PowerShell extension should supply initialConfiguration for launch.json about vscode-powershell

[ThePSAdmin]

There is an example powershell folder in the respository, and it looks like this:

{
    "version": "0.1.0",
    "configurations": [
        {
            "name": "PowerShell",
            "type": "PowerShell",
            "program": "DebugTest.ps1"
        }
    ]
}

You need to change the program to the name of the script that you want to run. I made the mistake of just writing the function name, but just got it to work with the actual file name.

[daviwil]

Thanks @ThePSAdmin! Yes, there isn't a default configuration provided. This is a little confusing, I'll see if I can get something in there by default.

[mattmcnabb]

Thanks PSAdmin!

[kavaliro]

If I go into a directory and launch the debugger, and there's not a launch.config, I would expect a prompt to create one (this exists) that is pre-populated with the values needed to run the script I am currently viewing (this does not.)

And thanks guys; this plug-in is great stuff!

[daviwil]

Hey James, this will be added in a future release. The VS Code team told me what I need to do to make it happen.

[artisticcheese]

Is this issue fixed? I'm still seeing the same problem with latest VSCode and Powershell Extension.
VSCode 0.10.10

[daviwil]

Yep, it's been fixed for a long time. Can you tell me the sequence of steps you take and what you observe?

[artisticcheese]

Here is problems steps recorder what is happening

[daviwil]

Thanks! That was helpful. I'm pretty sure Visual Studio Code does not allow you to debug a single opened file. You'll need to open the folder that this file is contained in using File -> Open Folder before the debugger will be able to generate a launch.json for your project.

[artisticcheese]

Not sure what I'm doing wrong but the same thing happens when I open folder.

[daviwil]

Now you've got a launch.json file, click the green debug 'start' button again :) VS Code has to generate the default launch.json first as a one-time step when one doesn't exist. Now that you have one, your script will be able to run.

[artisticcheese]

Thanks, that did it