Allow user defined default launch.json for specific language

[eromoe]

Hi,

Is there anyway to create a user defined default launch.json for specific language?

For example:
I want to add Pytest or some custom config to python debug configurition, but I have to manually add that config to each project's launch.json . Usually we want a global launch.json sync to all project.

feature would be:

1. user define default launch.json for specific language
2. a setting parameter : overwrite current project's launch.json to newest , when user defined launch.json changed (or current vscode is focused)

At first, I post on https://github.com/DonJayamanne/pythonVSCode/issues/1292 , because they say it is by vscode , so I repost here .

[auchenberg]

@eromoe Can you elaborate on the specific use-case? I'm not sure I fully understand. You want to install/provide a launch.json for user's workspace when they install the pythonVSCode extension or open a new workspace?

[eromoe]

1. pythonVSCode would provide launch.json for each python project

pythonVSCode would automatically create a predifined launch.json use for debug:

content is like

{
    "version": "0.2.0",
    "configurations": [
        {
            "name": "Python",
            "type": "python",
            "request": "launch",
            "stopOnEntry": true,
            "pythonPath": "${config:python.pythonPath}",
            "program": "${file}",
            "cwd": "${workspaceRoot}",
            "env": {},
            "envFile": "${workspaceRoot}/.env",
            "debugOptions": [
                "WaitOnAbnormalExit",
                "WaitOnNormalExit",
                "RedirectOutput"
            ]
        },      
        {
            "name": "PySpark",
            "type": "python",
            "request": "launch",
            "stopOnEntry": true,
            "osx": {
                "pythonPath": "${env:SPARK_HOME}/bin/spark-submit"
            },
            "windows": {
                "pythonPath": "${env:SPARK_HOME}/bin/spark-submit.cmd"
            },
            "linux": {
                "pythonPath": "${env:SPARK_HOME}/bin/spark-submit"
            },
            "program": "${file}",
            "cwd": "${workspaceRoot}",
            "env": {},
            "envFile": "${workspaceRoot}/.env",
            "debugOptions": [
                "WaitOnAbnormalExit",
                "WaitOnNormalExit",
                "RedirectOutput"
            ]
        },
.....
}

2. I want to add a debug config named PyTest , which can use in every existed project, or new created project .

3. But now, launch.json is create by pythonVSCode with its default launch.json . Except the project I modified myself, neither new project nor other old projects would have PyTest .

4. So a global user defined launch.json (different for python, js, go ..etc) , automatically sync with each project would be good.

Other use-case is something similar: https://github.com/DonJayamanne/pythonVSCode/issues/1239

[isidorn]

We currently support having a global launch.json that a user can specify in his configuration file. More about this #18401
Apart from that any debugger can customize the launch.json any way he wants, more about that can be found in https://code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_16#_debug-api-updates

[eromoe]

I have clarified that if a launch.json is present in the workspace the global launch confiugration is ignored.

I think this global config is useless in most situation(different debuggers have their own).

At least,

1. If I add custom python and js gloabl config , I wouldn't like to see the js config show on python project.
2. Please provide a parameter, to make global config auto merge into workspace's config or not.

I have describe the details, I think this feature is not only a global config. Sync/merge config is the big point.

Please consider to reopen this.

[isidorn]

This feature request will not be considered in the next 6-12 months roadmap and as such will be closed to keep the number of issues we have to maintain actionable. Thanks for understanding and happy coding!