puremourning/vimspector

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Vimspector is a multi-language graphical debugging plugin for Vim, built on the Debug Adapter Protocol (DAP). It provides an IDE-like debugging UI inside Vim with breakpoints, watch windows, call stacks, and variable scopes for languages like C++, Python, Java, and more.

Use cases

• debug C++ programs from within Vim
• set breakpoints and step through Python code in Vim
• attach a debugger to a running process by PID
• evaluate watch expressions while debugging in Vim
• inspect call stack and variable scopes in Vim
• debug Java applications using debug adapter protocol

When to choose

• you debug in Vim and want an IDE-style debugging experience
• you need a single debugging plugin that works across many languages via DAP
• you prefer keyboard-driven debugging with configurable key mappings

When to avoid

• you use Neovim and prefer built-in DAP via nvim-dap
• you want a full IDE debugger outside of Vim
• you need debugging support in editors other than Vim

Facets

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