From dddb775c17f32b30ca3b6644c4ec29c06b4d6f6f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Basant-khalil <bak94@cornell.edu>
Date: Sat, 22 Jul 2023 11:40:22 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] add commands in the extension.js for printing logging
 messages to track the status of the extension attaching

---
 .vscode/launch.json               | 13 +++++++
 cider-dap/calyxDebug/extension.js | 65 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 78 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 cider-dap/calyxDebug/extension.js

diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
index 116775c4d9..ba8d2186dc 100644
--- a/.vscode/launch.json
+++ b/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -1,6 +1,19 @@
 {
     "version": "0.2.0",
     "configurations": [
+        {
+            "type": "cider-dap",
+            "request": "launch",
+            "name": "Launch Program (Single Session)",
+            "program": "/AskForProgramName",
+            "stopOnEntry": true
+        },
+        {
+            "type": "cider-dap",
+            "request": "launch",
+            "name": "Launch Program",
+            "program": "${workspaceFolder}/Program"
+        },
         {
             "name": "Python: Current File",
             "type": "python",
diff --git a/cider-dap/calyxDebug/extension.js b/cider-dap/calyxDebug/extension.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..afdb96246b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cider-dap/calyxDebug/extension.js
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+const vscode = require('vscode');
+const cp = require('child_process');
+
+let outputChannel;
+
+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');
+  }
+
+  // Log the message to the output channel
+  outputChannel.appendLine(message);
+
+  // Show the message in the panel as well
+  vscode.window.showInformationMessage(message);
+}
+
+function activate(context) {
+  // Create the outputChannel only once when the extension activates
+  outputChannel = vscode.window.createOutputChannel('Cider DAP');
+
+  // Register a command to start debugging
+  const disposableStartDebugging = vscode.commands.registerCommand('extension.cider-dap.startDebugging', startDebugging);
+  context.subscriptions.push(disposableStartDebugging);
+
+  // 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
+
+    // Log to the output channel
+    logToPanel('Executing extension.cider-dap.test');
+
+    // 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}`);
+    });
+
+    // Listen for stderr data
+    proc.stderr.on('data', (data) => {
+      logToPanel(`stderr: ${data}`);
+    });
+
+    // Listen for close event
+    proc.on('close', (code) => {
+      logToPanel(`child process exited with code ${code}`);
+    });
+  });
+
+  context.subscriptions.push(disposableTest);
+}
+
+function deactivate() { }
+
+module.exports = {
+  activate,
+  deactivate
+};