microsoft / microsoft/vscode-cmake-tools
[Feature] Suggestion: Add Visual UI for cmake.configureSettings and cmake.debugConfig in Sidebar of CMake Tools extension
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- TypeScript
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Description
### Request Overview
Hi,
I’d like to suggest a feature enhancement for the CMake Tools extension in VSCode: Expose cmake.configureSettings and cmake.debugConfig as editable fields in the extension’s sidebar UI.
These two configuration blocks are among the most commonly used in CMake Tools and currently, users must manually edit .vscode/settings.json, which is error-prone and not beginner-friendly. A visual interface would:1。Reduce syntax errors and JSON formatting issues;2.Make it easier to toggle options, set paths, and pass arguments
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Contributor guide
Research direction
Start by locating the VS Code sidebar UI and the settings handling for cmake.configureSettings and cmake.debugConfig. Compare those paths with the existing .vscode/settings.json configuration behavior, then define how both configuration blocks should be represented and edited in the sidebar. Done means users can edit both settings visually without manual JSON changes and the resulting configuration remains valid.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cmake, typescript, vscode
- Domain
- developer-experience, tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100