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Add a UI element to make "attach" easier. #1378

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ericsnowcurrently opened this issue Apr 12, 2018 · 1 comment
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Add a UI element to make "attach" easier. #1378

ericsnowcurrently opened this issue Apr 12, 2018 · 1 comment
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area-debugging feature-request Request for new features or functionality

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@ericsnowcurrently
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The experience of attaching the debugger to a running process is not great. (For that matter, neither is starting the process separately first...) It requires fiddling around in the launch config, which isn't an obvious step (at least not for newer VSC users).

When I tried attach I was expecting to find a UI element (e.g. button, command) that would trigger a dialog box where I would enter the info needed for attach. I found no such thing. Instead I had to figure out about the launch config and puzzle out what info I needed. Having the expected UI element would have improved my experience.

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  • VS Code version: 1.22.1
  • Extension version (available under the Extensions sidebar): 2018.3.1
  • OS and version: Ubuntu 16.04
  • Python version (& distribution if applicable, e.g. Anaconda): n/a
  • Type of virtual environment used (N/A | venv | virtualenv | conda | ...): n/a
  • Relevant/affected Python packages and their versions: n/a

Actual behavior

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Expected behavior

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Steps to reproduce:

  1. start the process (separately)
  2. open launch.json
  3. find the appropriate launch config (default: "Python: Attach")
  4. edit "host", "port", and "secret" (as appropriate)
  5. start the debugger as normal
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DonJayamanne commented Sep 27, 2018

Closing this issue as we have separate issues to track each.

@ericsnowcurrently
If #2493 does not address your concerns, then please update #2493 with your suggestions.

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