feat: improving UX during run/debug

bundles/com.espressif.idf.ui/plugin.xml

@@ -521,6 +521,21 @@
                </iterate>
             </with>
          </activeWhen>
+      </handler>      
+      <handler
+            class="com.espressif.idf.ui.handlers.RunActionHandler"
+            commandId="org.eclipse.launchbar.ui.command.launchActive">
+         <activeWhen>
+            <with
+                  variable="activeContexts">
+               <iterate
+                     operator="or">
+                  <equals
+                        value="com.espressif.idf.ui.espLaunchScope">
+                  </equals>
+               </iterate>
+            </with>
+         </activeWhen>
       </handler>
    </extension>
    	<extension point="org.eclipse.ui.preferencePages">

bundles/com.espressif.idf.ui/src/com/espressif/idf/ui/LaunchBarListener.java

@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ public static void setIgnoreTargetChange(boolean status)
 	@Override
 	public void activeLaunchTargetChanged(ILaunchTarget target)
 	{
-		Display.getDefault().asyncExec(() -> {
+		Display.getDefault().syncExec(() -> {
 			if (target != null)
 			{
 				String targetName = target.getAttribute("com.espressif.idf.launch.serial.core.idfTarget", //$NON-NLS-1$

bundles/com.espressif.idf.ui/src/com/espressif/idf/ui/dialogs/Messages.java

@@ -28,6 +28,12 @@ public class Messages extends NLS
 	public static String HintDetailsTitle;
 	public static String FilterMessage;
 	public static String HintsYmlNotFoundErrMsg;
+	public static String SelectDebugConfigDialog_LableText;
+	public static String SelectDebugConfigDialog_Text;
+	public static String SelectDebugConfigDialog_Title;
+	public static String SelectLaunchConfigDialog_LableText;
+	public static String SelectLaunchConfigDialog_Text;
+	public static String SelectLaunchConfigDialog_Title;
 	public static String WriteFlashDialog_Bin_Path_Lbl;
 	public static String WriteFlashDialog_BinFileErrFormatErrMsg;
 	public static String WriteFlashDialog_Browse_Btn;

bundles/com.espressif.idf.ui/src/com/espressif/idf/ui/dialogs/SelectDebugConfigDialog.java

