README.md

Flash Debugger

This is an extension for debugging Haxe applications on the Flash target via FDB. It is best used with the vshaxe extension.

Usage

There's three prerequisites:

1. Download the "Flash Player projector content debugger" from here and associate it with .swf files.

   On Linux, make sure the player's executable is accessible globally (for example, in the /usr/bin/ directory or in the PATH) and its name is no other than flashplayer (you could rename the original file or make a symlink to it).

2. Make sure JAVA_HOME is defined or you have java in your PATH (to run fdb.jar). Please refer to these links for instructions:

   • Setting JAVA_HOME on Windows
   • Setting JAVA_HOME on Linux

3. Compile the .swf file you want to debug with the -D fdb define.

After this, you need a launch configuration. The launch.json should look something like this:

{ 
    "version": "0.2.0",
    "configurations": [
        {
            "name": "Flash",
            "type": "fdb",
            "request": "launch",
            "program": "${workspaceFolder}/bin/application.swf"
        }
    ]
}

Replace /bin/application.swf with the path to your swf file.

You can also generate a config via Add Configuration... -> Haxe (Flash):

Installing from source

1. Navigate to the extensions folder (C:\Users\<username>\.vscode\extensions on Windows, ~/.vscode/extensions otherwise)
2. Clone this repo: git clone https://github.com/vshaxe/flash-debugger
3. Change current directory to the cloned one: cd flash-debugger.
4. Install dependencies: npm install
5. Do npx haxe build.hxml