Provide option to resolve symlinks when sending paths to the client. F…

…ixes #743

src/debugpy/_vendored/pydevd/_pydevd_bundle/pydevd_process_net_command_json.py

@@ -388,6 +388,10 @@ def get_variable_presentation(setting, default):
         if bool(path_mappings):
             pydevd_file_utils.setup_client_server_paths(path_mappings)
 
+        resolve_symlinks = args.get('resolveSymlinks', None)
+        if resolve_symlinks is not None:
+            pydevd_file_utils.set_resolve_symlinks(resolve_symlinks)
+
         redirecting = args.get("isOutputRedirected")
         if self._options.redirect_output:
             py_db.enable_output_redirection(True, True)

src/debugpy/_vendored/pydevd/pydevd_file_utils.py

@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 
 from _pydev_bundle import pydev_log
 from _pydevd_bundle.pydevd_constants import DebugInfoHolder, IS_WINDOWS, IS_JYTHON, \
-    DISABLE_FILE_VALIDATION
+    DISABLE_FILE_VALIDATION, is_true_in_env
 from _pydev_bundle._pydev_filesystem_encoding import getfilesystemencoding
 from _pydevd_bundle.pydevd_comm_constants import file_system_encoding, filesystem_encoding_is_utf8
 from _pydev_bundle.pydev_log import error_once
@@ -401,6 +401,9 @@ def _abs_and_canonical_path(filename, NORM_PATHS_CONTAINER=NORM_PATHS_CONTAINER)
 
         isabs = os_path_isabs(filename)
 
+        if _global_resolve_symlinks:
+            os_path_abspath = os_path_real_path
+
         normalize = False
         abs_path = _apply_func_and_normalize_case(filename, os_path_abspath, isabs, normalize)
 
@@ -643,6 +646,14 @@ def get_frame_id_from_source_reference(source_reference):
     return _source_reference_to_frame_id.get(source_reference)
 
 
+_global_resolve_symlinks = is_true_in_env('PYDEVD_RESOLVE_SYMLINKS')
+
+
+def set_resolve_symlinks(resolve_symlinks):
+    global _global_resolve_symlinks
+    _global_resolve_symlinks = resolve_symlinks
+
+
 def setup_client_server_paths(paths):
     '''paths is the same format as PATHS_FROM_ECLIPSE_TO_PYTHON'''
 

src/debugpy/_vendored/pydevd/tests_python/test_debugger_json.py

@@ -6088,6 +6088,43 @@ def run(self):
         writer.finished_ok = True
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('resolve_symlinks', [True, False])
+def test_use_real_path_and_not_links(case_setup, tmpdir, resolve_symlinks):
+    dira = tmpdir.join('dira')
+    dira.mkdir()
+
+    dirb = tmpdir.join('dirb')
+    dirb.mkdir()
+
+    original_file = dira.join('test.py')
+    original_file.write('''
+print('p1')  # Break here
+print('p2')
+print('TEST SUCEEDED')
+''')
+
+    symlinked_file = dirb.join('testit.py')
+    os.symlink(str(original_file), str(symlinked_file))
+
+    # I.e.: we're launching the symlinked file but we're actually
+    # working with the original file afterwards.
+    with case_setup.test_file(str(symlinked_file)) as writer:
+        json_facade = JsonFacade(writer)
+
+        writer.write_add_breakpoint(writer.get_line_index_with_content('Break here'), filename=str(original_file))
+        json_facade.write_launch(justMyCode=False, resolveSymlinks=resolve_symlinks)
+        json_facade.write_make_initial_run()
+
+        json_hit = json_facade.wait_for_thread_stopped()
+        filename = json_hit.stack_trace_response.body.stackFrames[0]['source']['path']
+        if resolve_symlinks:
+            assert filename == str(original_file)
+        else:
+            assert filename == str(symlinked_file)
+        json_facade.write_continue()
+        writer.finished_ok = True
+
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     pytest.main(['-k', 'test_replace_process', '-s'])