microsoft / microsoft/MIEngine
Lacking VSCode natvis constructs
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Description
I'm going by the docs, submitting an issue where VSCode functionality is missing.
We (and probably many, many others) wish to use visualizers to debug hash maps and other standard data structures. Following the documented example, a few natvis constructs are needed for this:
- CustomListItems,
- Variable,
- Exec,
- Loop,
- If
It seems at least the first item isn't implemented, I suspect the rest too. It would be very valuable to be able to watch various hash maps, sets and dictionaries.
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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 with the VS Code natvis documentation and the linked Visual Studio custom-list-items example, then inspect MIEngine's existing natvis support for the five requested constructs. Done means supporting CustomListItems, Variable, Exec, Loop, and If well enough to visualize hash maps, sets, and dictionaries, with coverage for the implemented behavior.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- csharp, vscode
- Domain
- devtools
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100