microsoft / microsoft/vscode-cpptools

Add regex support for sourceFileMap

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Description

We need to translate paths from a compile-time unknown generated path names into a path vscode can find the files.
This could be solved with a regex, or similar.

For example translate "compiletime-srting-1" which is the same for build_dir and dl dir, but has different prefixes:

"sourceFileMap":
{
    "${workspaceFolder}/build_dir/target-testlib_arm_eglibc-2.18_eabi_<compiletime-srting-1>": "${workspaceFolder}/dl/testlib_<compiletime-srting-1>"
}

It has also a lot of similar usecases.

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Research direction

Start by tracing the TypeScript extension's sourceFileMap handling; the payload names no specific file or test. Reproduce the build_dir and dl path example, then define how regex or equivalent mappings should resolve compile-time-generated names so VS Code can find the files, including similar cases.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp, typescript
Domain
devtools
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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