microsoft / microsoft/vscode-python-debugger
Surface "variablePresentation" in settings.json
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feature-request
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- Dominant language
- TypeScript
- Stars
- 181
- Forks
- 126
- Avg merge
- 2d 3h
- Merged PRs (30d)
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Description
https://github.com/microsoft/ptvsd/issues/1621#issuecomment-616581823
This allows user to control how various variable groups are shown in debugger UI. We have implemented it for VS originally (to allow it to request old behavior); but it's more broadly useful, and people are already asking for it in VSCode context.
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
The issue points to settings.json and the linked ptvsd comment; start by reading that design and tracing how debugger settings reach the VS Code UI. Confirm the setting is exposed and that changing it changes variable-group presentation in the debugger.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python, typescript
- Domain
- devtools
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100