CHANGELOG.md

Changelog

This changelog records changes to stable releases since 1.50.2. "TBA" changes here may be available in the nightly release before they're in stable. Note that the minor version (v1.X.0) corresponds to the VS Code version js-debug is shipped in, but the patch version (v1.50.X) is not meaningful.

Nightly (only)

• fix: support object property shorthand in logpoints (#1788)
• fix: pages not loading in browser after attach browser disconnect (#1795)
• fix: skipFiles not matching/negating with special chars (vscode#203408)

v1.86 (January 2024)

• fix: respect resolveSourceMapLocations with remoteRoot (#1921)
• fix: match mjs and cjs in outFiles by default (vscode#200665)
• fix: show errors from conditional breakpoints (vscode#195062)
• fix: pausing on exceptions caused by internal scripts (vscode#195062)
• fix: automatically reconnect when debugging browsers in port mode (vscode#174033)

v1.85 (November 2023)

• feat: support XHR breakpoints (#1856)
• feat: improve instrumentation breakpoints view (#1853)
• fix: reuse the webassembly worker across sessions in the debug tree (#1830)
• fix: respect sourceMapResolveLocations in the web extension host (vscode#196781)
• fix: path diff display in diagnostic tool (vscode#195891)
• fix: allow variable substitutions for ports properties (vscode#192014)

v1.84 (October 2023)

• feat: improve event listener breakpoints view (#1853)
• fix: envFiles variables appending rather than replacing in attach (vscode#1935510)
• fix: cache-bust sourcemaps if the underlying content changes (#1803)
• fix: make source map renames scope-aware
• fix: breakpoints not setting in webpack eval-type sourcemaps (vscode#194988)
• fix: error when processing private properties with a map (#1824)

v1.83 (September 2023)

• feat: enable DWARF-based WebAssembly debugging (#1789)
• feat: show class names of methods in call stack view (#1770)
• fix: edge devtools incorrectly ask for local forwarding (vscode#193110)
• fix: authentication sourcemap fallback failing for some maps (#1814)
• fix: source map stepping command registered multiple times (#1817)

v1.82 (August 2023)

• feat: allow basic webassembly debugging (vscode#102181)
• feat: add Symbol.for("debug.description") as a way to generate object descriptions (vscode#102181)
• feat: adopt supportTerminateDebuggee for browsers and node (#1733)
• fix: child processes from extension host not getting spawned during debug
• fix: support vite HMR source replacements (#1761)
• fix: immediately log stdout/err unless EXT is encountered (vscode#181785)
• fix: hint content type for sources with query strings (vscode#181746)
• chore: trigger perScriptSourceMaps for vite dev server (#1739)

v1.81 (July 2023)

• fix: child process tree not terminating on all Linux distros (#1747)
• fix: set breakpoints predictably when launching with files (#1748)
• fix: don't overwrite custom NODE_OPTIONS (#1746)

v1.80 (June 2023)

• fix: ECONNREFUSED when debugging from WSL (requires VS Code Insiders until release) (#1603)
• fix: terminal launches sometimes sending commands too soon (#1642)
• fix: step into eval when pauseForSourceMap is true does not pause on next available line (#1692)
• fix: useWebview debug sessions getting stuck if program exits without attaching (#1666)
• fix: improve the display of map and set entries
• fix: do not to translate "promise rejection" (#1658)
• fix: breakpoints not hitting early on in nested sourcemapped programs (#1704)
• fix: sourcemap predictor not filtering nested session on windows (#1719)
• fix: increase smart step backout threshold for better stepping (#1700)
• fix: Blazor sources sometimes being missing (dotnet/runtime#86754)
• fix: possible bad state when resuming multiple times with a slow client

v1.78 (April 2023)

v1.78.0 - 2023-04-26

• fix: vite sources on posix not setting breakpoints correctly (#1661)
• fix: debugger failing on Node <=12 (#1624)
• fix: sourcemap lookups on ipv6 localhost addresses (vscode#167353)
• fix: breakpoints not binding in certain cases if localRoot is a path child of remoteRoot (#1617)
• fix: browser debugging in remotes not working (#1628)
• fix: allow userDataDir in windows directory junctions (#1656)
• feat: support ETX in stdio console endings (vscode#175763)
• feat: add 'remoteHostHeader' option for node attach (#1664)

