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Pragma supports Lua development and debugging with Visual Studio Code. This includes code auto-completion and suggestions:

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 as well as debugging using breakpoints, step-by-step code execution and immediate code execution:

Setup

To enable it, install these extensions:

    Lua by sumneko:

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      Lua Debug by actboy168:

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        extensionPath by actboy168:

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          Optional: GitHub Copilot
          StyLua

          For automated code-formatting, install the following extension:

            StyLua by JohnnyMorganz:

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            After installing StyLua, press Ctrl +LShift +P, and run the command "Preferences: Open User Settings (JSON)". In the JSON file, add the following line below editor.defaultFormatter:

            "editor.formatOnSave": true

             

            Once all of these extensions are installed, open the root directory of Pragma in Visual Studio Code.

            Debugging

            To be able to use the Lua debugger, you have to start the debugger server in Pragma first.

            LuaJIT will be disabled when debugging, which means script execution will be slower.

            You

            canAdd -luaext startto debuggingthe launch options of Pragma. This will enable additional Lua scriptslibraries required by runningthe debugger. Open the main Pragma directory in Visual Studio Code (File > Open Folder...). Run the console command debug_start_lua_debugger_server_cl in Pragma andto thenlaunch pressingthe debugger server. Press F5 in Visual Studio Code to start debugging.

            You can now use the debugging tools in Visual Studio Code.

            Breakpoints

            Conditions

            Immediate Code Execution

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