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Configuring xdebug to work with Windows 10 (WSL2), Docker and VS Code

Configuring your dev environment to be able to use xdebug when you're working on Windows 10 (with WSL2) and Docker with VS Code can be (a bit) tricky.
This is a quick reminder of how I've done that.

Configuring the environment

1. Install and configure xdebug in Docker

Install xdebug according to the Docker image you're using

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# build "clang -framework Foundation ipinfo.m -o ipinfo" remove this line after pasting
#import <Foundation/Foundation.h>

static NSDictionary* fetchIPInfo(void) {
    NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:@"https://ipinfo.io/json"];
    NSData *data = [NSData dataWithContentsOfURL:url];
    if (!data) {
        NSLog(@"Failed to fetch data");
        return nil;
    }