There were two bugs that caused the gdb adapter not to work properly,
one on our end and one their end.
The bug on our end was sending `stopOnEntry: null` in our launch request
when stop on entry had no value. I fixed that bug across all dap
adapters
The other bug had to do with python's "great" type system and how we
serialized our unit structs to json; mainly,
`ConfigurationDoneArguments` and `ThreadsArguments`. Gdb seems to follow
a pattern for handling requests where they pass `**args` to a function,
this errors out when the equivalent json is `"arguments": null`.
```py
@capability("supportsConfigurationDoneRequest")
@request("configurationDone", on_dap_thread=True)
def config_done(**args): ### BUG!!
...
```
Release Notes:
- N/A
### DISCLAIMER
> As of 6th March 2025, debugger is still in development. We plan to
merge it behind a staff-only feature flag for staff use only, followed
by non-public release and then finally a public one (akin to how Git
panel release was handled). This is done to ensure the best experience
when it gets released.
### END OF DISCLAIMER
**The current state of the debugger implementation:**
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/c4deff07-80dd-4dc6-ad2e-0c252a478fe9https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/e1ed2345-b750-4bb6-9c97-50961b76904f
----
All the todo's are in the following channel, so it's easier to work on
this together:
https://zed.dev/channel/zed-debugger-11370
If you are on Linux, you can use the following command to join the
channel:
```cli
zed https://zed.dev/channel/zed-debugger-11370
```
## Current Features
- Collab
- Breakpoints
- Sync when you (re)join a project
- Sync when you add/remove a breakpoint
- Sync active debug line
- Stack frames
- Click on stack frame
- View variables that belong to the stack frame
- Visit the source file
- Restart stack frame (if adapter supports this)
- Variables
- Loaded sources
- Modules
- Controls
- Continue
- Step back
- Stepping granularity (configurable)
- Step into
- Stepping granularity (configurable)
- Step over
- Stepping granularity (configurable)
- Step out
- Stepping granularity (configurable)
- Debug console
- Breakpoints
- Log breakpoints
- line breakpoints
- Persistent between zed sessions (configurable)
- Multi buffer support
- Toggle disable/enable all breakpoints
- Stack frames
- Click on stack frame
- View variables that belong to the stack frame
- Visit the source file
- Show collapsed stack frames
- Restart stack frame (if adapter supports this)
- Loaded sources
- View all used loaded sources if supported by adapter.
- Modules
- View all used modules (if adapter supports this)
- Variables
- Copy value
- Copy name
- Copy memory reference
- Set value (if adapter supports this)
- keyboard navigation
- Debug Console
- See logs
- View output that was sent from debug adapter
- Output grouping
- Evaluate code
- Updates the variable list
- Auto completion
- If not supported by adapter, we will show auto-completion for existing
variables
- Debug Terminal
- Run custom commands and change env values right inside your Zed
terminal
- Attach to process (if adapter supports this)
- Process picker
- Controls
- Continue
- Step back
- Stepping granularity (configurable)
- Step into
- Stepping granularity (configurable)
- Step over
- Stepping granularity (configurable)
- Step out
- Stepping granularity (configurable)
- Disconnect
- Restart
- Stop
- Warning when a debug session exited without hitting any breakpoint
- Debug view to see Adapter/RPC log messages
- Testing
- Fake debug adapter
- Fake requests & events
---
Release Notes:
- N/A
---------
Co-authored-by: Piotr Osiewicz <24362066+osiewicz@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Anthony Eid <hello@anthonyeid.me>
Co-authored-by: Anthony <anthony@zed.dev>
Co-authored-by: Piotr Osiewicz <peterosiewicz@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: Piotr <piotr@zed.dev>
