I am trying to debug nodejs code using Launch.json attach to process. I have tried following configuration
but debugger is not getting connected. my application is running on Node v6.11.5
Launch.json :--
{
"type": "node",
"name": "Attach by Process ID",
"request": "attach",
"processId": "${command:PickProcess}",
"skipFiles": [
"<node_internals>/**"
],
}
,Error getting displayed:
If you are using gulp you can use a configuration like this to launch the gulp task from VSCode using the Run->Start Debugging F5 command and debug it directly.
{
"version": "0.2.0",
"configurations": [
{
"name": "MyGulpTask",
"type": "node",
"request": "launch",
"program": "${workspaceRoot}/node_modules/gulp/bin/gulp.js",
"stopOnEntry": false,
"args": [],
"cwd": "${workspaceRoot}",
"runtimeArgs": [
"--nolazy"
],
"console": "internalConsole",
}
]
}
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Why isn't my launch configuration in vscode picking up on args key?
vscode Version: 1.63.2
launch.json
"version": "0.2.0",
"configurations": [
{
"command": "node ${workspaceFolder}/test.js",
"args": ["foo"],
"name": "test",
"request": "launch",
"type": "node-terminal",
},
]
}
test.js
console.log("running script");
console.log(process.argv);
I press play from debug sidebar and get this in console:
$ node /Users/acohen/mp/mobileapp-client-tests/test.js
Debugger attached.
running script
[
'/Users/acohen/.nvm/versions/node/v12.16.2/bin/node',
'/Users/acohen/mp/mobileapp-client-tests/test.js'
]
Waiting for the debugger to disconnect...
Why isn't "foo" passed as an argument?
Here is a config example that worked for me:
{
"configurations": [
{
"name": "Launch Program",
"args": ["foo"],
"program": "${workspaceFolder}/test.js",
"request": "launch",
"type": "pwa-node"
}
]
}
Ok, what I ultimately wanted to do was run a complex npm script and debug it. I re-installed vscode, and found some good docs here:
https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/nodejs/nodejs-debugging#_launch-configuration-support-for-npm-and-other-tools
and here for using nvm:
https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/nodejs/nodejs-debugging#_multi-version-support
My launch.json looks like this:
where test_ios is the npm script to debug and 14.17.3 is the version of node (installed with nvm) to use:
"version": "0.2.0",
"configurations": [
{
"name": "Launch via npm",
"type": "node",
"request": "launch",
"cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
"runtimeExecutable": "npm",
"runtimeArgs": ["run-script", "test_ios"],
"runtimeVersion": "14.17.3"
}
]
}
I have same configuration to run debug for Deno and it run well at Pop OS until it crashed and I installed again Ubuntu 20.04.
Here is my launch.json
{
"configurations": [
{
"type": "pwa-node",
"request": "launch",
"name": "Launch Deno",
"program": "${workspaceFolder}/index.ts",
"cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
"runtimeExecutable": "/home/transonhoang/.deno/bin/deno",
"runtimeArgs": [
"run",
"--inspect-brk=127.0.0.1:9229",
"--allow-all",
"--unstable"
],
"attachSimplePort": 9229
}
]
}
When I run debug, the screen will show a popup like image below:
I really need help on this. Thanks for your time.
Here is my solution after figuring out.
change launch.json to
{
"version": "0.2.0",
"configurations": [
{
"name": "Deno",
"type": "pwa-node",
"request": "launch",
"cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
"runtimeExecutable": "deno",
"runtimeArgs": [
"run",
"-A",
"--inspect-brk",
"--unstable",
"index.ts"
],
"attachSimplePort": 9229,
"outputCapture": "std"
}
]
}
Migrate my Deno version to 1.7
I am trying to debug when running nyc instead of just while running the mocha tests, so I won't have to run tests twice each time.
VSCode runs the coverage and shows it to me, but it will not stop or verify breakpoints, how do I set it to properly debug?
Is it even possible?
My launch configuration:
{
"type": "node",
"request": "launch",
"name": "Coverge",
"program": "/usr/local/bin/nyc",
"args": [
"${workspaceFolder}/node_modules/mocha/bin/_mocha",
"-u",
"tdd",
"--timeout",
"999999",
"--colors",
"${workspaceFolder}/tests/*/*"
],
"skipFiles": [
"${workspaceFolder}/node_modules/**/*.js"
],
"env": {},
"outputCapture": "std",
"internalConsoleOptions": "openOnSessionStart"
}
I got your back bro.
Since NYC runs the subprocess as a spawn it would not work. But you can run a what is called a Compound Launch, which in practice runs 2 processes and the first one connects to the second one that is there waiting, listening to a port (9229 by default) and then voila.
{
// Use IntelliSense to learn about possible attributes.
// Hover to view descriptions of existing attributes.
