VSCodeDCSDebugger

Installation

1. Install Tencent's Lua VSCode extension.
2. Install the mod to your DCS Save Game folder - simply paste the contents in to \Saved Games\DCS.openbeta\

Usage

1. Open your project in VSCode.
2. Create a LuaHelper-Attach debug configuration and set the following values as follow:

           "type": "LuaHelper-Debug",
           "request": "launch",
           "name": "LuaHelper-Attach",
           "description": "",
           "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
           "luaFileExtension": "lua",
           "connectionPort": 8818,
           "stopOnEntry": false,
           "useCHook": false,
           "autoPathMode": true
   

3. Start the lua debugger in VSCode
4. Start a mission in DCS, the debugger should connect.

Note

You may need to run DCS as admin the first time you install the mod, as it adds a line to MissionScripting.lua & may need the permission to.

License

License for new files created is MIT.

License for modified files (Ex: LuaPanda.lua) is the same as that of the original, mentioned as a comment at the beginning of such files.

Copyrights to the respective owners.