Abstract: Described are techniques for debugging code of a provider using a debug interface. The provider includes a first software layer providing common services and a second software layer including code modules each providing a set of customized services. The debug interface includes a first function interface for a first function having first code included in the first software layer and including a second function interface for a second function having second code included in the first software layer which provides for runtime transfer of control to code included in said second software layer. The first function is invoked to issue debug commands to debug code in the first software layer. The second function is invoked to issue debug commands to debug code in the second software layer. A client sends debug commands in accordance with the debug interface to a server including the provider.

Abstract: Described are techniques for reporting requested information to a client. A bidirectional graph is stored in a cache. The bidirectional graph includes a first set of nodes and a second set of edges between pairs of nodes of the first set, each node of the first set representing an object in an object model of a server. Each edge of the second set between a pair of nodes of the first set represents an association between two objects corresponding to the pair of nodes. A request is received from the client. A response to the request is determined by traversing a portion of the bidirectional graph to extract first information, and filtering the first information in accordance with a usage context customized for the client.