v1.77 (March 2023)

v1.77.0 - 2023-03-21

• fix: repl stacktrace with renames showing too much info (#1259)
• fix: recursive source map resolution parsing ignored locations (vscode#169733)
• fix: evaluateName in watch variables not being set correctly (vscode#175758)
• fix: unbound breakpoints in sourcemaps on Chrome 112 (#1567)
• fix: assorted bad source behaviors when reloading a page (#1582)
• fix: step over eval/new Function with sourcemaps not working (#1556)
• fix: 'break on caught exceptions' pausing on worker threads (#1591)
• chore: remove webpack, adopt esbuild

v1.76 (February 2023)

v1.76.0 - 2023-02-22

• fix: typeerror for users of vsDebugServer.bundle.js (#1502)
• fix: don't fail on dynamic config provisioning if no package.json's exist (vscode#172522)
• fix: expansion of non-primitive getters not working (#1525)
• fix: support rich ANSI output for complex logs (vscode#172868)
• fix: source map resolution in parent workspace folder paths not working (#1554 comment)
• fix: revert support for renamed property accessors (#1561)
• fix: resolveSourceMapLocations not being auto-filled for ext host debug (#1554 comment)

v1.75 (January 2023)

v1.75.0 - 2023-01-23

• fix: js files with sourceURLs opening readonly versions (#1476)
• fix: breakpoints not setting in paths with special glob characters (vscode#166400)
• fix: better handling of multiple glob patterns and negations (#1479)
• fix: skipFiles making catastrophic regexes (#1469)
• fix: private properties in Blazor apps not grouping correctly (#1331)
• fix: perScriptSourcemaps not reliably breaking (vscode#166369)
• fix: custom object toString() previews being too short (vscode#155142)
• fix: show warning if console output length is hit (vscode#154479)
• fix: improve variable and repl performance in large projects (#1433)
• fix: add ipv4->6 fallback (vscode#167353)
• fix: js-debug in the browser showing extraneous error (#1440)
• fix: sourcemap renames not resolving property accessors (#1383)
• fix: breakpoint in blazor files set in JS not applying (#1488)
• fix: reduce number of ports used by debugger (vscode#169182)
• fix: support launching chrome dev/beta as default fallbacks (#1489)
• fix: show memory refrence button for top-level watch expressions (vscode#164124)
• fix: don't hardcode generated source types as javascript (vscode#168013)
• refactor: improve breakpoint scanning speed 2-3x (#1498)

v1.74 (November 2022)

v1.74.0 - 2022-11-28

• feat: add automatic support for nested sourcemaps (#1390)
• feat: add an ignoreLaunchArgs option (vscode#162957)
• feat: add support for console.profile (#1443)
• fix: copying a date object resulting in an empty object (vscode#162747)
• fix: improve performance when using skipFiles in large projects (#1179)
• fix: breakpoints failing to set on paths with multibyte URL characters (#1364)
• fix: properly handle UNC paths (#1148)
• fix: discover npm scripts in nested workspace folders (#1321)
• chore: loosen restriction around enabling auto attach (#1392)
• fix: use platform preferred case in launcher (#1448) Contributed on behalf of STMicroelectronics

v1.72 (September 2022)

v1.72.0 - 2022-09-27

• fix: request loop on certain kinds of Node.js attach failures (vscode#156810)
• fix: breakpoints not being removed during startup (#1371)

v1.71 (August 2022)

v1.71.0 - 2022-08-24

• feat: make Deno easier to configure
• fix: path display issues in breakpoint diagnostic tool (#1343)
• fix: improve breakpoint resolution in webpack HMR (vscode#155331)
• fix: allow overriding resolution of workspaceFolder in pathMapping (#1308)
• fix: extraneous warnings when restarting debugging (vscode#156432)
• fix: webview debugging (#1344)
• fix: stack traces logged immediately before exit not being sourcemapped (vscode#142197)

