Debugging for Java Visual Studio Code extension does not support class path wildcards

[aubreyyan]

Class path wildcards are officially an option in Java: https://docs.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/technotes/tools/windows/classpath.html

Specifying target/dependency/* as a class path option is common practice and highly suggested as a method of collecting .m2 jars. See https://stackoverflow.com/a/6079820/8652920

Therefore, this functionality should be easily accessible when specifying classpaths in launch.json. This is not the case, however, and asterisks seem to be prematurely escaped.

Environment

• Operating System: Linux x64
• JDK version: openjdk version "17.0.12" 2024-07-16
• Visual Studio Code version: 1.85.2
• Java extension version: v22.1.1
• Java Debugger extension version: v0.58.0

Steps To Reproduce

1. Create a "java" launch configuration (if you're not sure how, ref https://stackoverflow.com/questions/63711388/how-do-i-provide-launch-option-args-to-vscode-java-debugger) with the "classPaths" option specified, and add the path "$project_src/target/dependency/*"
2. Specify "shortenCommandLine": "none" to see the full command in terminal
3. Run and debug, and examine the -cp value generated by this extension
4. You will see target/dependency/\*

Current Result

cd /path/to/maven/project ; /usr/bin/env /usr/lib/jvm/java-17-openjdk-amd64/bin/java -agentlib:jdwp=transport=dt_socket,server=n,suspend=y,address=localhost:45743 -DconfigFile=src/main/resources/properties/config.properties -Dno_system_volume=true -XX:+ShowCodeDetailsInExceptionMessages -cp /path/to/maven/project/target/dependency/\* com.my.project.Main

Expected Result

cd /path/to/maven/project ; /usr/bin/env /usr/lib/jvm/java-17-openjdk-amd64/bin/java -agentlib:jdwp=transport=dt_socket,server=n,suspend=y,address=localhost:45743 -DconfigFile=src/main/resources/properties/config.properties -Dno_system_volume=true -XX:+ShowCodeDetailsInExceptionMessages -cp /path/to/maven/project/target/dependency/* com.my.project.Main

Additional Informations

[aubreyyan]

It appears that I made a typo in dependency and using exactly $project_src/target/dependency/* does expand properly.