Enable Moving Breakpoints by Drag and Drop

[DieTapete]

Feature Request: Enable Moving Breakpoints by Drag and Drop

Summary

Allow users to move breakpoints to a different line within the same file by dragging and dropping them. This would improve usability when managing breakpoints, especially complex ones with conditions or hit counts.

Problem

Currently, to change the line of a breakpoint, users need to delete it and manually add it to a new line. This can be cumbersome, particularly when the breakpoint has custom conditions or hit counts that need to be reconfigured.

Proposed Solution

Enable drag-and-drop functionality for breakpoints. Users should be able to:

1. Click and hold on a breakpoint marker in the gutter.
2. Drag the marker up or down to a new line within the file.
3. Drop the marker to move the breakpoint, preserving all associated properties (e.g., conditions, hit counts, log messages).

Benefits

• Reduces friction during debugging sessions.

Additional Considerations

• Handle cases where the new line is invalid for a breakpoint (e.g., blank lines or comments) gracefully by either disallowing the drop or moving to the closest line.

[vs-code-engineering]

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Happy Coding!

[roblourens]

#88227

[roblourens]

Old popular request :)