v1.70 (July 2022)

v1.70.0 - 2022-07-27

• feat: support providing terminal args as a string to avoid escaping (#1335)
• fix: performance improvements for setting breakpoints in large projects (vscode#153470)
• fix: completions not returning stack variables (vscode#153651)
• fix: react native windows direct debugging not showing variables (vscode#154976)
• fix: previews showing in some cases [object Object] (#1338)

v1.69 (June 2022)

v1.69.0 - 2022-06-27

• feat: simplify pretty print to align with devtools (vscode#151410)
• feat: add a new Debug: Save Diagnostic JS Debug Logs command (#1301)
• feat: use custom toString() methods to generate object descriptions (#1284)
• feat: allow easy toggling between compiled and sourcemapped sources (vscode#151412)
• feat: implement step in targets (vscode#123879)
• fix: debugged child processes in ext host causing teardown (#1289)
• fix: errors thrown in process tree lookup not being visible (vscode#150754)
• fix: extension debugging not working with two ipv6 interfaces (vscode#144315)
• fix: rare freezes if browsers logged information to stdout
• chore: adopt new restartFrame semantics from Chrome 104 (#1283)

v1.68 (May 2022)

v1.68.0 - 2022-05-30

• chore: support new sha script hashes from chrome (#1244)
• fix: bigint value previews not working in some cases (#1277)
• fix: snap versions in alternate install locations resulting in warning (#1239)
• fix: align hoverEvaluation config suggestion with actual default
• fix: remove query strings from sourcemapped URLs (#1225)
• fix: prefer to parse source map directly before failling back to path mapping (vscode#148864)
• fix: only enter debug mode on f11 when debug view is visible (vscode#141157)

v1.67 (April 2022)

v1.67.2 - 2022-04-29

• fix: data URI sourcemaps not loading

v1.67.1 - 2022-04-28

• fix: debug not working on Node 12 or lower

v1.67.0 - 2022-04-26

• feat: apply pathMapping when loading sourcemaps (#1240)
• feat: apply pathMapping when loading sourcemaps (#1242)
• fix: sourcemap renames replacing in invalid contexts (#1201)

v1.66 (March 2022)

v1.66.1 - 2022-03-24

• feat: adopt CompletionItem.detail (vscode#145645)
• feat: support for debugging webviews in UWPs (#1209)
• fix: accessor properties not being writable (vscode#146001)
• fix: completions sometimes throwing issue on accessor (#1218)

v1.66.0 - 2022-03-03

• feat: add heap profiler
• fix: properly support DAP valueFormat (#1188)
• fix: don't use pwa- prefixed launch types in snippets (#1138)
• fix: readonly attribute not being applied to getter values (vscode#143790)
• fix: cwd being lost causing resolution errors in auto attach (#1212)
• fix: avoid nesting localRoot's in programmatic starts (#1140)
• fix: icon in "stop profiling" button not spinning (vscode#136742)
• refactor: simplify and improve browser connection in WSL and remotes

v1.65 (February 2022)

v1.65.0 - 2022-02-23

• feat: adopt isTransient to avoid persisting debug terminal (#1196)
• feat: adopt new presentationHint.lazy for getters (#1211)
• fix: don't use pwa- prefixed launch types in snippets (#1138)
• fix: logpoints causing pauses if console.log returns truthy (#1191)
• fix: handle query string and path fragments in files within the launch config (vscode#142199)
• fix: do not narrow outFiles within the workspace folder automatically (vscode#142641)
• fix: improve formatting of errors in output (vscode#122870)
• fix: improve labels in Excluded Caller view (vscode#141669)
• refactor: remove usage of Debugger.callFrame.url (#1136)
• refactor: clean debt around output, fix previews not updating on memory changes

v1.64 (January 2022)

v1.64.3 - 2022-02-08

• fix: blazor attachment not working (#1190)

v1.64.2 - 2022-01-27

• fix: excluded callers not working consistently

v1.64.1 - 2022-01-25

• fix: excluded callers not updating during same session
• fix: capitalization of label in exclude callers (vscode#141454)
• fix: respect bytesOffset/byteLength when reading/writing memory (vscode#141449)

