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…le as an argument

cider-dap/calyxDebug/extension.js

@@ -1,64 +1,109 @@
 const vscode = require('vscode');
 const cp = require('child_process');
 
-let outputChannel;
+// Create an output channel
+let outputChannel = vscode.window.createOutputChannel("cider dap");
 
-function startDebugging() {
-  // After attaching and starting debugging, call the panel printing function
-  logToPanel('Debugger attached and debugging started.');
-  logToPanel('Some additional information...');
-}
-
-function logToPanel(message) {
-  // Create an output channel 
-  if (!outputChannel) {
-    outputChannel = vscode.window.createOutputChannel('Cider DAP');
+// CiderDebugAdapter class for managing debug adapter process
+class CiderDebugAdapter {
+  constructor(adapterPath, cwd, outputChannel) {
+    this.adapterPath = adapterPath;
+    this.cwd = cwd;
+    this.outputChannel = outputChannel;
+    this.adapterProcess = null;
   }
 
-  // Log the message to the output channel
-  outputChannel.appendLine(message);
+  // Start the debug adapter process
+  start() {
+    logToPanel('Debugger starting...');
 
-  // Show the message in the panel as well
-  vscode.window.showInformationMessage(message);
-}
+    // Spawn a new child process for the debug adapter
+    this.adapterProcess = cp.spawn(this.adapterPath, {
+      cwd: this.cwd
+    });
 
-function activate(context) {
-  // Create the outputChannel only once when the extension activates
-  outputChannel = vscode.window.createOutputChannel('Cider DAP');
+    // Attach event listener to capture standard output of the adapter process and log it to the output channel
+    this.adapterProcess.stdout.on('data', (data) => {
+      logToPanel(data.toString());
+    });
 
-  // Register a command to start debugging
-  const disposableStartDebugging = vscode.commands.registerCommand('extension.cider-dap.startDebugging', startDebugging);
-  context.subscriptions.push(disposableStartDebugging);
+    // Attach event listener to capture standard error of the adapter process and log it to the output channel
+    this.adapterProcess.stderr.on('data', (data) => {
+      logToPanel(data.toString());
+    });
+    logToPanel('Debugger started!');
+  }
 
-  // Register a command for testing purposes
-  const disposableTest = vscode.commands.registerCommand('extension.cider-dap.test', function () {
-    // The code you want to run when the command is executed
+  // Stop the debug adapter process
+  stop() {
+    if (this.adapterProcess) {
+      // Terminate the adapter process and set it to null
+      this.adapterProcess.kill();
+      this.adapterProcess = null;
+      logToPanel('Debugger stopped.');
+    } else {
+      logToPanel('No running debug adapter to stop.');
+    }
+  }
+}
 
-    // Log to the output channel
-    logToPanel('Executing extension.cider-dap.test');
+// Start debugging
+function startDebugging() {
+  if (!debugAdapter) {
+    // Set the path to the debug adapter and current working directory
+    const adapterPath = '/home/basantkhalil/calyx2/target/debug/cider-dap';
+    const cwd = vscode.workspace.rootPath;
 
-    // Listen for stdout data
-    const proc = cp.spawn('your_command_here', ['arg1', 'arg2']); // Replace 'your_command_here' with the actual command to be executed
-    proc.stdout.on('data', (data) => {
-      logToPanel(`stdout: ${data}`);
-    });
+    // Create a new instance of the CiderDebugAdapter
+    debugAdapter = new CiderDebugAdapter(adapterPath, cwd, outputChannel);
+  }
 
-    // Listen for stderr data
-    proc.stderr.on('data', (data) => {
-      logToPanel(`stderr: ${data}`);
-    });
+  // Start the debug adapter 
+  debugAdapter.start();
+}
 
-    // Listen for close event
-    proc.on('close', (code) => {
-      logToPanel(`child process exited with code ${code}`);
-    });
-  });
+// Stop debugging
+function stopDebugging() {
+  if (debugAdapter) {
+    // Stop the running debug adapter process
+    debugAdapter.stop();
+  } else {
+    logToPanel('No running debug adapter to stop.');
+  }
+}
 
-  context.subscriptions.push(disposableTest);
+// Variable to hold the debug adapter instance
+let debugAdapter = null;
+
+function logToPanel(message) {
+  console.log("inside logPanel");
+  outputChannel.appendLine(message);
 }
 
-function deactivate() { }
+// Activate the extension
+function activate(context) {
+  logToPanel('Hello, your extension is now activated!');
+
+  // Register the 'extension.startDebugging' command
+  let disposableStart = vscode.commands.registerCommand('cider.startDebugging', startDebugging);
+  console.log("after startDebugging");
+  context.subscriptions.push(disposableStart);
+
+  // Register the 'extension.stopDebugging' command
+  let disposableStop = vscode.commands.registerCommand('cider.stopDebugging', stopDebugging);
+  context.subscriptions.push(disposableStop);
 
+  // Register the debug adapter descriptor factory
+  vscode.debug.registerDebugAdapterDescriptorFactory('cider-dap', {
+    createDebugAdapterDescriptor: (_session) => {
+      return new vscode.DebugAdapterExecutable('./cider-dap');
+    }
+  });
+}
+function deactivate() {
+  logToPanel("deactivate");
+}
+// Export the activate function to be used as the entry point for the extension
 module.exports = {
   activate,
   deactivate