existing GameObjects; the enable response warns where detectable.
An --id marker waits on a hand-written UloopPausePoint.Pause(id) call; its hits record no CapturedVariables.
For scripts under Packages/, pass the package-id path form (Packages/<package-id>/...); physical checkout paths do not resolve.
Reference Guides
Read the one whose trigger matches:
references/quick-check-template.md — full --trigger/--await/--resume-play loop, timeouts, hit fields.references/captured-variables.md — captures, name filters, --expect value forms, caller frames, raw values.references/capture-modes-and-history.md — modes, history, --max-history, --hit-when.references/line-placement.md — choosing the line: every-frame lines, held input, input+N frames.references/watch-expressions.md — watch rules.references/condition-triggered-pause.md — runtime-condition pauses.references/fast-progressing-games.md — freezing self-progressing games, --resume-play.references/troubleshooting.md — timeouts, missed hits, hot reload, failure codes.
1---2name: uloop-pause-point3description: Pauses Unity playback at any source file:line without editing code or recompiling, and returns a snapshot of the locals, parameters, and instance fields at that exact frame. Use for bug investigation, PlayMode/E2E verification, checking variable values at a specific frame, or confirming that a code path executed.4---56# uloop pause-point78A pause point captures locals at an exact frame without a source edit. Prefer it over sleeps or after-the-fact reads when input delivery, event ordering, or transition-frame fidelity matters.910## Quick Check11121. Enter PlayMode. If the game progresses on its own, pause it with `control-play-mode --action Pause`, arrange the scenario while paused, and add `--resume-play` in step 2.132. Arm the marker, fire the input, and wait for the hit in one foreground command:1415```bash16uloop enable-pause-point --file Assets/Scripts/Enemy.cs --line 42 --timeout-seconds 60 --await --trigger "simulate-keyboard --action Press --key Space"17# paused the game in step 1? add --resume-play, or the input never lands18```19203. Read `CapturedVariables` in the hit response first, then gather extra evidence while still paused (`execute-dynamic-code`, one screenshot).214. A `single-shot` marker (the default) disarms after the hit; clear other modes with `uloop clear-pause-point`.2223Only `CapturedVariables` is evidence of the values at the patched line. Before deviating, read `references/quick-check-template.md`.2425## Parameters2627Tables list Unity-accepted parameters plus clear's CLI-only `--file`/`--line`; other CLI-only flags (`--await`, `--trigger`, `--resume-play`, `--expect`, capture filters) are in the references.2829### enable-pause-point3031Enable a pause point so Unity pauses when that code path is reached, either by a named UloopPausePoint.Pause marker (Id) or by resolving a source file and line (File+Line)3233| Parameter | Type | Default | Description |34|-----------|------|---------|-------------|35| `--id` | string | - | Named pause point id passed to UloopPausePoint.Pause. Mutually exclusive with File/Line |36| `--file` | string | - | Project-relative source file path to patch a pause point into. Requires Line; mutually exclusive with Id |37| `--line` | integer | - | 1-based source line to resolve within File. Requires File; mutually exclusive with Id |38| `--timeout-seconds` | integer | `30` | Seconds before the enable request expires and stops pausing late hits |39| `--mode` | enum | `single-shot` | Capture mode: single-shot pauses once, continuous pauses on every hit, trace records hits without pausing |40| `--hit-when` | string | - | Conditional capture expression (`<name> <op> <literal>`). Only matching hits are captured; requires File and Line |41| `--max-history` | integer | `20` | Maximum number of captured hit frames to retain (1-100) |42| `--max-preview-elements` | integer | `10` | Maximum elements in a captured collection's preview (1-1000). Also caps previews in later pause-point-status responses; status cannot change it. |43| `--max-caller-frames` | integer | `2` | Maximum caller stack frames recorded per hit (0-8). 