@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+/*******************************************************************************
+ * Copyright 2024-2025 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) PTE LTD. All rights reserved.
+ * Use is subject to license terms.
+ *******************************************************************************/
+package com.espressif.idf.ui.dialogs;
+
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Optional;
+import java.util.stream.Stream;
+
+import org.eclipse.core.runtime.CoreException;
+import org.eclipse.jface.dialogs.IDialogConstants;
+import org.eclipse.jface.dialogs.IMessageProvider;
+import org.eclipse.jface.dialogs.TitleAreaDialog;
+import org.eclipse.launchbar.core.ILaunchBarManager;
+import org.eclipse.launchbar.core.ILaunchDescriptor;
+import org.eclipse.swt.SWT;
+import org.eclipse.swt.layout.GridData;
+import org.eclipse.swt.layout.GridLayout;
+import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Combo;
+import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Composite;
+import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Control;
+import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Label;
+import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Shell;
+
+import com.espressif.idf.core.logging.Logger;
+import com.espressif.idf.ui.UIPlugin;
+
+public class SelectDebugConfigDialog extends TitleAreaDialog
+{
+
+	private Combo descriptorsCombo;
+	private final List<String> suitableConfiguratios;
+
+	public SelectDebugConfigDialog(Shell parentShell, List<String> suitableConfiguratios)
+	{
+		super(parentShell);
+		this.suitableConfiguratios = suitableConfiguratios;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void create()
+	{
+		super.create();
+		setTitle(Messages.SelectDebugConfigDialog_Title);
+		setMessage(Messages.SelectDebugConfigDialog_Text, IMessageProvider.INFORMATION);
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	protected void configureShell(Shell newShell)
+	{
+		super.configureShell(newShell);
+		newShell.setText(Messages.SelectDebugConfigDialog_Title);
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	protected void createButtonsForButtonBar(Composite parent)
+	{
+		// create OK and Cancel buttons by default
+		createButton(parent, IDialogConstants.OK_ID, "Debug", true); //$NON-NLS-1$
+		createButton(parent, IDialogConstants.CANCEL_ID, IDialogConstants.CANCEL_LABEL, false);
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	protected Control createDialogArea(Composite parent)
+	{
+		Composite area = (Composite) super.createDialogArea(parent);
+		Composite container = new Composite(area, SWT.NONE);
+		container.setLayoutData(new GridData(SWT.FILL, SWT.FILL, true, true));
+		GridLayout layout = new GridLayout(2, false);
+		container.setLayout(layout);
+
+		Label descriptorsLabel = new Label(container, SWT.NONE);
+		descriptorsLabel.setText(Messages.SelectDebugConfigDialog_LableText);
+
+		GridData comboLayoutData = new GridData();
+		comboLayoutData.grabExcessHorizontalSpace = true;
+		comboLayoutData.horizontalAlignment = GridData.FILL;
+		comboLayoutData.horizontalSpan = 1;
+
+		descriptorsCombo = new Combo(container, SWT.READ_ONLY);
+		descriptorsCombo.setItems(suitableConfiguratios.toArray(new String[0]));
+		descriptorsCombo.select(0);
+		descriptorsCombo.setLayoutData(comboLayoutData);
+		return super.createDialogArea(parent);
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	protected void okPressed()
+	{
+		ILaunchBarManager launchBarManager = UIPlugin.getService(ILaunchBarManager.class);
+		try
+		{
+			ILaunchDescriptor[] descriptors = launchBarManager.getLaunchDescriptors();
+			Optional<ILaunchDescriptor> optDisc = Stream.of(descriptors)
+					.filter(disc -> disc.getName().contentEquals(descriptorsCombo.getText())).findFirst();
+			if (optDisc.isPresent())
+			{
+				launchBarManager.setActiveLaunchDescriptor(optDisc.get());
+			}
+
+		}
+		catch (CoreException e)
+		{
+			Logger.log(e);
+		}
+
+		super.okPressed();
+	}
+
+}

bundles/com.espressif.idf.ui/src/com/espressif/idf/ui/dialogs/SelectLaunchConfigDialog.java

