DBGp - Eval, property_get, & property_value

Hello Derick & all XDebuggers-

First and foremost, AMAZING work on this extension and the DBGp protocol Derick.  All hail.

 

I'm writing a PHP IDE using XDebug and the DBGp protocol.  I have the basic start, stop, and set breakpoints working, and am currently implementing a "watch window" feature.  I just can't seem to get the behavior I'm looking for.  I get the feeling that "eval" is a bit better suited to the functionality of a watch window (since in some IDEs you can do things like $x = 1 via watch).  But that only sends me back a property address.  Then I can't get at the property contents because I don't have a long name to ask for, only the address. 

 

So given the code below, I set the breakpoint at the line "$y = 7". 

 

<?php
$z = new Test();
$x = 3;

$y = 7;
class Test
{
 var $y = 2,$x = 3;
}
?>

 

 How can I get the value of $z, and all its children? In the debug client, property_value gives me this:

<response command="property_value" transaction_id="jared" type="object" children="1" classname="test" numchildren="2"></response>

 

Useful stuff, but how would I get the rest of the children?  Similarly, how would I do function calls, assignments, and so-on with "watch window like" functionality?  The dbgp documentation is pretty good, but a little lacking on these points.  Sorry if it's in there and I missed it somehow.

 

Thanks again for the great work and willingness to give something so valuable away for free.

-Jared