microsoft/debug-adapter-protocol

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Defines a common protocol for debug adapters.

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Last GitHub push: Sep 17, 2026
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Formalize a few more things in the json? Open

feature-request

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microsoft/debug-adapter-protocol#167 · Opened Dec 30, 2020
Support stop reasons for multiple threads (with one flagged as current) in a single stopped event Open

feature-request

microsoft/debug-adapter-protocol#161 · 1 comment · 2 reactions · 1 assignee · Opened Nov 19, 2020
Paging support for threads Open

feature-request

microsoft/debug-adapter-protocol#159 · 7 comments · 1 assignee · Opened Nov 12, 2020
Non-unique variable names within a container Open

clarification

microsoft/debug-adapter-protocol#141 · 6 comments · 1 reaction · 2 assignees · Opened Sep 26, 2020
Support for multi-adapter launch Open

feature-request under-discussion

microsoft/debug-adapter-protocol#139 · 7 comments · 1 assignee · Opened Sep 8, 2020
Modify or clarify the CompletionItem description to match de facto usage Open

clarification

microsoft/debug-adapter-protocol#138 · 1 comment · 1 reaction · 1 assignee · Opened Sep 3, 2020
Proposal: Support object IDs Open

feature-request

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microsoft/debug-adapter-protocol#134 · 3 comments · Opened Aug 4, 2020
Proposal: Support object favorites Open

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microsoft/debug-adapter-protocol#132 · 2 comments · Opened Jul 27, 2020
Include flow diagram Open

clarification

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microsoft/debug-adapter-protocol#124 · 1 reaction · Opened Jun 9, 2020
Provide stack frame change events Open

feature-request

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microsoft/debug-adapter-protocol#118 · 7 comments · 1 reaction · Opened May 25, 2020
Proposal: Support breakpoints binding in multiple locations Open

feature-request

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microsoft/debug-adapter-protocol#114 · Opened May 12, 2020
Support to retrieve UI strings for the "non-stopped" states Open

feature-request

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microsoft/debug-adapter-protocol#108 · Opened Apr 23, 2020
Extending time-traveling related entities Open

feature-request

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microsoft/debug-adapter-protocol#106 · 3 reactions · Opened Apr 16, 2020
Lua Variables Indexed section starts at 1 instead of 0 Open

feature-request

microsoft/debug-adapter-protocol#104 · 3 comments · 2 assignees · Opened Apr 14, 2020
Add a sequence diagram for the attach scenario Open

clarification

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microsoft/debug-adapter-protocol#93 · 2 comments · Opened Jan 30, 2020
Provide a way for variables to be eagerly provided with the output Open

feature-request

microsoft/debug-adapter-protocol#85 · 2 comments · 1 reaction · 1 assignee · Opened Dec 6, 2019
Support for executing debugger commands upon hitting a breakpoint Open

feature-request

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microsoft/debug-adapter-protocol#84 · 13 comments · 3 reactions · Opened Dec 3, 2019
Clarify the sequence for loading code/symbols Open

clarification

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microsoft/debug-adapter-protocol#83 · 9 comments · Opened Nov 12, 2019
add timestamp attribute to OutputEvent Open

feature-request

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microsoft/debug-adapter-protocol#81 · 30 reactions · Opened Nov 6, 2019
Meaning of "restart" in "disconnect" and "terminate" events Open

clarification

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microsoft/debug-adapter-protocol#74 · 3 comments · Opened Aug 22, 2019
Mention debugger implementations that are restricted only to VSCode/VS use Open

clarification

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microsoft/debug-adapter-protocol#69 · 3 reactions · Opened Aug 6, 2019
Allow debugging multiple global objects Open

feature-request

microsoft/debug-adapter-protocol#57 · 11 comments · 1 assignee · Opened Jun 21, 2019
GotoTarget lifetime Open

clarification

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microsoft/debug-adapter-protocol#39 · 7 comments · Opened Mar 29, 2019
GotoTargetsArguments should have thread id Open

feature-request

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microsoft/debug-adapter-protocol#38 · 3 comments · 1 reaction · Opened Mar 27, 2019
Variables, evaluation, and escaping Open

clarification

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microsoft/debug-adapter-protocol#36 · 6 comments · Opened Mar 17, 2019
Issue with how responses are defined Open

bug

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microsoft/debug-adapter-protocol#33 · 2 comments · Opened Mar 11, 2019
DataBreakpointEvent? Open

feature-request

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microsoft/debug-adapter-protocol#30 · 3 comments · 3 reactions · Opened Mar 5, 2019
Update Debug Adapter Protocol to support notifying of function breakpoints Open

feature-request

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microsoft/debug-adapter-protocol#8 · 5 comments · 2 reactions · Opened Oct 2, 2018
DAP protocol visualisation Open

feature-request help wanted

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microsoft/debug-adapter-protocol#105 · 5 comments · 1 reaction · Opened Jun 26, 2018
Support Variables with the same name Open

feature-request

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microsoft/debug-adapter-protocol#157 · 1 reaction · Opened Mar 13, 2018
Debug adapters can notify VSCode about out-of-band line breakpoints but not command breakpoints Open

feature-request

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microsoft/debug-adapter-protocol#223 · 1 comment · Opened Feb 14, 2018
Breakpoint hit count Open

feature-request

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microsoft/debug-adapter-protocol#222 · 6 comments · Opened Jan 17, 2018
BreakpointEvent.reason should be strongly typed Open

bug

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microsoft/debug-adapter-protocol#156 · 1 comment · 1 reaction · Opened Jan 17, 2018
Extend Thread attributes Open

feature-request

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microsoft/debug-adapter-protocol#158 · 2 comments · 34 reactions · Opened Jan 16, 2018
Continue request shouldn't fall back on continuing all threads, when a single thread can't be continued Open

clarification

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microsoft/debug-adapter-protocol#221 · 5 comments · Opened Jan 16, 2018
"readOnlyTarget" capability Open

feature-request

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microsoft/debug-adapter-protocol#220 · 1 comment · 1 reaction · Opened Jan 16, 2018
Debug Protocol: Allow exception conditions to be specified by the protocol Open

feature-request

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microsoft/debug-adapter-protocol#155 · 4 comments · Opened Aug 16, 2017
Introduce a mechanism to protect against stale requests Open

feature-request

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microsoft/debug-adapter-protocol#153 · Opened Jun 1, 2017
Debug protocol: `setVariable` identifies variables by display name Open

clarification

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microsoft/debug-adapter-protocol#149 · 6 comments · Opened Aug 19, 2016
ExitedEvent versus TerminatedEvent Open

clarification

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microsoft/debug-adapter-protocol#150 · 1 comment · Opened May 1, 2016

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