vscode.startDebug should take debug configuration json as argument

[Alphapage]

Hello,

This request is related to #4607.

I need to be able to start the debugger using a configuration with a specific name.
For now, vscode can only launch the default or selected configuration.

I hope you will take my request into consideration and it will enhance vscode.

Thanks in advance for your feedback.

[Alphapage]

It would be great if we could give a json config directly, something like this:

workbench.action.debug.start('{
            "name": "LaunchCustom",
            "type": "node",
            "request": "launch",
            "program": "${workspaceRoot}/index.js",
            "stopOnEntry": false,
            "args": [],
            "cwd": "${workspaceRoot}",
            "preLaunchTask": null,
            "runtimeExecutable": null,
            "runtimeArgs": [
                "--nolazy"
            ],
            "env": {
                "NODE_ENV": "development"
            },
            "externalConsole": false,
            "sourceMaps": false,
            "outDir": null
        }
');

And some events like:

workbench.action.debug.onDidStart((launchName)=>{});

workbench.action.debug.onDidStop((launchName)=>{});

[jcansdale]

Yes, being able to take a json config directly would be ideal!