create a launch.json file opens extension manager instead of empty .vscode/launch.json

[thadguidry]

Type: Bug

1. Start a new empty project or use existing without .vscode folder setup initially.
2. Press Ctrl + Shift + D to open the Run panel.
3. Run panel is shown with a blue link for create a launch.json file
4. click on blue link and notice that extension manager opens trying to find a 'JSON with comments' extension in the marketplace, instead of creating a new empty .vscode/launch.json file.

VS Code version: Code - Insiders 1.75.0-insider (6ed4d436a9b6ae131732f4e2a723868231f4473a, 2022-12-23T05:21:57.802Z) OS version: Windows_NT x64 10.0.22623 Modes: Sandboxed: Yes

System Info

|Item|Value| |---|---| |CPUs|Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-9700K CPU @ 3.60GHz (8 x 3600)| |GPU Status|2d_canvas: enabled
canvas_oop_rasterization: disabled_off
direct_rendering_display_compositor: disabled_off_ok
gpu_compositing: enabled
multiple_raster_threads: enabled_on
opengl: enabled_on
rasterization: enabled
raw_draw: disabled_off_ok
skia_renderer: enabled_on
video_decode: enabled
video_encode: enabled
vulkan: disabled_off
webgl: enabled
webgl2: enabled
webgpu: disabled_off| |Load (avg)|undefined| |Memory (System)|63.93GB (48.76GB free)| |Process Argv|--crash-reporter-id ec828980-5f99-4b3a-9589-b598d2900347| |Screen Reader|no| |VM|0%|

Extensions (34)

Extension|Author (truncated)|Version ---|---|--- asciidoctor-vscode|asc|2.9.8 vscode-eslint|dba|2.3.0 gitlens|eam|13.2.0 vscode-firefox-debug|fir|2.9.8 vscode-pull-request-github|Git|0.57.2022122909 vscode-graphql|Gra|0.8.4 vscode-graphql-syntax|Gra|1.0.5 vscode-docker|ms-|1.23.3 playwright|ms-|1.0.3 isort|ms-|2022.8.0 python|ms-|2022.20.1 vscode-pylance|ms-|2022.12.20 remote-containers|ms-|0.269.0 remote-wsl|ms-|0.72.0 cmake-tools|ms-|1.12.27 cpptools|ms-|1.13.8 cpptools-extension-pack|ms-|1.3.0 test-adapter-converter|ms-|0.1.6 fabric8-analytics|red|0.3.6 java|red|1.13.0 vscode-xml|red|0.23.0 vscode-yaml|red|1.10.1 rust-analyzer|rus|0.3.1334 sonarlint-vscode|Son|3.13.0 svelte-vscode|sve|106.4.1 cmake|twx|0.0.17 intellicode-api-usage-examples|Vis|0.2.6 vscodeintellicode|Vis|1.2.29 vscode-java-debug|vsc|0.47.0 vscode-java-dependency|vsc|0.21.1 vscode-java-pack|vsc|0.25.7 vscode-java-test|vsc|0.37.1 vscode-maven|vsc|0.40.2 markdown-all-in-one|yzh|3.5.0 (1 theme extensions excluded)

A/B Experiments

``` vsliv695:30137379 vsins829:30139715 vsliv368cf:30146710 vsreu685:30147344 python383:30185418 vspor879:30202332 vspor708:30202333 vspor363:30204092 vslsvsres303:30308271 pythonvspyl392:30422396 pythontb:30258533 pythonptprofiler:30281269 vshan820:30294714 pythondataviewer:30285072 vscod805:30301674 bridge0708:30335490 bridge0723:30353136 cmake_vspar411:30581797 vsaa593:30376534 pythonvs932:30404738 cppdebug:30492333 vscaac:30438845 vsclangdf:30492506 c4g48928:30535728 dsvsc012cf:30540253 pynewext54:30618038 pylantcb52:30590116 pyindex848:30611229 nodejswelcome1:30587009 pyind779:30611226 pythonsymbol12:30622696 fim-prod:30623723 ```

[roblourens]

That extension should be built in, so either it's missing somehow or it got disabled. If you search @builtin json in the extensions viewlet, do you see a "JSON Language Basics" extension?

[thadguidry]

@roblourens Yes.

[roblourens]

Can you share a screenshot of what happens when you click that link?

Is it the same with extensions disabled?

Does it work in vscode stable?

[thadguidry]

@roblourens Perhaps I'm missing the C++ (GDB/LLDB) template option in the dropdown as suggested by the project setup docs here: https://docs.godotengine.org/en/stable/development/cpp/configuring_an_ide/visual_studio_code.html#debugging-the-project

If I completely delete (move to recycle bin) the .vscode folder by right-clicking and deleting it within VSC and then click on Run and Debug icon (CTRL + Shift + D) and then click on create a launch.json file blue link, it opens the dropdown (not showing an option for C++ (GDB/LLDB).

[roblourens]

Seems like a different issue, you could file an issue on the cpptools extension about that.

[thadguidry]

Thanks will do that. Closing.