@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+/*******************************************************************************
+ * Copyright 2024-2025 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) PTE LTD. All rights reserved.
+ * Use is subject to license terms.
+ *******************************************************************************/
+package com.espressif.idf.ui.dialogs;
+
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Optional;
+import java.util.stream.Stream;
+
+import org.eclipse.core.runtime.CoreException;
+import org.eclipse.jface.dialogs.IDialogConstants;
+import org.eclipse.jface.dialogs.IMessageProvider;
+import org.eclipse.jface.dialogs.TitleAreaDialog;
+import org.eclipse.launchbar.core.ILaunchBarManager;
+import org.eclipse.launchbar.core.ILaunchDescriptor;
+import org.eclipse.swt.SWT;
+import org.eclipse.swt.layout.GridData;
+import org.eclipse.swt.layout.GridLayout;
+import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Combo;
+import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Composite;
+import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Control;
+import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Label;
+import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Shell;
+
+import com.espressif.idf.core.logging.Logger;
+import com.espressif.idf.ui.UIPlugin;
+
+public class SelectLaunchConfigDialog extends TitleAreaDialog
+{
+	private Combo descriptorsCombo;
+	private final List<String> suitableConfiguratios;
+
+	public SelectLaunchConfigDialog(Shell parentShell, List<String> suitableConfiguratios)
+	{
+		super(parentShell);
+		this.suitableConfiguratios = suitableConfiguratios;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	protected void configureShell(Shell newShell)
+	{
+		super.configureShell(newShell);
+		newShell.setText(Messages.SelectLaunchConfigDialog_Title);
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void create()
+	{
+		super.create();
+		setTitle(Messages.SelectLaunchConfigDialog_Title);
+		setMessage(Messages.SelectLaunchConfigDialog_Text, IMessageProvider.INFORMATION);
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	protected void createButtonsForButtonBar(Composite parent)
+	{
+		// create OK and Cancel buttons by default
+		createButton(parent, IDialogConstants.OK_ID, "Launch", true); //$NON-NLS-1$
+		createButton(parent, IDialogConstants.CANCEL_ID, IDialogConstants.CANCEL_LABEL, false);
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	protected Control createDialogArea(Composite parent)
+	{
+		Composite area = (Composite) super.createDialogArea(parent);
+		Composite container = new Composite(area, SWT.NONE);
+		container.setLayoutData(new GridData(SWT.FILL, SWT.FILL, true, true));
+		GridLayout layout = new GridLayout(2, false);
+		container.setLayout(layout);
+
+		Label descriptorsLabel = new Label(container, SWT.NONE);
+		descriptorsLabel.setText(Messages.SelectLaunchConfigDialog_LableText);
+
+		GridData comboLayoutData = new GridData();
+		comboLayoutData.grabExcessHorizontalSpace = true;
+		comboLayoutData.horizontalAlignment = GridData.FILL;
+		comboLayoutData.horizontalSpan = 1;
+
+		descriptorsCombo = new Combo(container, SWT.READ_ONLY);
+		descriptorsCombo.setItems(suitableConfiguratios.toArray(new String[0]));
+		descriptorsCombo.select(0);
+		descriptorsCombo.setLayoutData(comboLayoutData);
+		return super.createDialogArea(parent);
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	protected void okPressed()
+	{
+		ILaunchBarManager launchBarManager = UIPlugin.getService(ILaunchBarManager.class);
+		try
+		{
+			ILaunchDescriptor[] descriptors = launchBarManager.getLaunchDescriptors();
+			Optional<ILaunchDescriptor> optDisc = Stream.of(descriptors)
+					.filter(disc -> disc.getName().contentEquals(descriptorsCombo.getText())).findFirst();
+			if (optDisc.isPresent())
+			{
+				launchBarManager.setActiveLaunchDescriptor(optDisc.get());
+			}
+
+		}
+		catch (CoreException e)
+		{
+			Logger.log(e);
+		}
+
+		super.okPressed();
+	}
+
+}

bundles/com.espressif.idf.ui/src/com/espressif/idf/ui/dialogs/messages.properties

@@ -21,6 +21,12 @@ DeleteResourcesWizard_project_deleteConfigurations=Delete all related configurat
 HintDetailsTitle=Hint Details
 FilterMessage=type filter text
 HintsYmlNotFoundErrMsg={0} is missing. Hints are only supported from esp-idf v5.0 and higher
+SelectDebugConfigDialog_LableText=Suitable Debug Configurations:
+SelectDebugConfigDialog_Text=To debug a project, the Debug Configuration should be selected. Select a Debug Configuration and click "Debug"
+SelectDebugConfigDialog_Title=Select Debug Configuration
+SelectLaunchConfigDialog_LableText=Suitable Launch Configurations:
+SelectLaunchConfigDialog_Text=To launch a project, the Launch Configuration should be selected. Select a Launch Configuration and click "Launch"
+SelectLaunchConfigDialog_Title=Select Launch Configuration
 WriteFlashDialog_Bin_Path_Lbl=Bin Path:
 WriteFlashDialog_BinFileErrFormatErrMsg=%s bin file doens't exist
 WriteFlashDialog_Browse_Btn=Browse

bundles/com.espressif.idf.ui/src/com/espressif/idf/ui/handlers/Messages.java

@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@ public class Messages extends NLS
 	public static String UpdateEspIdfCommand_JobMsg;
 	public static String UpdateEspIdfCommand_InstallToolsJobMsg;
 	public static String UpdateEspIdfCommand_SuggestToOpenInstallToolsWizard;
+	public static String MissingDebugConfigurationTitle;
+	public static String DebugConfigurationNotFoundMsg;
+
+	public static String RunActionHandler_NoProjectQuestionText;
+	public static String RunActionHandler_NoProjectQuestionTitle;
 
 	static
 	{