microsoft / microsoft/vscode-java-debug

Support wildcards on function breakpoints

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Description

Version tested : 0.58.1

Well, the title says it all. I'd want to use wildcards on a function breakpoint.

For example, to stop at anything from package foo.bar I'd like to:

foo.bar.**.*
  • I have tested exactly this way and it did nothing at all.

It would be a great addition for us to investigate that obscure problem in the code.

It may imply in creating a way to specify what I want to search. It would be even better :

pkg://foo.bar.**
class://*FooBar
<etc>

I don't know, maybe it is already possible with some other detail, please let me know then. From my research I could just find that FQDNs are being supported.

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Research direction

No files, tests, or entry points are identified. Start by tracing how function breakpoints are specified and matched, then determine the intended wildcard and search-scope semantics; done should include documented behavior and coverage for the proposed patterns.

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Assessment

Tech stack
java, typescript, vscode
Domain
devtools
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
28/100

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