Improved error detection to catch more cases

arduino-debugger-extension/src/node/arduino-debug-adapter-contribution.ts

@@ -70,8 +70,7 @@ export class ArduinoDebugAdapterContribution implements DebugAdapterContribution
             fqbn: '${fqbn}',
             uploadPort: '${port}',
             initCommands: [
-                `-break-insert -t --function ${startFunction}`,
+                `-break-insert -t --function ${startFunction}`
-                '-interpreter-exec console "monitor reset halt"'
             ]
         }
         if (!res.sketch) {

arduino-debugger-extension/src/node/debug-adapter/arduino-debug-session.ts

@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ export class ArduinoDebugSession extends GDBDebugSession {
 
     protected async configurationDoneRequest(response: DebugProtocol.ConfigurationDoneResponse): Promise<void> {
         try {
+            await this.gdb.sendCommand('-interpreter-exec console "monitor reset halt"')
             await mi.sendExecContinue(this.gdb);
             this.sendResponse(response);
         } catch (err) {

arduino-debugger-extension/src/node/debug-adapter/arduino-gdb-backend.ts

@@ -48,9 +48,9 @@ export class ArduinoGDBBackend extends GDBBackend {
         return this.sendCommand(command);
     }
 
-    sendStackInfoFrame(gdb: GDBBackend, threadId: number, frameId: number): Promise<{ frame: MIFrameInfo }> {
+    sendStackInfoFrame(threadId: number, frameId: number): Promise<{ frame: MIFrameInfo }> {
         const command = `-stack-info-frame --thread ${threadId} --frame ${frameId}`;
-        return gdb.sendCommand(command);
+        return this.sendCommand(command);
     }
 
     sendTargetDetach(): Promise<void> {

arduino-debugger-extension/src/node/debug-adapter/arduino-parser.ts

@@ -7,26 +7,35 @@ const LINE_REGEX = /(.*)(\r?\n)/;
 
 export class ArduinoParser extends MIParser {
 
+    protected rejectReady?: (error: Error) => void;
+
     parseFull(proc: ChildProcessWithoutNullStreams): Promise<void> {
         return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+            // Detect errors when the child process could not be spawned
             proc.on('error', reject);
-            let ready = false;
+            // Detect hanging process (does not print command prompt or error)
-            proc.on('exit', () => {
-                if (!ready) {
-                    reject(new Error('The gdb debugger terminated unexpectedly.'));
-                }
-            });
-
             const timeout = setTimeout(() => {
                 reject(new Error(`No response from gdb after ${READY_TIMEOUT} ms.`));
             }, READY_TIMEOUT);
+
             this.waitReady = () => {
-                ready = true;
+                this.rejectReady = undefined;
                 clearTimeout(timeout);
                 resolve();
             }
+            this.rejectReady = (error: Error) => {
+                this.waitReady = undefined;
+                clearTimeout(timeout);
+                reject(error);
+            }
+            // Detect unexpected termination
+            proc.on('exit', () => {
+                if (this.rejectReady) {
+                    this.rejectReady(new Error('The gdb debugger terminated unexpectedly.'));
+                }
+            });
             this.readInputStream(proc.stdout);
-            this.readErrorStream(proc.stderr, reject);
+            this.readErrorStream(proc.stderr);
         });
     }
 
@@ -36,16 +45,25 @@ export class ArduinoParser extends MIParser {
             buff += chunk.toString();
             let regexArray = LINE_REGEX.exec(buff);
             while (regexArray) {
-                this.line = regexArray[1];
+                const line = regexArray[1];
+                this.line = line;
                 this.pos = 0;
                 this.handleLine();
+                // Detect error emitted as log message
+                if (line.startsWith('&"error') && this.rejectReady) {
+                    this.line = line;
+                    this.pos = 0;
+                    this.next();
+                    this.rejectReady(new Error(this.handleCString() || regexArray[1]));
+                    this.rejectReady = undefined;
+                }
                 buff = buff.substring(regexArray[1].length + regexArray[2].length);
                 regexArray = LINE_REGEX.exec(buff);
             }
         });
     }
 
-    private readErrorStream(stream: Readable, reject: (reason?: any) => void) {
+    private readErrorStream(stream: Readable) {
         let buff = '';
         stream.on('data', chunk => {
             buff += chunk.toString();
@@ -53,8 +71,10 @@ export class ArduinoParser extends MIParser {
             while (regexArray) {
                 const line = regexArray[1];
                 this.gdb.emit('consoleStreamOutput', line + '\n', 'stderr');
-                if (line.toLowerCase().startsWith('error')) {
+                // Detect error emitted on the stderr stream
-                    reject(new Error(line));
+                if (line.toLowerCase().startsWith('error') && this.rejectReady) {
+                    this.rejectReady(new Error(line));
+                    this.rejectReady = undefined;
                 }
                 buff = buff.substring(regexArray[1].length + regexArray[2].length);
                 regexArray = LINE_REGEX.exec(buff);

arduino-debugger-extension/src/node/debug-adapter/arduino-variable-handler.ts

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ export class ArduinoVariableHandler {
     async getStaticVariables(frameHandle: number): Promise<DebugProtocol.Variable[]> {
         throw new Error('Static variables are not supported yet.');
         const frame = this.frameHandles.get(frameHandle);
-        const result = await this.gdb.sendStackInfoFrame(this.gdb, frame.threadId, frame.frameId);
+        const result = await this.gdb.sendStackInfoFrame(frame.threadId, frame.frameId);
         const file = path.normalize(result.frame.file || '');
         const symbolInfo: any[] = [] // this.symbolTable.getStaticVariables(file);
         const variables: DebugProtocol.Variable[] = [];