PowerShell / PowerShell/vscode-powershell
Add command for aborting current script execution
Nobody has claimed this yet.
- Dominant language
- TypeScript
- Stars
- 1.9k
- Forks
- 547
- PR merge metrics
- No merged PRs in 30d
Description
I ran some script with F8 - there was an infinite loop with no output. I saw no indication anything was running (the OUTPUT window didn't pop up), but I couldn't run anything else with F8.
There should be some indication that a selection is running, and there should be a way to stop it.
Also, if I do add some output to the loop, e.g.
while($true){1}
I can' t seem to kill VSCode, clicking on the X doesn't close it, I need to kill the process some other way.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by tracing the F8 selection-execution path in the VS Code extension and how the OUTPUT window is opened or updated. Reproduce the infinite loop with while($true){1}; done means a running-selection indication appears and a command can stop execution without requiring VS Code to be killed.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- powershell, typescript, vscode
- Domain
- developer-experience, devtools
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100