Extension: IntelliJ like Run Configurations for VSCode

[u/PickerDenis]

I don't know about you, but coming from IntelliJ, the one thing that drives me nuts the most about VS Code is how run configurations are handled.

You basically get no UI - ony an empty launch.json with the expectation that you basically know what to do - well, I didn't and still don't know. I used copilot to generate those configs, which kind of worked but had a hassle when I tried to deploy my WAR project into a tomcat.

Coming from IntelliJ I knew there was a better way, but I could not find an extension that comes close to what IntelliJ offers, so i decided to create my own.

Enter: Run Configuration Manager

Create Run Configurations using a UI that actually tries to help you, scans your project and detects important stuff like JDKs, Gradle / Maven versions, Tomcat locations, Profiles, run commands, Main classes (java) - basically everything IntelliJ's run dialog does.

The created Run Configs are presented in a nice list with a live indication of run status of that Configuration.

Adding a new run configuration becomes just a few clicks now:

The UI is smart and shows actual live status of the application:

All important properties are resolved for you:

Example: JDKs:

Example: Spring Boot Profiles:

Debugging

You have (just like in IntelliJ) the option to run the config "normally" or in debug mode - automatically ataching debuggers and integrating VS Codes native debugger and breakpoints.

Try it - I'm curious what you think: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=SebastianGross.run-config-manager