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After RestartFrame is performed evaluation doesn't work until a StepOver is done

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Assessment

Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
35/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
java, typescript, vscode
Domain
devtools

Research direction

Start by reproducing the issue with the stated VS Code and JDK environment: restart the current stack frame, then evaluate an expression. Trace the Restart the current stack frame and expression evaluation paths in the Java Debugger extension. Done means evaluation succeeds immediately after restart without requiring StepOver.

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Description

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Environment
  • Operating System: MacOS
  • JDK version: 17
  • Visual Studio Code version: 1.74.3
  • Java extension version: v1.14.2023011609
  • Java Debugger extension version: v0.47.2022112823
Steps To Reproduce
  1. Restart the current stack frame while debugging

2.Try to evaluate a expression

Current Result

Error: Cannot evaluate because of org.eclipse.debug.core.DebugException: com.sun.jdi.InvalidStackFrameException occurred while retrieving value..

Expected Result

Expression evaluated successfully.

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