STL: Visualize more types
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Description
It's been a while since we've done a "visualizer pass", looking at all of the types that have been added to the STL in recent years, and determining whether their representations are comprehensible in the debugger, or whether we need to improve how they're displayed.
std::filesystem::path, shared_ptr<T[]>, and atomic_flag probably need to be visualized, but the list is likely longer. We should also consider future and span.
std::flat_set (currently on the feature/flat_map feature branch) needs a visualizer.
Also tracked by Microsoft-internal VSO-602066 / AB#602066.
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Research direction
The issue names no files or tests; start by reviewing the existing debugger visualizers and comparing the listed STL types with their current debugger representations. Define the complete type list and acceptance criteria before changing visualizers, including std::filesystem::path, shared_ptr<T[]>, atomic_flag, future, span, and the feature/flat_map branch's std::flat_set.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- devtools
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100