microsoft / microsoft/vscode-cpptools
preserve comments in tasks.json and launch.json
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Description
we are using the comment-json package right now, however, when editing launch.json and tasks.json, the comments are being deleted.
we need to keep an eye on the Vs Code issue as well: https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/29453
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reviewing how the extension edits tasks.json and launch.json, then inspect the comment-json usage and the linked VS Code issue 29453. Done means edits to both files preserve existing comments rather than deleting them, with the behavior checked against the relevant editing flow.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100