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cc/arduino/cli/debug/v1/debug.proto

DebugConfigRequest

Field Type Label Description
instance cc.arduino.cli.commands.v1.Instance Arduino Core Service instance from the Init response.
fqbn string Fully qualified board name of the board in use (e.g., arduino:samd:mkr1000). If this is omitted, the FQBN attached to the sketch will be used.
sketch_path string Path to the sketch that is running on the board. The compiled executable is expected to be located under this path.
port cc.arduino.cli.commands.v1.Port Port of the debugger (optional).
interpreter string Which GDB command interpreter to use.
import_dir string Directory containing the compiled executable. If import_dir is not specified, the executable is assumed to be in {sketch_path}/build/{fqbn}/.
programmer string The programmer to use for debugging.

DebugRequest

The top-level message sent by the client for the Debug method. Multiple DebugReq messages can be sent but the first message must contain a DebugConfigReq message to initialize the debug session. All subsequent messages must contain bytes to be sent to the debug session and must not contain a DebugReq message.

Content must be either a debug session config or data to be sent.

Field Type Label Description
debug_request DebugConfigRequest Provides information to the debug that specifies which is the target. The first StreamingOpenReq message must contain a DebugReq message.
data bytes The data to be sent to the target being monitored.
send_interrupt bool Set this to true to send and Interrupt signal to the debugger process

DebugResponse

Field Type Label Description
data bytes Incoming data from the debugger tool.
error string Incoming error output from the debugger tool.

GetDebugConfigResponse

Field Type Label Description
executable string The executable binary to debug
toolchain string The toolchain type used for the build (for example "gcc")
toolchain_path string The toolchain directory
toolchain_prefix string The toolchain architecture prefix (for example "arm-none-eabi-")
server string The GDB server type used to connect to the programmer/board (for example "openocd")
server_path string The GDB server directory
toolchain_configuration GetDebugConfigResponse.ToolchainConfigurationEntry repeated Extra configuration parameters wrt toolchain
server_configuration GetDebugConfigResponse.ServerConfigurationEntry repeated Extra configuration parameters wrt GDB server

GetDebugConfigResponse.ServerConfigurationEntry

Field Type Label Description
key string
value string

GetDebugConfigResponse.ToolchainConfigurationEntry

Field Type Label Description
key string
value string

DebugService

DebugService abstracts a debug Session usage

Method Name Request Type Response Type Description
Debug DebugRequest stream DebugResponse stream Start a debug session and communicate with the debugger tool.
GetDebugConfig DebugConfigRequest GetDebugConfigResponse

Scalar Value Types

.proto Type Notes C++ Java Python Go C# PHP Ruby
double double double float float64 double float Float
float float float float float32 float float Float
int32 Uses variable-length encoding. Inefficient for encoding negative numbers – if your field is likely to have negative values, use sint32 instead. int32 int int int32 int integer Bignum or Fixnum (as required)
int64 Uses variable-length encoding. Inefficient for encoding negative numbers – if your field is likely to have negative values, use sint64 instead. int64 long int/long int64 long integer/string Bignum
uint32 Uses variable-length encoding. uint32 int int/long uint32 uint integer Bignum or Fixnum (as required)
uint64 Uses variable-length encoding. uint64 long int/long uint64 ulong integer/string Bignum or Fixnum (as required)
sint32 Uses variable-length encoding. Signed int value. These more efficiently encode negative numbers than regular int32s. int32 int int int32 int integer Bignum or Fixnum (as required)
sint64 Uses variable-length encoding. Signed int value. These more efficiently encode negative numbers than regular int64s. int64 long int/long int64 long integer/string Bignum
fixed32 Always four bytes. More efficient than uint32 if values are often greater than 2^28. uint32 int int uint32 uint integer Bignum or Fixnum (as required)
fixed64 Always eight bytes. More efficient than uint64 if values are often greater than 2^56. uint64 long int/long uint64 ulong integer/string Bignum
sfixed32 Always four bytes. int32 int int int32 int integer Bignum or Fixnum (as required)
sfixed64 Always eight bytes. int64 long int/long int64 long integer/string Bignum
bool bool boolean boolean bool bool boolean TrueClass/FalseClass
string A string must always contain UTF-8 encoded or 7-bit ASCII text. string String str/unicode string string string String (UTF-8)
bytes May contain any arbitrary sequence of bytes. string ByteString str []byte ByteString string String (ASCII-8BIT)