VS Code Debug Protocol

This npm module contains declarations for the json-based Visual Studio Code debug protocol.

History

• 1.10.x:

  • Introduces a stepBack request and a corresponding supportsStepBack capability.
  • Introduces the type Module, a ModuleRequest, and a ModuleEvent
  • Introduces the setVariableRequest
  • Adds new optional attributes type and kind for a Variable.
  • Adds optional attributes endLine and endColumn to StackFrame and Breakpoint types.

• 1.9.x:

  • Introduces a allThreadsContinued attribute on the ContinueResponse to indicate that all threads are continued and not only the one specified.

• 1.8.x:

  • Introduces ExceptionBreakpointsFilter and fixed corresponding capability.
  • Adds optional noDebug attribute to LaunchRequestArguments.
  • Adds optional startFrame argument to StackTraceArguments to allow for paging.
  • Adds optional totalFrames argument to StackTraceResponse to allow for paging.
  • Improve comment: InitializedEvent must not be sent before InitializeRequest has returned its result.

• 1.7.x:

  • Adds optional url and urlLabel attributes to the error messages. The frontend will show this as a UI to open additional information in a browser.
  • Added option default attribute to the exceptionBreakpointFilters capability.
  • Adds optional attribute allThreadsStopped to the StoppedEvent to indicate that all threads are stopped (and not only the one mentioned in the event).

• 1.6.x:

  • A boolean supportsConditionalBreakpoints in Capabilities indicates whether the debug adapter supports conditional breakpoints.
  • Adds an optional exceptionBreakpointFilters capability that lists the filters available for the setExceptionBreakpoints request.
  • Adds an optional restart attribute to the TerminatedEvent which can be used to request a restart of the debug session.

• 1.5.x:

  • A boolean supportsFunctionBreakpoints in Capabilities indicates whether the debug adapter implements the function breakpoints.
  • Renamed supportEvaluateForHovers in Capabilities to supportsEvaluateForHovers.

• 1.4.x:

  • Made the body of the InitializeResponse optional (for backward compatibility).

• 1.3.x: Version introduces support for feature negotiation.

  • The InitializeResponse has now attributes for these features:
    • A boolean supportsConfigurationDoneRequest indicates whether the debug adapter implements the ConfigurationDoneRequest.
    • A boolean supportEvaluateForHovers indicates whether the debug adapter supports a side effect free EvaluateRequest.
  • Adds an optional data attribute to the OutputEvent and a telemetry category.
  • Adds a new context type hover to the context attribute of the EvaluateArguments.

• 1.2.x: Version adds a new request:

  • Introduces a ConfigurationDoneRequest that VS Code sends to indicate that the configuration of the debug session has finished and that debugging can start.

• 1.1.x: Version adds support for conditional breakpoints and breakpoints in virtual documents:

  • Type Source supports optional origin attribute to provide information that is shown in the debug UI.
  • Type Source supports an optional adapterData attribute that the VS Code debug UI will transparently persists for breakpoints.
  • Introduces type SourceBreakpoint that makes it possible to provide column and condition information when specifying a breakpoint.

• 1.0.1: Initial version of the debug protocol

License

MIT