vscode and mono now the supported dev environment

.vscode/launch.json

@@ -5,11 +5,12 @@
     "version": "0.2.0",
     "configurations": [
         {
-            "name": "Launch",
-            "type": "xamarin",
-            "request": "launch",
-            "package": "com.your.app.package",
-            "intent": ""
+            "preLaunchTask": "build-and-start-debug-server",
+            "name": "Debug",
+            "type": "mono",
+            "request": "attach",
+            "address": "localhost",
+            "port": 55555
         }
     ]
 }

.vscode/tasks.json

@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+{
+    // See https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=733558
+    // for the documentation about the tasks.json format
+    "version": "2.0.0",
+    "tasks": [
+        {
+            "label": "build",
+            "type": "shell",
+            "command": "msbuild",
+            "args": [
+                // Ask msbuild to generate full paths for file names.
+                "/property:GenerateFullPaths=true",
+                "/t:build"
+            ],
+            "group": "build",
+            "presentation": {
+                // Reveal the output only if unrecognized errors occur.
+                "reveal": "silent"
+            },
+            // Use the standard MS compiler pattern to detect errors, warnings and infos
+            "problemMatcher": "$msCompile"
+        },
+        {
+            "label": "build-and-start-debug-server",
+            "type": "shell",
+            "isBackground": true,
+            "command": "./start.sh",
+            // This task is run before some debug tasks.
+            // Problem is, it's a watch script, and since it never exits, VSCode
+            // complains. All this is needed so VSCode just lets it run.
+            "problemMatcher": [
+                {
+                    "pattern": [
+                        {
+                            "regexp": ".",
+                            "file": 1,
+                            "location": 2,
+                            "message": 3
+                        }
+                    ],
+                    "background": {
+                        "activeOnStart": true,
+                        "beginsPattern": ".",
+                        "endsPattern": ".",
+                    }
+                }
+            ]
+        }
+    ]
+}

Aurora.gtk/Aurora.gtk.csproj

@@ -450,6 +450,9 @@
     <None Include="Themes\assets-dark\treeview-rtl-button-active.png" />
     <None Include="Themes\assets-dark\treeview-rtl-button-hover.png" />
     <None Include="Themes\assets-dark\treeview-rtl-button.png" />
+    <None Include="libvlc.dylib">
+      <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
+    </None>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ProjectReference Include="..\Aurora\Aurora.csproj">

Aurora/App.xaml.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using System;
 using Aurora.Frontend.Views.Main;
+using LibVLCSharp.Shared;
 using Xamarin.Forms;
 using Xamarin.Forms.Xaml;
 
@@ -10,6 +11,7 @@ namespace Aurora
         public App()
         {
             InitializeComponent();
+            Core.Initialize();
 
             MainPage = new MainView();
         }

Aurora/Backend/Services/PlayerService.cs

@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ namespace Aurora.Backend.Services
 
         public void Play(BaseSong song)
         {
-            Core.Initialize();
             using (var libVLC = new LibVLC())
             {
                 song.Load();

start.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+msbuild
+mono --debug --debugger-agent=transport=dt_socket,server=y,address=127.0.0.1:55555 Aurora.gtk/bin/Debug/Aurora.gtk.exe