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The **wildcard** classPath in `classPaths` configuration only works when `console` is set to `internalConsole`
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Description
The wildcard classPath in classPaths configuration only works when console is set to internalConsole. Is this a normal situation?
As the image showed, I add custom classpath of plugins with wildcard for my app to load. Howerver it only works when using internalConsole.
Environment
- Operating System: Windows 10 22H2
- JDK version: Oracle JDK 1.8.0_301
- Visual Studio Code version: v1.87.2
- Java extension version: v0.25.15
- Java Debugger extension version: v0.56.2
Steps To Reproduce
- Create normal java project
- In launch.json add some custom classpath in
classPathsconfiguration with wildcard in path. ie${workspaceFolder}/extraCp/* - Add some jar files in extra classpath
- In launch.json set
consoletointernalConsole. - In Main(), get system classloader and print every urls it loads.
- Run Main() and you can see jar files in extra classpath is loaded.
- In launch.json set
consoletointegratedTerminalorexternalTerminal. - Run Main() again and no jar files in extra classpath is loaded.
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Research direction
Start with the launch.json configuration using classPaths, the wildcard path, and the console setting described in the reproduction. Run the supplied normal Java project with internalConsole, integratedTerminal, and externalTerminal, then trace how the debugger handles the classpath in each case; done means wildcard entries load consistently or the supported behavior is documented.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- java, typescript, vscode
- Domain
- devtools
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Clearly specified
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100