Filter out run and debug contextual menu when the file doesn't contain a Main

[apupier]

Run and debug contextual menu are available on files that cannot be run or debug. it would be better to not provide the menu. it will allow having a lighter contextual menu, do nto give false hope to end-users and avoid an error notifications when clicking on it

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Steps To Reproduce

1. create a java file which does not contain a Main class
2. right-click on it

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[testforstephen]

The contextual menu is added statically. To support filter out those files without a main method, we have to watch the file changes to dynamically calculate the main method info of the current file and update the menu registry.

[github-actions[bot]]

Hi @apupier, 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.

• Currently, the Java Debug extension registers Run/Debug on all *.java files regardless of containing a main method. There is no user-facing setting to hide these commands when no entry point exists.
• A related discussion is in vscode-java-debug issue #1037, where it’s noted that menus are contributed on every Java file and then the debugger searches the workspace for main classes if none are in the current file.
• To track or request filtering based on presence of a main method, please upvote or comment on that issue.

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