Getting Started ​

Launch the Plugin ​

Open your local plugin repository (see install step), and click on Run Extension under the Run and Debug tab. This will launch the plugin in a new VS Code window.

In this new window, open your project folder. If you don't have a project yet, you can use the AssemblyScript template for WARDuino to get started quickly.

Project Configuration ​

To use the WARDuino plugin to debug your project, you need to create a launch.json file in the .vscode subfolder of your project root directory ^[1]. The file should look like this:

{
    "version": "0.4.1",
    "configurations": [
        {
            "type": "WARDuinoDBG",
            "request": "launch",
            "name": "Debug WARDuino",
            "program": "${workspaceFolder}/src/main.ts",
            "stopOnEntry": true,
            "trace": false
        }
    ]
}

The program key within the JSON file specifies the application's entry file that needs to be debugged.

Depending on the file extension pointed by the program entry, the plugin will load the required WebAssembly compiler and create source mappers accordingly.

Start Debugging ​

By default, the plugin will debug using a local running instance of WARDuino (emulator). This means you don't need any further configuration. Navigate to the Run and Debug tab, and click on Debug WARDuino.

The next tutorial goes through the steps needed to debug on real hardware.