# Logpoints Walkthrough

DevFeed: [Logpoints Walkthrough](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/logpoints-walkthrough-31526.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://blog.jetbrains.com/idea/2026/09/logpoints-walkthrough/>)

Author: Igor Kulakov

Published: 2026-09-16T14:14:04Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [The JetBrains Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/the-jetbrains-blog.md>)

Topics: [IntelliJ IDEA](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/intellij-idea.md>), [debug](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/debug.md>), [debugging](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/debugging.md>), [gRPC](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/grpc.md>), [Java](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/java.md>), [2026.2](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/2026-2.md>)

Tags: [2026-2](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/2026-2.md>), [bug](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/bug.md>), [client](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/client.md>), [command-line](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/command-line.md>), [debug](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/debug.md>), [debugger](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/debugger.md>), [debugging](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/debugging.md>), [debugging-tools](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/debugging-tools.md>), [idea](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/idea.md>), [intellij](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/intellij.md>), [intellij-idea](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/intellij-idea.md>), [java](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/java.md>), [kotlin](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/kotlin.md>), [logpoints](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/logpoints.md>)

## AI overview

This walkthrough explains how to use logpoints in IntelliJ IDEA to investigate a bug in a gRPC client-server example that returns incorrect discount values. It covers reproducing the issue, attaching the debugger to the server, and observing program behavior without suspending execution, including improvements in IntelliJ IDEA 2026.2.

## Source excerpt

Modern development tools, especially IntelliJ IDEA, have such comprehensive debugging support that for virtually any niche use case, there is a specialized tool for the job. This can make it hard to know where to begin. If you are new to debugging tools and want the biggest return on your learning investment, the best feature [...]