Latest Update from the submitted PRs

[GeorgeS2019]

There have been THREE PRs recently

• Allow use of Visual Studio command line arguments #31
• Add a menu for launching GoDot from visual studio #32
• Change GoDot to Godot #35

Please provide the following information

• Are these PRs work for VS2022 or Just VS2019. Suggestion: please include VS2022
• What environment have people tested these PRs. Godot3 or Godot4 and what version. What is your experience?

I am interested to know if these PRs work with Godot4 with dotnet6 merged

[Intrivus]

It works bro it is locked to 2022....

[Intrivus]

I compiled the plugin xd

[GeorgeS2019]

I saw under VS2019 menu extension. The submenu..GoDot and configure...but it crashes..

Share screenshots..please

[Intrivus]

i can send u the compiled plugin? and i fixed the GoDot bug replaced with Godot

[GeorgeS2019]

Yes..please share ..do u use Google drive to share

[Intrivus]

The extension: https://www.mediafire.com/file/24ch2tz6u6embbq/GodotAddinVS.vsix/file

[Intrivus]

Btw u should help me by telling the owner of the PR to make some changes i mention in the PR of his/her

[Intrivus]

who are you

[Intrivus]

If this works, i will promote through godot discord

Dont promote me, promote the guy who make these changes

[Intrivus]

@GeorgeS2019 does it work?

[GeorgeS2019]

@PandoCyclone

I installed the extension to VS2022.
I see the Godot submenu under the Extension Top menu

I provide the Godot exe path to the the Godot Configure submenu

Then I launch Godot (Click)

The Godot exe specified during configure started and run the scene file (chosen)

====> However, the editor did not stop at the BREAKPOINT!!

[GeorgeS2019]

My VS2022 17.4 preview

Not sure if this is related to this bug
Extension stopped working on VisualStudio v17.3.0

[Intrivus]

So it worked or not xd?
And i think the breakpoint part is a bug from the extension itself

[Intrivus]

btw check this out to be 100% sure
https://github.com/jiiks/godot-csharp-visualstudio

[GeorgeS2019]

Just so we are on the same page.

There is no more Play in Editor button
There is no more extra steps we need to do a few months back

Now, we define the godot exe path and Luanch Godot.

[Intrivus]

Just so we are on the same page.

There is no more Play in Editor button There is no more extra steps we need to do a few months back

Now, we define the godot exe path and Luanch Godot.

Yes but there is some problem as i mentioned here #32 (comment) which should make it even better

[Intrivus]

By making icon for the button and make the button replaced with the Debug one or at least in the tool bar

[GeorgeS2019]

I suggest U do a gif animated showing that it debug and stop at BreakPoints

[Intrivus]

I suggest U do a gif animated showing that it debug and stop at BreakPoints

The breakpoints bug is from the plugin itself not because this PR

[GeorgeS2019]

Is the breakpoints bug VS2022 version dependence?

If yes, showing that it works now with other version of VS2022 will also help a lot.
We need the breakpoints <=== to work

[GeorgeS2019]

I will be away. Thanks for the effort of sharing.
I compile https://github.com/jiiks/godot-csharp-visualstudio

Godot run from VS2022 but NOT breakpoint
This version is GoDot and not Godot

[Intrivus]

For me I don't even know what breakpoints are but you can ask everyone or just watch youtube videos they show that breakpoints bug not work and some workaround for that too. Here is a video for example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOjOb4Lv_ww&list=WL&index=2&t=992s&ab_channel=FinePointCGI

[Intrivus]

I will be away. Thanks for the effort of sharing. I compile https://github.com/jiiks/godot-csharp-visualstudio

Godot run from VS2022 but NOT breakpoint This version is GoDot and not Godot

Try my fix i sent upthere which fix the bug showing GoDot replaced with Godot and other enhance please check this #32 (comment) comment and support for better PR

[GeorgeS2019]

The old version, a few months back, the breakpoint WORKs BUT extra steps just to make it works

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOjOb4Lv_ww&list=WL&index=2&t=992s&ab_channel=FinePointCGI

YES, this was the old way and I was able to make breakpoint work. ==> BUT it is NOT reliable.

[GeorgeS2019]

I assume this is @Jiiks 's plan

• Step1: Allow use of Visual Studio command line arguments - to launch Godot in realiable way not possible through the StudProj - for months

• Step2: Add a menu for launching GoDot from visual studio - to trigger the step1

• Step3: Change GoDot to Godot

• Step4 + follows; Look into Neikeq code how to trigger the debugging! As Jiiks's steps has addressed the main issues of the StudProj, unreliable way to launch Godot

• Step5: implement thse debug targets or sub menu After Step1 supports reliable launching of Godot

From @neikeq: Better IDE support by default, less features need to be implemented in Godot IDE extensions. Projects would be runnable by default as they would be executable rather than library C# projects. A Godot extension would only need to add the more fancy features like Play in Editor.

