Method setVariableRequest

src/gdb.ts:1872–1907

(response: DebugProtocol.SetVariableResponse, args: DebugProtocol.SetVariableArguments)

    }

    protected async setVariableRequest(response: DebugProtocol.SetVariableResponse, args: DebugProtocol.SetVariableArguments): Promise<void> {
        try {
            let name = args.name;
            let threadId = -1;
            let frameId = -1;
            const varRef = args.variablesReference;
            const isReg = (varRef >= HandleRegions.REG_HANDLE_START && varRef < HandleRegions.REG_HANDLE_FINISH);
            const globOrStatic = !isReg && this.getFloatingVariable(varRef, name);
            if (isReg) {
                const varObj = await this.miDebugger.varCreate(varRef, '$' + name, '-', '*');
                name = varObj.name;
                [threadId, frameId] = decodeReference(varRef);
            } else if (globOrStatic) {
                name = globOrStatic.name;
            } else if (varRef >= HandleRegions.VAR_HANDLES_START) {
                const parent = this.variableHandles.get(args.variablesReference) as VariableObject;
                const fullName = parent.children[name];
                name = fullName ? fullName : `${parent.name}.${name}`;
            } else if (varRef >= HandleRegions.STACK_HANDLES_START && varRef < HandleRegions.STACK_HANDLES_FINISH) {
                const tryName = this.createStackVarName(name, varRef);
                if (this.variableHandlesReverse.hasOwnProperty(tryName)) {
                    name = tryName;
                }
                [threadId, frameId] = decodeReference(varRef);
            }
            const res = await this.miDebugger.varAssign(name, args.value, threadId, frameId);
            // TODO: Need to check for errors
            response.body = {
                value: res.result('value')
            };
            this.sendResponse(response);
        }
        catch (err) {
            this.sendErrorResponse(response, 11, `Could not set variable: ${err}`);
        }
    }

    // These should really by multiple pairs that are unique so you cannot mix up
    // the response and args