in src/chromeDebugAdapter.ts [544:562]
public async setExpression(args: ISetExpressionArgs): Promise<ISetExpressionResponseBody> {
const reconstructedExpression = `${args.expression} = ${args.value}`;
const evaluateEventArgs: DebugProtocol.EvaluateArguments = {
expression: reconstructedExpression,
frameId: args.frameId,
format: args.format,
context: 'repl'
};
const evaluateResult = await this.evaluate(evaluateEventArgs);
return {
value: evaluateResult.result
};
// Beware that after the expression is changed, the variables on the current stackFrame will not
// be updated, which means the return value of the Runtime.getProperties request will not contain
// this change until the breakpoint is released(step over or continue).
//
// See also: https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=820535
}