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Co-Authored-By: Laurențiu Nicola <lnicola@users.noreply.github.com>

2020-02-16 23:38:25 +02:00

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Debugging vs Code plugin and the Language Server

Prerequsities

Install LLDB and the LLDB Extension VSCode extensions.
Open the root folder in VSCode. Here you can access the preconfigured debug setups.
Install all TypeScript dependencies
```
cd editors/code
npm install
```

Common knowledge

All debug configurations open new [Extension Development Host] VSCode instance where only your rust-analyzer extension is enabled.
To activate the extension you need to open any Rust project folder in [Extension Development Host].

Debug TypeScript VSCode extension

Run Extension - runs the extension with the globally installed ra_lsp_server binary.
Run Extension (Dev Server) - runs extension with the locally built LSP server (target/debug/ra_lsp_server).

TypeScript debugging is configured to watch your source edits and recompile. To apply changes to an already running debug process press Ctrl+Shift+P and run the following command in your [Extension Development Host]

> Developer: Reload Window

Debug Rust LSP server

To attach to the lsp server in linux you'll have to run:
```
echo 0 | sudo tee /proc/sys/kernel/yama/ptrace_scope
```
This enables ptrace on non-forked processes
Enable debug symbols in Cargo.toml:
```
  [profile.dev]
  debug = 2
```
Select Run Extension (Dev Server) to run your locally built target/debug/ra_lsp_server.
In the original VSCode window once again select Attach To Server debug configuration.
A list of running processes should appear. Select the ra_lsp_server from this repo.
Navigate to crates/ra_lsp_server/src/main_loop.rs and add a breakpoint to the on_task function.
Go back to the [Extension Development Host] instance and hover over a Rust variable and your breakpoint should hit.

Demo

Troubleshooting

Can't find the `ra_lsp_server` process

It could be a case of just jumping the gun.

The ra_lsp_server is only started once the onLanguage:rust activation.

Make sure you open a rust file in the [Extension Development Host] and try again.

Can't connect to `ra_lsp_server`

Make sure you have run echo 0 | sudo tee /proc/sys/kernel/yama/ptrace_scope.

By default this should reset back to 1 everytime you log in.

Breakpoints are never being hit

Check your version of lldb if it's version 6 and lower use the classic adapter type. It's lldb.adapterType in settings file.

If you're running lldb version 7 change the lldb adapter type to bundled or native.

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