VSCode launch tasks for chia electron development

launch.json

{
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    "version": "0.2.0",
    "configurations": [
        {
            "name": "Electron: Main Process",
            "type": "node",
            "request": "launch",
            "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}/chia-blockchain-gui",
            "runtimeExecutable": "${workspaceFolder}/chia-blockchain-gui/node_modules/.bin/electron",
            "windows": {
                "runtimeExecutable": "${workspaceFolder}/chia-blockchain-gui/node_modules/.bin/electron.cmd"
            },
            "args": [
                "."
            ],
            "runtimeArgs": [
                "--remote-debugging-port=9223"
            ],
            "outputCapture": "std",
            "console": "integratedTerminal",
            "stopOnEntry": false
        },
        {
            "name": "Electron: Renderer Process",
            "type": "chrome",
            "request": "attach",
            "port": 9223,
            "webRoot": "${workspaceFolder}/chia-blockchain-gui",
            "timeout": 30000
        }
    ],
    "compounds": [
        {
            "name": "Electron: All",
            "configurations": [
                "Electron: Main Process",
                "Electron: Renderer Process"
            ]
        }
    ]
}

• Pull the chia repo and run through the install process that tell you how to build from source
• Follow the Development/source builds instructions.
• Include the GUI build portion and ensure it works

. ./activate
sh install-gui.sh
cd chia-blockchain-gui
npm run electron &

• create a .vscode folder in the root of the chia repo (NOT the chia-blockchain-gui folder. You'll be working from the main repo)
• put the launch.json file above in that folder
• make sure VSCode is configured to use python from the venv
• run the Electron: All configuration from the VSCode Debug panel.
• VSCode will enter the venv and start the electron app
• if you change "stopOnEntry": false to true, VSCode will break in cli.js and then you can continue from there

This assumes that ${workspaceFolder} is the main chia project. If not modify the paths as appropriate.

Make sure to have the python venv setup and VSCode all set to use it.

Electron: Main Process launches the main electron process and the line "console": "integratedTerminal" allows VSCode to enter the venv before doing so. If you want to debug the main process code change stopOnEntry to true.
Electron: Renderer Process attaches to electron's chrome UI instance.
Electron: All start both, including entering the venv for debugging the renderer.