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Inform a VS Code Extension of changes in debugger state

Is it possible to write an extension for Visual Studio Code that is informed of changes in the state of the VS Code debugger? The @vscode/debugadapter and vscode-debugprotocol packages give some hints but no obvious direction.

The use-case would be that when debugging is started (say of a Python script) the extension is notified 'DebuggingStarted' and when the debug session ends a 'DebuggingEnded' notification is received.

Solution

  • https://code.visualstudio.com/api/references/vscode-api#debug

    It has a onDidStartDebugSession and onDidTerminateDebugSession.

    You use it like this in your extension's activate function:

    context.subscriptions.push(vscode.debug.onDidTerminateDebugSession(async (e: vscode.DebugSession) => {
    console.log("Terminated Debug Session!");

}));