v1.64.0 - 2022-01-24

• feat: support debugging Edge on Linux (vscode#138495)
• feat: support readMemory/writeMemory requests (#1167)
• feat: copy binary types better (#1168)
• feat: add excluded callers (vscode#127775)
• fix: use default NVM directory if NVM_DIR is not set (vscode#133521)
• fix: lines offset when debugging web worker extensions (vscode#136242)
• fix: "copy as expression" and "add to watch" for private fields (vscode#135944)
• fix: autoAttachChildProcesses in extension host sometimes not working (#1134)
• fix: improve sourcemap resolution when code is outside of the workspaceFolder (vscode#139086)
• fix: automatically try 127.0.0.1 if requests to localhost fail (vscode#140536)
• fix: make node process regex more permissive (vscode#137084)
• fix: breakpoints in paths with URI component entities not binding (#1174)

v1.62 (October 2021)

v1.62.0 - 2021-10-26

• feat: allow multiline values in envFiles (#1116)
• feat: rewrite old .scripts command to new diagnostic tool
• feat: sort non-enumerable properties to match Chrome devtools (vscode#73061)
• fix: update path handling when debugging vscode webviews (vscode#133867)
• fix: allow webpacked path with special characters to map (#1080)
• fix: provide explicit warning if cwd is invalid (vscode#133310)
• fix: don't change url when restarting the debug session (#1103)
• fix: breakpoint diagnostic tool not working
• fix: use proper default resolution for sourceMapPathOverrides for node-terminal (vscode#114076)
• fix: private class fields not working in repl (#1113)
• chore: update docstring on debugWebviews (#1127)

v1.61 (September 2021)

v1.61.0 - 2021-09-28

• fix: sourcemap locations not resolving on remotes (vscode#131729)
• fix: remove redundant __proto__ prop on recent V8 versions (vscode#130365)
• fix: debug ports being auto forwarded after detach (#1092)
• fix: don't incorrectly scope sourcemap resolution to node_modules (#1100)
• fix: sourcemaps not working in preloads in older Electron versions (#1099)
• fix: duplicate entries in launch.json creator (vscode#132932)
• feat: add node_internals to skipFiles by default (#1091)
• feat: allow using a .ps1 script as a runtimeExectuable (#1093)
• feat: avoid attaching to scripts in .rc files (vscode#127717)

v1.60 (August 2021)

v1.60.1 - 2021-08-23

• fix: fall back to any installed browser version if stable is not available (vscode#129013)
• fix: workspaceFolder error in workspace launch configs (vscode#128922)
• fix: console logs being slow when run without debugging (#1068)
• fix: not pausing on unhandled promise rejections (vscode#130265)
• feat: support setExpression for updating WATCH view variables (#1075)
• feat: integrate skipFiles with smartStepping to step through blackbox failures (#1085)
• fix: extension host not always being torn down when stopping debugging (vscode#126911)
• fix: args list not updating when session is restarted (vscode#128058)

v1.60.0 - 2021-08-03

• chore: take ownership of the default launch types (#1065)
• fix: apply electron updates for debugging vscode webviews (vscode#128637)

v1.59 (July 2021)

v1.59.0 - 2021-07-27

• feat: support $returnValue in conditional breakpoints (vscode#129328)
• fix: pausing on first line of worker_thread when created with empty env (vscode#125451)
• fix: exclude electron from chrome attach reload (#1058)
• fix: retry websocket connections instead of waiting for timeout
• chore: adopt new terminal icon

v1.58 (June 2021)

v1.58.2 - 2021-07-01

• fix: breakpoints not being set when debugging file uris (#1035)

v1.58.1 - 2021-06-30

• feat: allow disabling sourcemap renames (#1033)
• fix: show welcome view for all common languages (#1039)
• fix: apply skipFile exception checking for promise rejections