0 disables capture. Also caps later pause-point-status responses; status cannot change it. |44| `--method` | string | - | Optional method simple name or `Type.Method`. When set, `--line` resolves only inside matching methods |45| `--snapshot-timing` | enum | `pre-line` | pre-line captures before the resolved line runs; post-line captures after that line's statement finished, without arming the next line |4647### clear-pause-point4849Clear one or all named UloopPausePoint.Pause markers. The response field `ClearedCount` is the number of markers this call transitioned to Cleared: 0 or 1 for `--id`, and the number transitioned for `--all`. Auto-disarmed and expired markers still count as 1; the record stays readable via `pause-point-status` (`StatusBeforeClear` keeps the prior state). Clearing the marker that owns the current pause releases the Editor pause and lets the game consume any state you arranged while paused: arm the next marker first, then clear the old id, or re-arm it with `--await --resume-play` instead of clearing.5051| Parameter | Type | Default | Description |52|-----------|------|---------|-------------|53| `--id` | string | - | Named pause point id to clear |54| `--file` | string | - | Project-relative source file of a file:line pause point. Requires --line; mutually exclusive with --id and --all |55| `--line` | integer | - | 1-based source line of a file:line pause point. Requires --file; mutually exclusive with --id and --all |56| `--all` | flag | - | Clear every non-cleared pause point marker (armed, auto-disarmed, or expired) |5758### enable-watch5960Register a C# expression to evaluate on each paused Play Mode step6162| Parameter | Type | Default | Description |63|-----------|------|---------|-------------|64| `--id` | string | - | Unique watch expression identifier |65| `--expression` | string | - | C# expression returning an object; UloopPausePoint.TryGetCapturedValue can read the latest raw capture |66| `--max-history` | integer | `20` | Maximum number of watch evaluations to retain (1-100) |6768### get-watch-values6970Show registered watch expression values and bounded evaluation history7172| Parameter | Type | Default | Description |73|-----------|------|---------|-------------|74| `--id` | string | - | Optional watch expression identifier; omit to return all watches |7576### clear-watch7778Clear one or all registered C# watch expressions7980| Parameter | Type | Default | Description |81|-----------|------|---------|-------------|82| `--id` | string | - | Watch expression identifier to clear |83| `--all` | flag | - | Clear every registered watch expression |8485## Status, Timeouts, Hot Reload8687`uloop pause-point-status` with no target lists every marker; inspect one with `--id "<file>:<line>"` or with `--file`/`--line` together (never both). `await-pause-point` and `clear-pause-point` take the same two forms; await always needs a target.8889On a wait timeout, `PAUSE_POINT_EXPIRED`, or an enable failure, read `Error.Details.Hint` or the failure `ErrorCode`, then `RecommendedNextAction`. After hot reload, use `--method <Type.Method>` to constrain `--line`.9091## Requirements & Safety9293- On the automatic Debug-switch warning: the pause point is already armed - do not interrupt or ask mid-flow. The switch reverts on every Editor restart, so at the next stopping point propose `uloop set-code-optimization debug --startup` (session-only without `--startup`); only if the user approves. See the troubleshooting reference.9495- Patches do not survive compiles or domain reloads, including a Play entry with Domain Reload enabled (the enable response warns) — re-enable afterwards. `uloop compile` during PlayMode also resets the session.96- Physics message methods, their helpers, and pre-bound delegates can miss hits on pre-existing GameObjects; the enable response warns where detectable.97- An `--id` marker waits on a hand-written `UloopPausePoint.Pause(id)` call; its hits record no `CapturedVariables`.98- For scripts under `Packages/`, pass the package-id path form (`Packages/<package-id>/...`); physical checkout paths do not resolve.99100## Reference Guides101102Read the one whose trigger matches:103104- `references/quick-check-template.md` — full `--trigger`/`--await`/`--resume-play` loop, timeouts, hit fields.105- `references/captured-variables.md` — captures, name filters, `--expect` value forms, caller frames, raw values.106- `references/capture-modes-and-history.md` — modes, history, `--max-history`, `--hit-when`.107- `references/line-placement.md` — choosing the line: every-frame lines, held input, input+N frames.108- `references/watch-expressions.md` — watch rules.109- `references/condition-triggered-pause.md` — runtime-condition pauses.110- `references/fast-progressing-games.md` — freezing self-progressing games, `--resume-play`.111- `references/troubleshooting.md` — timeouts, missed hits, hot reload, failure codes.
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