ACTIVE STATE VISUALIZATION FOR FINITE STATE MACHINE MODELS

A device receives information that identifies a model, of a finite state machine, that includes information that identifies a parent state and sub-states of the parent state. The device generates a data structure that designates an enumerated data type associated with the parent state, where the enumerated data type includes values corresponding to the sub-states. The device executes the model, based on the data structure, and monitors operation of the finite state machine and state transitions among some of the sub-states. The device detects, based on the state transitions, a change in an active sub-state that represents a particular sub-state, of the sub-states, that is active at a particular time during execution of the model. The device provides state transition information that identifies changes in the active sub-state over time.