my launch stuff for dart and flutter app development with vscode

launch.json

{
  // Use IntelliSense to learn about possible attributes.
  // Hover to view descriptions of existing attributes.
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  //  per dart-flutter extensions directions at: https://dartcode.org/docs/launch-configuration/
  //
  // although one can, NEVER EVER put any define args in these launch configs as it's 
  // too easy to by mistake include private keys and have them end up in the 
  // git repo.
  //
  // Since build variants require the -t target-main-dart.dart 
  // they go as separate launch config settings here
  //
  // 
  // Remember deviceID only works for connected running devices or emulators(simulators)
  // To launch non running emulators(simulators) one uses a task as than it will expose that 
  // in the command pallete
  //
  // For running connected devices its deviceID in the config and 
  //   "compounds": [{
  //      "name": "All Devices",
  //      "configurations": ["Run Dev Android", "Run Dev Iphone"],
  //     
  //  }]
  // The All Devices will show up as a Run Device launch Config Option in the Run menu
  "version": "0.2.0",
  "configurations": [
    
    { // Profile launch config so that I can profile flutter mobile apps
      "name": "Flutter-Profile",
      "type": "dart",
      "request": "launch",
      "program": "lib/main.dart",
      "flutterMode": "profile"
    },

    
    { // Debug launch config so that I can debug an app
      "name": "Flutter-Debug",
      "request": "launch",
      "type": "dart",
      "program": "lib/main.dart",
      "flutterMode": "debug"
    },
    
    // per: https://pub.dev/documentation/golden_toolkit/latest/#configure-vs-code
    { // Golden launch config so that I can update goldens after I change UI code
      "name": "Golden",
      "request": "launch",
      "type": "dart",
      "codeLens": {
        "for": [
          "run-test",
          "run-test-file"
        ]
      },
      "args": [
        "--update-goldens"
      ]
    },
    // Release launch config so that I can run a released app on a device

    { 
      "name": "Flutter-Release",
      "request": "launch",
      "type": "dart",
      "program": "lib/main.dart",
      "flutterMode": "release"
    },
    // Integration Test launch config so that I can launch the  app to drive the integration tests on
    {
      "name": "Integration Tests: Launch App",
      "request": "launch",
      "type": "dart",
      "program": "lib/main.dart",
      "flutterMode": "debug"
    },
    
    // for emulators per: https://www.reddit.com/r/FlutterDev/comments/8j8w5t/how_do_i_make_vs_code_automatically_open_an/
    // stops the rendering white box error when launching emulators
    {
      "name": "Flutter",
      "request": "launch",
      "type": "dart",
      "args": [
        "--enable-software-rendering"
      ]
    }
  ]
}