Debugging VSCode plugin and the language server

Prerequisites

Install LLDB and the LLDB Extension.
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 a new [Extension Development Host] VSCode instance where only the rust-analyzer extension being debugged is enabled.
To activate the extension you need to open any Rust project folder in [Extension Development Host].

Debug TypeScript VSCode extension

Run Installed Extension - runs the extension with the globally installed rust-analyzer binary.
Run Extension (Debug Build) - runs extension with the locally built LSP server (target/debug/rust-analyzer).

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

When attaching a debugger to an already running rust-analyzer server on Linux you might need to enable ptrace for unrelated processes by running:
```
echo 0 | sudo tee /proc/sys/kernel/yama/ptrace_scope
```
By default, the LSP server is built without debug information. To enable it, you'll need to change Cargo.toml:
```
  [profile.dev]
  debug = 2
```
Select Run Extension (Debug Build) to run your locally built target/debug/rust-analyzer.
In the original VSCode window once again select the Attach To Server debug configuration.
A list of running processes should appear. Select the rust-analyzer from this repo.
Navigate to crates/rust-analyzer/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 `rust-analyzer` process

It could be a case of just jumping the gun.

The rust-analyzer 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 `rust-analyzer`

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

By default this should reset back to 1 every time 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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