Debug with Visual Studio Code - Complex Project

[grg79]

For years I have been programming InDesign in javascript using ExtendScript Toolkit as a debugger.

With this tool I can debug complex projects composed of multiple jsx files, loading libraries and menus in a specific target-engine when InDesign starts (start-up folder).
Single scripts are launched from the menu.

In all these situations I was able to debug, insert breakpoint in the code ($ .level = 1; debugger;)

The variables defined at start-up are recognized

Is it possible to do something like this with Visual Studio Code with ExtendScript Debugger?

I have seen that debugging a single file is not a problem.... but complex project are nightmare...

Don't see global variables defined at start-up.
Don't recognize the target engine.
Do you have any idea how to configure ExtendScript Debugger for this situations?

Code breakpoint ($ .level = 1; debugger;) no longer works?

[Laubender]

Hm…

No big help here, but that's why I still use ExtendScript Toolkit on Windows 10.

Regards,
Uwe Laubender

( ACP )

[Peter Kahrel]

I agree with Uwe. If you're on a Windows computer, better stick to the ESTK.

[Laubender]

"If you're on a Windows computer, better stick to the ESTK."

And if not, I would invest in a Windows machine…

Regards,
Uwe Laubender

( ACP )