Drop-In file for tasks.json and launch.json

[ReinhardKeil]

Type: Feature Request

The currently location of the drop in files is a hard to spot. Also in multi-project repos, there might be more than just one dropin file but only one .vscode folder that makes this relevant.

Suggested changes:

• Location of the drop in files should be in the same directory as the related csolution.yml file. Suggest to use a folder name that relates to .vscode, i.e. .vscode-add, the complete path would be `./.vscode-add/tasks.json

• It should be explained how the content of such a drop in file is merged with existing files in .vscode

• Should be the same mechanism also for launch.json added?

[KeilChris]

What is wrong with the description here: https://mdk-packs.github.io/vscode-cmsis-solution-docs/debug.html#custom-launchjson-and-tasksjson-settings? Do you have any suggestions to improve that?

[jkrech]

Once the above changes have been done, the documentation needs to be adapted (e.g. .vscode-add folder name).

[JonatanAntoni]

The above is already implemented using a slightly different naming scheme, see documentation. I.e., .vscode/tasks.json.d/ instead of .vscode-add/tasks.json.
The same mechanism is implemented for launch.json, accordingly.

A question to clarify is how to handle workspace folder level vs. solution folder level. As of today, the workspace level is always used even if the active solution resides in a subfolder. The solution folder level is used additionally.

One may argue that the workspace folder level should not be used but only the solution folder level matters. For single solution workspaces with the solution file on top level (which is the workspace folder) this would not change the behaviour. But once the solution file is moved into a subfolder, either both locations are considered or only the solution folder level. The decision is if there are scenarios where one needs both, common configurations for the entire workspace plus solution specific ones for the active solution.

[RobertRostohar]

One additional problem is that the "inputs" section is not copied (only "tasks" section is copied).

This can be seen with the example for Alif:
https://github.com/Arm-Examples/ModelNova/blob/main/RockPaperScissors/AppKit-E8_USB/.vscode/tasks.json.d/tasks.json