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Single file support

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Assessment

Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
30/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
java, typescript, vscode
Domain
devtools

Research direction

The issue names no files, tests, or entry points; begin by locating the Java run/debug command used by VS Code. Clarify how single-file execution should differ from workspace execution, with done meaning one Java file can run or debug without unrelated folder files or classpath entries.

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Description

ai-triaged enhancement feature request launch question

User feedbacks:

  • "Single file support. Some times i want to run a single file nothing else. I don't want errors from other files in the folder. There should an option ."
  • I use VSCode for simple single file java programs. A simple run / debug button, which does not add everything to the classpath and tries to compile all of the other java files would be great.
Dominant language
TypeScript
Stars
591
Forks
429
Avg merge
1d 9h
Merged PRs (30d)
19

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