diff --git a/.vscode/c_cpp_properties.json b/.vscode/c_cpp_properties.json
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index 00000000..bb689e78
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+++ b/.vscode/c_cpp_properties.json
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+{
+    "configurations": [
+        {
+            "name": "Linux",
+            "includePath": [
+                "${workspaceFolder}/**"
+            ],
+            "defines": [],
+            "compilerPath": "/usr/bin/g++",
+            "cStandard": "c17",
+            "cppStandard": "c++17",
+            "intelliSenseMode": "linux-gcc-x64",
+            //run `make configure` to create the file
+            "compileCommands": "${workspaceFolder}/compile_commands.json"
+        }
+    ],
+    "version": 4
+}
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diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
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+++ b/.vscode/launch.json
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+{
+    "configurations": [
+        {
+            "name": "Debug cloe",
+            "type": "cppdbg",
+            "request": "launch",
+            "program": "${input:get_executable_path}",
+            "args": [
+                "run",
+                "--write-output",
+                "${workspaceFolder}/${input:get_test_case}",
+                //Example to run a specific test-case
+                //"${workspaceFolder}/tests/test_lua04_schedule_test.lua",
+                //Example to run a specific smoketest
+                //"-u",
+                //"smoketest",
+                //"${workspaceFolder}/tests/test_engine_replica_smoketest_temp.json",
+            ],
+            "stopAtEntry": false,
+            "cwd": "${fileDirname}",
+            "environment": [],
+            "externalConsole": false,
+            "MIMode": "gdb",
+            "setupCommands": [
+                {
+                    "description": "Enable pretty-printing for gdb",
+                    "text": "-enable-pretty-printing",
+                    "ignoreFailures": true
+                },
+                {
+                    "description": "Set Disassembly Flavor to Intel",
+                    "text": "-gdb-set disassembly-flavor intel",
+                    "ignoreFailures": true
+                }
+            ],
+            "preLaunchTask": "Build Cloe",
+            "miDebuggerPath": "/usr/bin/gdb",
+            "envFile": "${input:get_shell_path}"
+        }
+    ],
+    "inputs": [
+        {
+            "type": "command",
+            "id": "get_test_case",
+            "command": "shellCommand.execute",
+            "args":{
+                "command":"ls tests/*.lua",
+                "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}"
+            }
+        },
+        {
+            "type": "command",
+            "id": "get_shell_path",
+            "command": "shellCommand.execute",
+            //bash magic to set CLOE_SHELL variable and get the value of it
+            "args": {
+                "command": "bash -c \"source <(PYTHONPATH=\"${workspaceFolder}/cli\" python3 -m cloe_launch activate tests/conanfile_all.py) && printenv CLOE_SHELL\"",
+                "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
+                "useSingleResult": "true"
+            }
+        },
+        {
+            "type": "command",
+            "id": "get_executable_path",
+            "command": "shellCommand.execute",
+            //bash magic to set CLOE_ENGINE variable and get the value of it
+            "args": {
+                //"command": "bash -c \"source <(cloe-launch activate tests/conanfile_all.py) && printenv CLOE_ENGINE\"",
+                "command": "bash -c \"source <(PYTHONPATH=\"${workspaceFolder}/cli\" python3 -m cloe_launch activate tests/conanfile_all.py) && printenv CLOE_ENGINE\"",
+                "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
+                "useSingleResult": "true"
+            }
+        }
+    ],
+    "version": "2.0.0"
+}
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diff --git a/.vscode/tasks.json b/.vscode/tasks.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7e20937d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/tasks.json
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+{
+    "tasks": [
+        {
+            "type": "shell",
+            "label": "Build Cloe",
+            "command": "make",
+            "args": [
+                "all",
+                "BUILD_TYPE=Debug"
+            ],
+            "options": {
+                "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}"
+            },
+            "problemMatcher": [
+                "$gcc"
+            ],
+            "group": "build",
+            "detail": "Task generated by Debugger."
+        },
+        {
+            "type": "shell",
+            "label": "Build Cloe (without tests)",
+            "command": "make",
+            "args": [
+                "all",
+                "CONAN_OPTIONS=\"-c tools.build:skip_test=1\"",
+                "CONAN_RUN_TESTS=0",
+                "BUILD_TYPE=Debug"
+            ],
+            "options": {
+                "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}"
+            },
+            "problemMatcher": [
+                "$gcc"
+            ],
+            "group": "build",
+            "detail": "Task generated by Debugger."
+        },
+    ],
+    "version": "2.0.0"
+}
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