VS Prompt Debug

Extension that allows you quickly launch a vscode debug session for a file of your choosing.

Setup

The setup is quite simple. Simply put ${command.prompt-debug.resolve} in the "program" field of one of the configurations you specify in your .vscode/launch.json. When you start a debug session, vscode will trigger the extension which prompts the user for what file to supply to the debug field.

Example .vscode/launch.json snippet:

{
    "type": "node",
    "request": "launch",
    "name": "Launch Program",
    "program": "${command:prompt-debug.resolve}",
    "cwd": "${workspaceRoot}"
}

Bonus: ava test runner debug config

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{
    "version": "0.2.0",
    "configurations": [
        {
            "name": "debug(node2/launch)",
            "type": "node2",
            "request": "launch",
            "program": "${workspaceRoot}/node_modules/ava/profile.js",
            "cwd": "${workspaceRoot}",
            "runtimeArgs": [ ],

            "args": [
                "--verbose",
                "${command:prompt-debug.resolve}"
            ],
            "env": {
                "NODE_ENV": "development"
            },
            "smartStep": true,
            "sourceMaps": true,
            "internalConsoleOptions": "openOnSessionStart",
            "stopOnEntry": false
        }
    ]
}

Uses the method outlined by @weinand in Microsoft/vscode#9544