This extension enables debugging of Grooper scripts using the Grooper Web application running on .NET 9 and Kestrel. It launches the Grooper web client in a browser window when a debug session starts, and closes the browser window when the debug session ends. If the browser window is closed during a debug session, the debug session will be terminated. In this way, the browser window and debug session are synchronized, creating a developer experience similar to standard web application debugging in Visual Studio. To configure a developer machine, follow the steps outlined below: • Install Chrome or Microsoft Edge as the default browser. • Install Grooper and the Grooper Web client. • Install Visual Studio with the 'ASP.NET and web development' workload enabled. • Download and install this extension. Once these steps are complete, debugging may be performed as follows: • Open the Design page from a web browser on the development machine. • Navigate to a scriptable node, and select the 'Scripting' tab. • Use the 'Download' button to generate a Visual Studio project on the local hard drive of the development machine. • Open the solution in Visual Studio. • Use standard Visual Studio debugging functions. |