Improve README, issue template, and test error output (#1898)

* Improve README and test error output

* Adding popular feature requests

* Feature Requests gets thumbs up, not issues.

* Adding info for issues

Author: WardenGnaw

.travis.yml

@@ -36,10 +36,6 @@ script:
   # pr-check needs to run before test. test modifies package.json.
   - npm run pr-check
   - npm run test
-
-after_failure:
-  - find ~ -name "integrationTests.log" -type f -exec cat {} \;
-
-after_success:
+  # Dump integrationTest.log output
   - find ~ -name "integrationTests.log" -type f -exec cat {} \;
 

Extension/test/integrationTests/debug.integration.test.ts

@@ -20,8 +20,12 @@ suite(`Debug Integration Test: `, function() {
         let debugSessionTerminated = new Promise(resolve => {
             vscode.debug.onDidTerminateDebugSession((e) => resolve());
         });
-        
-        assert.equal(vscode.debug.activeDebugSession.type, "cppdbg");
+
+        try {
+            assert.equal(vscode.debug.activeDebugSession.type, "cppdbg");
+        } catch (e) {
+            assert.fail("Debugger failed to launch. Did the extension activate correctly?")
+        }
 
         await debugSessionTerminated;
     });

ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md

@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
 <!--
+  If this is a performance issue report, please use the VS Code Issue reporter via command palette (f1 -> Help: Report Issue).
+  Set the field 'This is a' to be 'Performance Issue', the field 'File on' to be 'An Extension', and set 'Extension' to be 'C/C++'.
+  You may toggle off the data you wish to not send, but with more information we can help. 
+  Fill out the title and steps to reproduce with as much info as you can.
+  Clicking on 'Preview on GitHub' will open up a webpage for you to submit your issue.
+
   If this is a bug report, please give us as much information as possible so we can reproduce your issue.
   Examples of information that can help us find and fix bugs:
     * Operating System and version
@@ -9,6 +15,7 @@
     * A small code sample, zipped up project, or open source repo we can use to verify the bug
     * Relevant settings from your settings.json, c_cpp_properties.json, and/or launch.json files
     * Any log messages present in the Output window (use "C_Cpp.loggingLevel": "Information" in settings.json)
+    * Debugger logs (use "logging": { "engineLogging": true } in your launch.json)
 
   Please also take a look at our documentation, as we may already have answers for your questions:
     * https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode-cpptools/tree/master/Documentation

README.md

@@ -1,14 +1,30 @@
 # vscode-cpptools
 
-This is the official repository for filing issues against and getting support for the [Microsoft C/C++ extension for VS Code](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-vscode.cpptools).
+This is the official repository for the [Microsoft C/C++ extension for VS Code](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-vscode.cpptools).
 
-### Microsoft Open Source Code of Conduct
+The `vscode-cpptools` repository is where we do development and there are many ways you can support the extension, for example:
 
-This project has adopted the [Microsoft Open Source Code of Conduct](https://opensource.microsoft.com/codeofconduct/). For more information see the [Code of Conduct FAQ](https://opensource.microsoft.com/codeofconduct/faq/) or contact [email protected] with any additional questions or comments. 
+* [Report issues or request features](https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode-cpptools/issues)
+   - If someone has filed a similar issue, please provide any additional information that can help us resolve it on the issue
+   - If someone has filed a similar feature request, please leave a thumbs up reaction on the issue
+   - [List of popular feature requests](https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode-cpptools/issues?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+sort%3Areactions-%2B1-desc+label%3A%22Feature+Request%22)
+* [Contribute to the extension](Extension)
+
+## Getting Started
+
+You can learn how to use the extension at [VS Code for C/C++](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/languages/cpp).
+
+If you clone this repository, you can also try out our [Code Samples](Code%20Samples).
 
-### Documentation
+If you have any questions, check out our our [**Documentation**](Documentation) folder. If you do not find your answer there, feel free to ask it in our [issues page](https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode-cpptools/issues).
 
-The documentation has been moved to the [**Documentation**](Documentation) folder. If you would like to contribute, please create a Markdown file and submit a pull request.
+### Contribution
+
+Contributions are always welcome. Please see our [contributing guide](CONTRIBUTING.md) for more details.
+
+### Microsoft Open Source Code of Conduct
+
+This project has adopted the [Microsoft Open Source Code of Conduct](https://opensource.microsoft.com/codeofconduct/). For more information see the [Code of Conduct FAQ](https://opensource.microsoft.com/codeofconduct/faq/) or contact [email protected] with any additional questions or comments. 
 
 ### Data/Telemetry