Summary

Debug targets

• Play in Editor
  Launches the game in the Godot editor for debugging in Visual Studio.
  For this option to work, a running Godot instance must be editing the project.
• Launch
  Launches the game with a Godot executable for debugging in Visual Studio.
  Before using this option, the value of the "executable" property must be changed
  to a path that points to the Godot executable that will be launched.
• Attach
  Attaches to a running Godot instance that was configured to listen for a debugger connection.

[GeorgeS2019]

Information provided by Neikeq how to get the extension to work with Godot4

Side note, think I've asked this before maybe, do you know of any way to attach a C# debugger to the C# module code in godot on Linux? To be able to set breakpoints in the modules/mono .cs files, run the editor and step through things? I feel like the answer is no, it seems to be possible on Windows with VS but no Linux tool I've tried is capable of the same "mixed mode" debugging magic that MS have.

I don't know about mixed mode, but for C# only I can do this in Rider:

• Add New Cofiguration: .NET Executable
  • Exe path: Path to Godot executable
  • Program arguments: --path /path/to/godot/project/
  • Runtime: .NET / .NET Core

I tried this with VSCode, but I don't remember if it worked:

{
    "name": ".NET Core Launch (console)",
    "type": "coreclr",
    "request": "launch",
    "program": "Path to Godot executable",
    "args": ["--path", "/path/to/godot/project/"],
    "stopAtEntry": false,
    "console": "internalConsole"
}

As for Windows and Visual Studio, you must add the following to your csproj (or a Directory.Build.props):

  <PropertyGroup>
    <StartAction>Program</StartAction>
    <StartProgram>C:\Path\To\Godot.exe</StartProgram>
    <StartArguments>--path C:\Path\To\Godot\Project\</StartArguments>
  </PropertyGroup>

[GeorgeS2019]

From neikeq: The root of the issue applies to Godot 4 as well. However, there are other challenges as well, like how to implement Play in Editor with the CoreCLR debugger.

Debugging CoreCLR

"To debug this project, configure it to use the 'Managed (CoreCLR)' debugger." when trying to debug multi target framework in .NET Core

Visual Studio managed debugger

How to: Specify Debugger Settings

[GeorgeS2019]

case ExecutionType.Launch:

var processStartInfo = new ProcessStartInfo(GetGodotExecutablePath())
{
    string workingDir = startInfo.WorkingDirectory;

    Arguments = $"--path {workingDir} --remote-debug {host}:{remoteDebugPort} {godotStartInfo.StartArguments}", // TODO: Doesn't work with 4.0dev. Should be tcp://host:port which doesn't work in 3.2...
    WorkingDirectory = workingDir,
    RedirectStandardOutput = true,
    RedirectStandardError = true,
    UseShellExecute = false,
    CreateNoWindow = true
};

case ExecutionType.PlayInEditor:

var godotMessagingClient = GodotPackage.Instance.GodotSolutionEventsListener?.GodotMessagingClient;

// TODO: Read the editor player stdout and stderr somehow

case ExecutionType.Attach:

_attached = true;
StartConnecting(godotStartInfo);

[GeorgeS2019]

Command line options

Command line options that can be included in godotStartInfo.StartArguments

Debug options

Standalone tools

Running a specific Scene :

Feature Request: 'Play Scene' from Visual Studio

Debugging a specific Scene

Running/Debugging a specific script

[Intrivus]

Umm, so there is a way to change GoDot to Godot
But I need help with how to open a PR

[Intrivus]

I have some suggestions

This Launch make it Godot cuz it is Godot not GoDot :)
And you can add the Godot icon for the Godot menu and its Launch button
And make the launch button save the current scene before launch?

You can replace the debug button(the one that have C# text thingy) with your launch button with the Godot Engine icon
Edit: I found a workaround for have launch with Godot in tool bar but there is no icon there so adding Godot Engine icon might look great

Or place a Godot button next to the live share button cuz it is more efficient

And btw what is the use of the configure button

[Intrivus]

I have some suggestions

This Launch make it Godot cuz it is Godot not GoDot :) And you can add the Godot icon for the Godot menu and its Launch button And make the launch button save the current scene before launch?

You can replace the debug button(the one that have C# text thingy) with your launch button with the Godot Engine icon Edit: I found a workaround for have launch with Godot in tool bar but there is no icon there so adding Godot Engine icon might look great

Or place a Godot button next to the live share button cuz it is more efficient

And btw what is the use of the configure button

Btw this is the suggestions so anyone like it could help

[Intrivus]

@GeorgeS2019 I think you could close this Issue because it is not necessary anymore.

You could go to the latest PR and tell ppl abt ur suggestions