+ <p><term>CodeLens</term> is an interactive version of a computer program, which can be visualized by stepping through the code one statement at a time, watching output, variables, and other data structures change. So it is similar to a debugger, except the reader does not set breakpoints or modify program data on-the-fly. This is possible automatically for several different languages when your <init>HTML</init> is hosted on a Runestone server (<xref ref="runestone"/>). This may also be accomplished <q>in browser</q> when hosted on any old generic web server. The catch is that for a generic server a publisher must generate <term>trace data</term> in advance, typically with the PreTeXt-CLI (<xref ref="processing-CLI"/>). Place the <tag>interactive</tag> attribute on a <tag>program</tag> element with the value <c>codelens</c> to elect this behavior (<c>no</c> is the default value). Also, be sure to specify a language from the supported languages: Python, Java, C, and C++. Consult <xref ref="table-program-interactive"/> below for a summary of various combinations. When an output format does not support an interactive CodeLens instance, the fallback is a static program listing, possibly with a link to the interactive version (see <xref ref="interactive-program-activecode"/> for how to configure the links). The <tag>program</tag> should have an <attr>xml:id</attr> that will be used as a unique identifier for the generated trace file needed by the codelens.</p>
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