# theHamsta/nvim-dap-virtual-text

Repository: https://github.com/theHamsta/nvim-dap-virtual-text
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/nvim-dap-virtual-text
Language: Lua
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Last push: 2025-05-25T14:05:18+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 43/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 23, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2200, "days_push": 465, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1078, forks 35 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:29.765850+00:00)

## What it is
A Neovim plugin that adds virtual text support to nvim-dap, displaying variable values inline in the editor during debugging sessions. It uses nvim-treesitter to locate variable definitions and highlights changed variables and exception stop reasons.

## Use cases
- show variable values inline while debugging in neovim
- display debug variable values as virtual text next to code
- highlight changed variables during a debug session in neovim
- see exception stop reasons in the editor while debugging
- add inline debug annotations to nvim-dap

## When to choose
- you use nvim-dap and want inline variable values without opening a separate UI panel
- you want to visually track which variables changed while stepping through code
- you prefer a lightweight treesitter-based debugging display in Neovim

## When to avoid
- you don't use Neovim or nvim-dap
- you need a full graphical debugger UI rather than inline text
- your language lacks treesitter locals queries for definitions and references

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: active
- function: editor, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, text-editors
- platform: editor-plugin, windows
- tags: neovim, nvim-dap, debugging, virtual-text, treesitter, lua, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- theHamsta/nvim-dap-virtual-text (main) score 43

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:29.765850+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:53:12.505494+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/theHamsta/nvim-dap-virtual-text (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:29.765850+00:00, sha 0835ebf4716d)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.