Debugging node and Jest tests with VS Code's Debugger
VS Code has become my favorite IDE for pretty much everything these days. There are so many great features it has to offer including the ability to debug node.js.
Here is the launch.json I used to get the debugger working for me.
{
"version": "0.2.0",
"configurations": [
{
"type": "node",
"request": "launch",
"name": "Run tests",
"program": "${workspaceRoot}/node_modules/.bin/jest"
},
{
"name": "Launch",
"type": "node",
"request": "launch",
"program": "${workspaceRoot}/bin/www",
"stopOnEntry": false,
"args": [],
"cwd": "${workspaceRoot}",
"preLaunchTask": null,
"runtimeExecutable": "${workspaceRoot}/node_modules/.bin/babel-node",
"runtimeArgs": [
"--nolazy"
],
"env": {
"NODE_ENV": "development",
"ASSET_HOST": "http://localhost:8081",
"NO_WEBPACK_MIDDLEWARE": "true"
},
"console": "internalConsole",
"sourceMaps": true,
"outFiles": []
}
]
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