// For more information, visit: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=830387
"version": "0.2.0",
"configurations": [
{
"type": "node",
"request": "launch",
"name": "Coverage",
"skipFiles": [
"<node_internals>/**"
],
"program": "${workspaceFolder}/node_modules/.bin/nyc",
"args": [
"-x","test","--reporter=lcov","--reporter=text",
"node", "--inspect-brk",
"./node_modules/.bin/mocha", "test", "--recursive", "--timeout=300000"
]
}
,
{ // https://code.visualstudio.com/Docs/editor/debugging#_launch-versus-attach-configurations
"type": "node",
"name": "AttachMocha",
"request": "attach",
"port": 9229
}
],
// https://code.visualstudio.com/Docs/editor/debugging#_compound-launch-configurations
"compounds": [
{
"name": "NYC/Mocha",
"configurations": ["AttachMocha", "Coverage"]
}
]
}
you are going to see NYC/Mocha on your debug run list.
I am setting up a typescript project with node.
I can debug my main.ts file in vs code with this launch.json configuration:
{
"type": "node",
"request": "launch",
"name": "Lancer le programme",
"program": "${workspaceRoot}/src/main.ts",
"outFiles": [
"${workspaceRoot}/dist/**/*.js"
]
}
This works fine but there is no auto restart when I edit main.ts
To implement auto restart, I launch in my project directory tsc --watch, and then this lauch configuration:
{
"type": "node",
"request": "launch",
"name": "nodemon",
"runtimeExecutable": "nodemon",
"runtimeArgs": [
"--debug=5858"
],
"program": "${workspaceRoot}/src/main.ts",
"outFiles": [
"${workspaceRoot}/dist/**/*.js"
],
"restart": true,
"port": 5858,
"console": "integratedTerminal",
"internalConsoleOptions": "neverOpen",
"sourceMaps": true
},
The above configuration does autorestart when I edit source files, but the vscode debugger doesn't break anymore...
Has anyone achieved : debugging typscript in vscode with autorestart ?
This is my launch.json:
{
"version": "0.2.0",
"configurations": [
{
"type": "node",
"request": "launch",
"name": "nodemon",
"runtimeExecutable": "${workspaceFolder}/node_modules/nodemon/bin/nodemon.js",
"program": "${workspaceFolder}/build/index.js",
"restart": true,
"runtimeArgs": [
"--debug=5858",
"--inspect-brk"
],
"port": 5858,
"console": "integratedTerminal",
"internalConsoleOptions": "neverOpen"
}
]
}
Note that the prop program must indicate compiled js file. In your case it is ${workspaceRoot}/src/main.ts, but should be ${workspaceRoot}/*compile directory eg. build*/main.js.
Also make sure the typescript recompiles the files to the target directory.
I am trying to debug mocha unit test in visual studio code. I followed this question and got this run configuration:
{
"name": "Run mocha",
"type": "node",
"program": "/usr/bin/mocha",
"stopOnEntry": false,
"args": ["testUtils.js"],
"cwd": "${workspaceRoot}",
"runtimeExecutable": null,
"env": { "NODE_ENV": "development"}
},
It works. But it does not stop at breakpoints! If I run the file with a normal launch configuration, breakpoints are not ignored.
Any Idea what could be the reason for this?
This works for me, you need to point to _mocha. Using just mocha does not allow attaching breakpoints.
{
"name": "Debug mocha",
"type": "node",
"request": "launch",
"runtimeArgs": ["C:\\Users\\CS\\AppData\\Roaming\\npm\\node_modules\\mocha\\bin\\_mocha"],
"program": "${workspaceRoot}\\test.js",
"stopOnEntry": false,
"args": [
],
"cwd": "${workspaceRoot}",
"runtimeExecutable": null,
"env": {
"NODE_ENV": "development"
}
}
If you include the port and the "--debug-brk" argument, you should be able to debug mocha unit tests. I have the following setup in my launch.json file. I included the "--recursive" argument as well so mocha would run all tests in subfolders as well. With this configuration file, I just set my VS Code debugger to use the "Debug Mocha Test" configuration and I'm able to hit breakpoints in any of my test files.
{
// Use IntelliSense to learn about possible Node.js debug attributes.
// Hover to view descriptions of existing attributes.
// For more information, visit: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=830387
"version": "0.2.0",
"configurations": [
{
"type": "node",
"request": "launch",
"name": "Launch Program",
"program": "${workspaceRoot}/server.js",
"cwd": "${workspaceRoot}"
},
{
"type": "node",
"request": "attach",
"name": "Attach to Process",
"port": 5858
},
{
"type": "node",
"request": "launch",
"name": "Debug Mocha Test",
"port": 5858,
"runtimeArgs": ["${workspaceRoot}/node_modules/mocha/bin/mocha"],
"cwd": "${workspaceRoot}",
"args": ["--recursive", "--debug-brk"]
}
]
}
You can verify the port mocha will use for debugging by running mocha --debug-brk