v1.58.0 - 2021-06-16

• feat: reload page on attached restart (#1004)
• feat: allow taking heap snapshots with profiler (#1031)
• fix: default F5 not working on files outside workspace (vscode#125796)
• fix: debugging with no launch config fails when tsc task detection is disabled (vscode#69572)
• fix: race causing lost sessions when attaching to many concurrent processes in the debug terminal (vscode#124060)
• fix: pathMapping not working if url in browser launch is undefined (#1003)
• fix: error when trying to set a breakpoint in index.html (#1028)
• fix: only request source content for sourcemaps with renames (#1033)
• chore: update terminal profile contributions (vscode#120369)

v1.57 (May 2021)

v1.57.0 - 2021-06-02

• feat: support renamed sourcemap identifiers (vscode#12066)
• feat: support DAP hitBreakpointIds (#994)
• feat: add Edge inspector integration
• feat: allow limited adjustment of launch config options during restart (vscode#118196)
• fix: make sure servers are listening before returning
• fix: don't send infinite telemetry requests for React Native (#981)
• fix: skipFiles working inconsistently in attach mode (vscode#118282)
• fix: contribute js-debug to html (vscode#123106)
• chore: log errors activating auto attach
• fix: intermittent debug failures with browsers, especially Electron (vscode#123420))
• fix: add additional languages for browser debugging (vscode#123484)
• fix: worker processes breaking sessions when attaching multiple times (vscode#124045)
• fix: wrong name of autogenerated edge debug config
• fix: add warning for outdated or buggy Node.js versions (#1017)
• refactor: include a mandatory path in the CDP proxy (#987)
• chore: adopt new terminal profile contribution point (vscode#120369)

v1.56 (April 2021)

v1.56.2 - 2021-04-39

• fix: string previews not working in RN Windows

v1.56.1 - 2021-04-23

• feat: show private properties in the inspector (#892)
• fix: sources not working in RN Windows (vscode#121136)
• fix: improve suggest tool behavior (#970)
• fix: re-apply breakpoints if pages crash

v1.56.0 - 2021-04-07

• feat: 'intelligently' suggest using diagnostic tool for breakpoint issues (vscode#57590)
• feat: add cdp sharing for extensions to interact with debugging, see docs (#892)
• fix: runtimeVersion overwriting default PATH (vscode#120140)
• fix: skipFiles not skipping ranges in sourcemapped scripts (vscode#118282)
• chore: update wording on debug terminal label to match new profiles
• fix: 'node version is outdated' incorrectly showing with auto attach (#957)
• fix: programs not terminating in 'run without debugging' with break on exception (vscode#119340)
• fix: browser debugging when using a WSL remote (vscode#120227)

v1.55 (March 2021)

v1.55.1 - 2021-03-24

• fix: sessions hanging if exception is thrown immediately before or during shutdown
• fix: track DAP servers in ports manager as well (#942 comment)

v1.55.0 - 2021-03-22

• feat: implement 'start debugging and stop on entry' command/keybinding (vscode#49855)
• feat: improve handling of symbolic links (#776)
• feat: add forwarded port attributes (#942)
• fix: pretty print not working when evaling sources (#929)
• fix: browser debugging in remote not working on some Linux systems (#908)
• fix: edge not launching if VS Code is run in admin mode on windows (vscode#117005)
• fix: exception breakpoint toggle getting stuck (919)
• fix: spooky race that could incorrectly break when entering hot-transpiled code

v1.54 (February 2021)

v1.54.4 - 2021-03-04

• fix: worker_thread debugging node working on Node >14.5.0 (933)

v1.54.3 - 2021-02-24

• fix: auto attach failing when entering node repl

v1.54.2 - 2021-02-23

• fix: auto attach only to workspace scripts by default (#856)
• fix: do not show restart frame action on async stacktraces (vscode#116345)
• fix: do not attach to node-gyp fixing install failures (vscode#117312)
• fix: sessions being mixed up or not initializing when attaching concurrently (vscode#115996)

v1.54.1 - 2021-02-04

• fix: wrong command used in create debug terminal command

v1.54.0 - 2021-02-08

• fix: allow copying values from watch expressions (vscode#115049)
• fix: reuse debug terminals when running npm scripts, when possible
• refactor: move script lens functionality into built-in npm extension

v1.53 (January 2021)

