launch.json and build tasks.json

.gitignore

@@ -37,3 +37,7 @@
 # Go workspace file
 go.work
 
+# MacOS
+.DS_Store
+
+bin/*

.vscode/launch.json

@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+{
+    "version": "0.2.0",
+    "configurations": [
+        {
+            "name": "Debug",
+            "type": "go",
+            "request": "launch",
+            "mode": "debug",
+            "program": "${workspaceRoot}",
+            "env": {},
+            "args": [],
+            "showLog": true,
+        },
+        {
+            "name": "Build & Run",
+            "type": "go",
+            "request": "launch",
+            "mode": "exec",
+            "program": "${workspaceFolder}/bin/hello",
+            "console": "integratedTerminal",
+            "preLaunchTask": "go build",
+        },
+    ]
+}

.vscode/tasks.json

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+{
+  "version": "2.0.0",
+  "tasks": [
+    {
+      "label": "go build",
+      "type": "shell",
+      "command": "go build -o bin/hello ./...", 
+      "group": "build",
+      "problemMatcher": ["$go"]
+    }
+  ]
+}

README.md

@@ -30,15 +30,18 @@ package main
 import "fmt"
 
 func main() {
-    fmt.Println("Hello World!")
-    i := 101
-    fmt.Println(i)
+	name := "World"
+	fmt.Println(getGreeting(name))
+}
+
+func getGreeting(name string) string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("Hello, %s!", name)
 }
 ```
 
 Some useful hotkeys:
 - `Ctrl + Shift + D` - Open Debugger
-- `F9` - set or toggle Breakpoint. *Try this line `i := 101`*
+- `F9` - set or toggle Breakpoint. *Try this line `name := "World"`*
 - `F5` - Start Debugging or to Run the Application. If asked to select environment: select `Go`
 - `F10` -  Step Over
 - `F11` - Step Into
@@ -57,14 +60,36 @@ Typical aka untouched `launch.json`:
             "type": "go",
             "request": "launch",
             "mode": "debug",
-            "remotePath": "",
-            "port": 2345,
-            "host": "127.0.0.1",
             "program": "${workspaceRoot}",
             "env": {},
             "args": [],
-            "showLog": true
+            "showLog": true,
         }
     ]
 }
 ```
+
+# Custom build task
+
+Create `tasks.json`:
+
+```json
+{
+  "version": "2.0.0",
+  "tasks": [
+    {
+      "label": "go build",
+      "type": "shell",
+      "command": "go build -o bin/tui ./...", 
+      "group": "build",
+      "problemMatcher": ["$go"],
+    }
+  ]
+}
+```
+
+Add this line to the desired run command in your `launch.json`
+
+```json
+"preLaunchTask": "go build",
+```