PowerShell / PowerShell/vscode-powershell
Conditional breakpoints not working in remote sessions
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Description
Issue Description
I am experiencing a problem with conditional breakpoints not working in remote sessions.
To reproduce:
Enter-PSSession -ComputerName srv01
psedit C:\temp\demo.ps1
Set a conditional breakpoint such as $i -eq 42
Run script (F5)
The following message is present when the script is running:
[SRV01]: PS C:\Users\admin\Documents> Cannot bind parameter 'Action'. Cannot convert the "if ($i -eq 14) { break }" value of type "System.String" to type "System.Management.Automation.ScriptBlock".
At line:0 char:0
The same conditional breakpoint works fine when running the same script locally.
Environment Information
Visual Studio Code
| Name | Version |
|---|---|
| Operating System | Windows_NT x64 10.0.18363 |
| VSCode | 1.40.0 |
| PowerShell Extension Version | 2019.11.0 |
PowerShell Information
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| PSVersion | 6.2.3 |
| PSEdition | Core |
| GitCommitId | 6.2.3 |
| OS | Microsoft Windows 10.0.18363 |
| Platform | Win32NT |
| PSCompatibleVersions | 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 5.1.10032.0 6.2.3 |
| PSRemotingProtocolVersion | 2.3 |
| SerializationVersion | 1.1.0.1 |
| WSManStackVersion | 3.0 |
Visual Studio Code Extensions
Visual Studio Code Extensions(Click to Expand)
| Extension | Author | Version |
|---|---|---|
| azure-account | ms-vscode | 0.8.7 |
| azure-pipelines | ms-azure-devops | 1.157.4 |
| azurecli | ms-vscode | 0.4.6 |
| azurerm-vscode-tools | msazurermtools | 0.8.2 |
| bracket-pair-colorizer-2 | CoenraadS | 0.0.28 |
| code-settings-sync | Shan | 3.4.3 |
| gitblame | waderyan | 3.0.1 |
| githistory | donjayamanne | 0.4.6 |
| gitlens | eamodio | 10.1.2 |
| guides | spywhere | 0.9.3 |
| indent-rainbow | oderwat | 7.4.0 |
| markdown-all-in-one | yzhang | 2.5.1 |
| material-icon-theme | PKief | 3.9.1 |
| night-owl | sdras | 1.1.3 |
| powershell-preview | ms-vscode | 2019.11.0 |
| python | ms-python | 2019.10.44104 |
| rainbow-csv | mechatroner | 1.3.1 |
| remote-containers | ms-vscode-remote | 0.83.0 |
| remote-wsl | ms-vscode-remote | 0.40.2 |
| shell-launcher | Tyriar | 0.3.0 |
| swagger-viewer | Arjun | 2.2.2 |
| team | ms-vsts | 1.161.0 |
| terraform | mauve | 1.4.0 |
| vscode-azureappservice | ms-azuretools | 0.16.1 |
| vscode-azurefunctions | ms-azuretools | 0.20.0 |
| vscode-azurestorage | ms-azuretools | 0.7.2 |
| vscode-azureterraform | ms-azuretools | 0.3.0 |
| vscode-coverage-gutters | ryanluker | 2.4.2 |
| vscode-instant-markdown | dbankier | 1.4.4 |
| vscode-logicapps | ms-azuretools | 0.2.22 |
| vscode-markdownlint | DavidAnson | 0.31.2 |
| vscode-pandoc | DougFinke | 0.0.8 |
| vscode-peacock | johnpapa | 3.2.0 |
| vscode-todo-highlight | wayou | 1.0.4 |
| vsliveshare | ms-vsliveshare | 1.0.1123 |
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Research direction
Reproduce the failure with Enter-PSSession, psedit, and a conditional breakpoint in the remote PowerShell session. Trace the remote conditional-breakpoint handling from that reproduction; done means the condition executes as a ScriptBlock and the breakpoint works without the parameter-binding error.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- powershell, typescript, vscode
- Domain
- devtools
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100