v1.53.0 - 2021-01-25

• feat: allow debugging node worker_threads
• feat: allow pausing on conditional exceptions (vscode#104453)
• feat: make the line on log messages take into account skipFiles (#882)
• feat: allow specifying request options used to request sourcemaps and content (#904)
• fix: persist state in the diagnostic tool (#879)
• fix: allow outdated node dialog to be bypassed (vscode#111642)
• fix: syntax errors in chrome not showing locations (#867)
• fix: handle certain types of webpack source maps in attachments (#854)
• fix: attachment issue on Node 15 (#895)
• fix: default node cwd to the localRoot if set (#894)
• fix: fix: better handle html served as index and without extensions (#883, #884)
• docs: remove preview terminology from js-debug (#894)
• fix: debugger statements being missed if directly stepped on the first executable line of a new script early in execution
• fix: source map warning on node 15 (#903)

v1.52 (November/December 2020)

v1.52.2 - 2020-12-07

• fix: issue preventing breakpoint predictor from running in ext host (vscode#112052)

v1.52.1 - 2020-12-01

• fix: processes not being killed on posix (#864)

v1.52.0 - 2020-11-30

• feat: allow debugging node internals (#823)
• feat: show diagnostic tool in a webview and integrate with vscode theme (vscode#109526, vscode#109529, vscode#109531)
• feat: allow specifying defaults runtimeExecutables (#836)
• feat: support vscode webview resource uri sourcemaps (#820)
• feat: allow configuring the debugger killBehavior (#630)
• fix: support chrome dev and beta builds (ref)
• fix: race causing potentially corrupted log files (#825)
• fix: extension host debugging pausing in internals (vscode#105047)
• fix: make urls ending in /* also match the base path (#834)
• fix: ignore hash portion of url when determining matches (#840)
• fix: automatically add a * suffix to sourceMapPathOverrides that lack one (#841)
• fix: don't show Debug: Open Link command in web where it doesn't work
• fix: handle exceptions thrown dealing with sourcemaps in prediction (#845)
• fix: don't show quick pick when there is only a single npm script (#851)
• fix: don't narrow outfiles on any remoteRoot (#854)
• fix: more thoroughly clean VS Code-specific environment variables from launch (#64897, #38428)
• fix: node internals not skipping on Node 15 (#862)
• fix: don't scan outfiles when sourceMaps is false (#866)
• fix: skipfiles not working for paths in dotfiles/folders (vscode#111301)

v1.51 (October 2020)

v1.51.0 - 2020-10-26

• feat: add a diagnostic tool under the Create Diagnostic Information command (#260)
• feat: add an advanced perScriptSourcemaps option, when loading individual unbundled scripts
• feat: suffix rather than prefix setter/getters (vscode#108036)
• fix: include the response body in sourcemap http error info
• fix: extensions being able to activate before the debugger attaches (vscode#108141)
• fix: debugger failing to connect on Node 14 on Windows 7 (#791)
• fix: inherit the system's NODE_OPTIONS if set (#790)
• fix: use * as a urlFilter by default only for launching (not attaching) (ref)
• fix: exclude nvm-installed binaries from auto attach (#794)
• fix: smart auto attaching briefly debugging a process when using code from the CLI (#783)
• fix: realtime performance not being shown when a webworker is selected (ref)
• fix: breakpoints sometimes not being rebound after navigating away from and back to a page (#807)
• fix: breakpoints not being bound correctly on Blazor apps (#796)
• fix: remote source maps don't resolve correctly with an absolute sourceroot shorter than the local path (vscode#108418)
• fix: terminal links not setting the first workspace folder (#701)
• fix: send ctrl+c to kill nodemon running in debug terminal (vscode#108289)
• fix: increase auto attach timeout (#806)
• fix: stepping into function on the first line of a file with a breakpoint (vscode#107859)
• fix: webpage opening twice when using serverReadyAction with console: integratedTerminal (#814)
• refactor: improve performance when loading very many sourcemaps for pages that don't need authentication
• refactor: remove runtime dependency on TypeScript (vscode#107680)

1.50.2 - 2020-10-02

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