Start debugging without firmware uploading using a new "loadMode" launch option

Author: ivankravets

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Release Notes
 
+## 2.3.4 (2021-10-??)
+
+- Start debugging without firmware uploading using a new ``loadMode`` launch option (see docs for [debug_load_mode](https://docs.platformio.org/en/latest/projectconf/section_env_debug.html#debug-load-mode) for more details)
+
 ## 2.3.3 (2021-08-14)
 
 - Updated PlatformIO Core installer to v1.0.3 ([changes](https://github.com/platformio/platformio-core-installer/releases/tag/v1.0.3)):

package.json

@@ -286,7 +286,23 @@
               "svdPath": {
                 "default": null,
                 "description": "Path to an SVD file describing the peripherals of the microcontroller",
-                "type": "string"
+                "type": [
+                  "string",
+                  "null"
+                ]
+              },
+              "loadMode": {
+                "description": "Control when PlatformIO should load debugging firmware to the end target (see docs for `debug_load_mode` option)",
+                "default": null,
+                "type": [
+                  "string",
+                  "null"
+                ],
+                "enum": [
+                  "always",
+                  "modified",
+                  "manual"
+                ]
               },
               "showDevDebugOutput": {
                 "default": false,
@@ -639,7 +655,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "fs-plus": "~3.1.1",
     "platformio-node-helpers": "~9.2.3",
-    "platformio-vscode-debug": "~1.3.1"
+    "platformio-vscode-debug": "~1.4.0"
   },
   "extensionDependencies": [
     "ms-vscode.cpptools"