PowerShell / PowerShell/vscode-powershell
PowerShell attach removes existing breakpoints in attached session
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Description
Prerequisites
- I have written a descriptive issue title.
- I have searched all open and closed issues to ensure it has not already been reported.
- I have read the troubleshooting guide.
- I am sure this issue is with the extension itself and does not reproduce in a standalone PowerShell instance.
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Summary
I use VSCode PowerShell debugger by attaching to a process hosting PowerShell.
Attaching removes breakpoints that I have already set in my session.
PowerShell Version
Name Value
---- -----
PSVersion 7.3.3
PSEdition Core
GitCommitId 7.3.3
OS Microsoft Windows 10.0.19045
Platform Win32NT
PSCompatibleVersions {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0…}
PSRemotingProtocolVersion 2.3
SerializationVersion 1.1.0.1
WSManStackVersion 3.0
Visual Studio Code Version
1.73.1
6261075646f055b99068d3688932416f2346dd3b
x64
Extension Version
ms-vscode.powershell@2023.3.3
Steps to Reproduce
(1) Invoke the below script test1.ps1 in some PowerShell session. E.g. I used and saw the problem in powershell and pwsh consoles and in my application hosting PowerShell as well.
function global:test1 {
'hi'
}
Set-PSBreakpoint -Command test1
Set-PSBreakpoint -Script $PSScriptRoot\test1.ps1 -Line 2
(2) Run Get-PSBreakpoint -- see 2 breakpoints
(3) In VSCode, launch/attach PowerShell debugger configured as below.
Select the target process where we have set 2 breakpoints.
{
"type": "PowerShell",
"request": "attach",
"name": "PowerShell attach",
"processId": "${command:PickPSHostProcess}",
"runspaceId": 1
},
(4) With the debugger attached, run Get-PSBreakpoint again -- see that breakpoints are gone.
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Research direction
Reproduce the issue with the provided test1.ps1 script, two Set-PSBreakpoint calls, and the PowerShell attach configuration using PickPSHostProcess. Start by tracing the debugger attach flow and compare Get-PSBreakpoint before and after attachment. Done means attaching preserves both existing breakpoints; no test file or source entry point is named in the issue.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- powershell, typescript, vscode
- Domain
- developer-experience, devtools
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 32/100