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# vimspector - A multi language debugger for Vim
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# Status
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This is a work in progress. It barely functions.
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# About
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The motivation is that debugging in Vim is a pretty horrible experience,
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particularly if you use multiple languages. With pyclewn no more and the
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built-in termdebug plugin limited to gdb, I wanted to explore options.
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While Language Server Protocol is well known, the Debug Adapter Protocol is less
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well known, but achieves a similar goal: language agnostic API abstracting
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debuggers from clients.
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The aim of this project is to provide a simple but effective debugging
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experience in Vim for multiple languages, by leveraging the debug adapters that
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are being built for VScode.
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The ability to do remote debugging is a must. This is key to my workflow, so
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baking it in to the debugging experience is a top bill goal for the project.
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# Features
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None yet.
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# Supported Languages
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None yet.
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# Demo
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Well there is a proof of concept, showing some of the features and the use of
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different debug adapters and languages (c++ and Python):
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* [vimspector proof of concept](https://cdn.pbrd.co/images/HmhkG6S.gif)
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Yes, it's buggy right now, and the UI is all placeholder, but it shows that
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there is some potential, I think.
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# FAQ
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1. Q: Does it work? A: Not yet.
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# License
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[Apache 2.0](http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0)
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Copyright © 2018 Ben Jackson
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