launch.json to debug Rust with VsCode

launch.json

{
    // The following are sample configurations for common case scenarios of debugging
    // Rust in Visual Studio Code
    //
    // For syntax, visit: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=830387
    //
    "version": "0.2.0",
    "configurations": [
        {
            "name": "Launch an application",
            "type": "lldb",
            "request": "launch",
            "program": "${workspaceRoot}/path-to/the-executable",
            "args": [ "arg1", "arg2" ],
            "cwd": "${workspaceRoot}/path-to",
        },
        {
            "name": "Attach to a named executable",
            "type": "lldb",
            "request": "attach",
            "program": "${workspaceRoot}/path-to/the-executable",
        },
        {
            "name": "Debug ALL unit tests in library 'mylib'",
            "type": "lldb",
            "request": "launch",
            "cargo": {
                "args": [
                    "test",
                    "--no-run",
                    "--lib",
                    "--package=mylib"
                ],
                "filter": {
                    "name": "mylib",
                    "kind": "lib"
                }
            },
            "args": [ ],
            "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}"
        },
        {
            "name": "Debug specific unit test in library 'mylib'",
            "type": "lldb",
            "request": "launch",
            "cargo": {
                "args": [
                    "test",
                    "--no-run",
                    "--lib",
                    "--package=mylib"
                ],
                "filter": {
                    "name": "mylib",
                    "kind": "lib"
                }
            },
            "args": [ "name_of_the_unit_test" ],
            "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}"
        },
        {
            "name": "Debug example 'some-example'",
            "type": "lldb",
            "request": "launch",
            "cargo": {
                "args": [
                    "build",
                    "--example=some-example",
                    "--package=my-package"
                ],
                "filter": {
                    "name": "some-example",
                    "kind": "example"
                }
            },
            "args": [],
            "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}"
        },
    ]
}

Very useful, thank you!

good job, thanks.

thanks for creating this. we could be using RustRover for debugging, but VSCode is prettier.