microsoft / microsoft/debug-adapter-protocol

Breakpoint hit count

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Description

Some clients display the breakpoint hit count, as a number next to the breakpoint decoration. Especially useful with hitCondition. We could use BreakpointEvent for this.

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Research direction

Start by reading the protocol's BreakpointEvent definition and the surrounding breakpoint messages, especially the hitCondition behavior mentioned in the issue. The issue does not name files or tests; done would require an agreed protocol change for reporting breakpoint hit counts and corresponding validation.

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Assessment

Domain
devtools
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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