microsoft / microsoft/vscode-cpptools

make processId optional

Open
#5,967 2 comments 5 reactions 0 assignees View on GitHub

Nobody has claimed this yet.

debugger Feature Request
Dominant language
TypeScript
Stars
6.2k
Forks
1.7k
Avg merge
14h 46m
Merged PRs (30d)
61

Description

Type: Debugger

command:pickProcess works well enough usually but when you are trying to attach to a short lived process it fails.
The CodeLLDB extension supports this by automatically picking the right process if there is just 1 (or maybe it even waits for the process to start which is another desirable feature).

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by locating the command:pickProcess implementation and tracing how processId is required during attach. Compare the desired behavior with the CodeLLDB example described in the issue, then verify that a single matching process can be selected without an explicit processId; waiting for a process to start remains an additional possibility to clarify.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
typescript
Domain
devtools
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
42/100

Get new issues in your inbox

A short digest of beginner-friendly GitHub issues.