Error setting variable during debug
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Assessment
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Newbie friendliness
- 42/100
- Issue type
- Bug
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Activity status
- Stale
- Tech stack
- powershell, typescript, vscode
- Domain
- devtools
Research direction
Reproduce the paused PowerShell debugging scenario by changing a string property on a PSCustomObject, then trace the debug variable-setting path around the reported VariableDetails-to-VariableContainerDetails cast error. Done means the property updates successfully without the unexpected error, with regression coverage for this case.
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Description
Type: Bug
While debugging a PowerShell script, break execution, attempt to change the string value of an attribute of a PSCustomObject variable in the script.
Expected Outcome: The value of that attribute of the object is updated.
Actual Outcome:
Unexpected error setting variable: Unable to cast object of type 'Microsoft.PowerShell.EditorServices.Services.DebutAdapter.VariableDetails' to type 'Microsoft.PowerShell.EditorServices.Services.DebugAdapter.VariableContainerDetails'.
Extension version: 2025.0.0
VS Code version: Code 1.98.2 (ddc367ed5c8936efe395cffeec279b04ffd7db78, 2025-03-12T13:32:45.399Z)
OS version: Windows_NT x64 10.0.19045
Modes:
System Info
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| CPUs | Intel(R) Xeon(R) W-2133 CPU @ 3.60GHz (12 x 3600) |
| GPU Status | 2d_canvas: enabled canvas_oop_rasterization: enabled_on 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_graphite: disabled_off video_decode: enabled video_encode: enabled vulkan: disabled_off webgl: enabled webgl2: enabled webgpu: enabled webnn: disabled_off |
| Load (avg) | undefined |
| Memory (System) | 15.68GB (3.21GB free) |
| Process Argv | --crash-reporter-id 15a8f0e2-3338-461b-94e3-acb54ccab3e4 |
| Screen Reader | no |
| VM | 0% |
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- Dominant language
- TypeScript
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