Copy entry parameters and local variables from the current stack frame while debugging, directly from a hover on a function/method.

• Hover during debug: Move the cursor over a function/method while a debug session is paused to see action links.
• Copy all variables: Copies arguments and locals as JSON to your clipboard.
• Copy entry params: Copies only the method/function parameters as JSON to your clipboard.

• VS Code ^1.83.0
• A running debug session paused at a breakpoint (the extension works only when stopped in the debugger)

1. Start debugging and pause on a breakpoint.
2. Place the cursor on a function/method name.
3. In the hover, click:
   • Copy all variables to copy arguments + locals
   • Copy entry params to copy only arguments
4. Paste the JSON into your unit tests.

You can also run commands from the Command Palette:

• Debug Catch: Copy All Variables For Current Method
• Debug Catch: Copy Entry Parameters For Current Method

These settings control expansion depth and total items fetched from the debug adapter.

• debugCatch.maxExpandDepth (number, default 2): How deep to recursively expand complex objects.
• debugCatch.maxItems (number, default 200): Soft cap for number of variables/items expanded.

Note: Scopes are adapter-specific. This extension looks for scopes containing "args" for parameters and typical local scopes for variables.

• Actual variable names/scopes depend on the active debug adapter and language.
• Complex values are serialized best-effort via the debug adapter string values. Some adapters may truncate or format values differently.
• Very deep or very large objects are truncated using the settings above.

• Open this folder in VS Code.
• Press F5 to run the extension in a new Extension Development Host.
• Set breakpoints in extension.js for debugging the extension itself.

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