support for <path>:<line>:<column>

[testforstephen]

Originally created by @clankill3r at https://github.com/redhat-developer/vscode-java/issues/1025

It would be really great if :: was supported from using System.out.println. If it already is, then please provide a working example, cause I can't get it to work.

Just like we have clickable links now when having an exception:

I would like to be able to make those links as well.

[github-actions[bot]]

Hi @testforstephen, I'm an AI Support assistant here to help with your issue. While the team reviews your request, I wanted to provide some possible tips and documentation that might help you in the meantime.

Suggestions for clickable <path>:<line>:<column> links:

• Debug Console (when launched in debug mode) already hyperlinks stack-trace entries printed by e.printStackTrace():
  • Debugger for Java matches exception stack frames and makes them clickable. See: • https://github.com/redhat-developer/vscode-java/issues/1025#issuecomment-561024656
• Integrated Terminal does not yet natively support arbitrary <file>:<line>:<col> links. To add this yourself, write a small VS Code extension using vscode.window.registerTerminalLinkProvider:
  • API reference: https://code.visualstudio.com/api/references/vscode-api#TerminalLinkProvider
  • Sample implementation: https://github.com/MaximilianKoestler/vscode-xtext-links/blob/652af3fc3955b85945b9bcf0266aec835755a50a/src/extension.ts#L25
• Follow or contribute to the protocol design for println-based links here:
  • https://github.com/redhat-developer/vscode-java/issues/1025#issuecomment-561054803

Other references with low confidence:

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• Hyperlink support in terminal to open Java type/method/field (#2463): discusses using a TerminalLinkProvider for stack traces in mvn output. https://github.com/redhat-developer/vscode-java/issues/2463
• Relaxing matching rules in Debug Console (#1405): shows that vscode-java-test already links stack-trace lines and suggests extending the same logic. https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-java-test/issues/1405#issuecomment-1147193551

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