microsoft / microsoft/java-debug

Feature Request: Allow ignore exceptions from specific source

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Description

Some projects (such as games) will use try to catch exceptions in the main loop, which will cause the program to not generate uncaught exceptions, and if it breaks when an exception is caught, this will cause the debugger to break indefinitely (because exceptions are generated all the time and cannot be masked from the specified source)

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Research direction

No file, test, or entry point is named. Start by reproducing the repeated caught-exception behavior in a Java main loop and review how the Java debug server handles exception breakpoints through DAP. Done means exceptions from a specified source can be ignored without causing the debugger to break indefinitely.

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Assessment

Tech stack
java
Domain
devtools
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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