I have a nodejs project and I want to debug it using chrome debugger plugin in vscode. even though I tried many times after searched and learned from the Internet, I still failed.
below is my config file:
and this is the project structure :
the result is:
and the output of .scripts likes this :
how can I modify my config to debug normally? thanks in advance.
moreover, if I set breakpoints in chrome's devTools and matched (of course chrome cannot miss its breakpoints), vscode stops code execution, too. at present, I can execute step by step (including F10, F11, etc) using vscode's button.
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I want to debug my React.js project by adding breakpoints in WebStorm rather than in my web browser.
Is it possible? If yes, how?
Run npm start to get the app running in the development mode.
You can do this either in the terminal or by double-clicking the task in the npm tool window in WebStorm.
Wait till the app is compiled and the Webpack dev server is ready. Open http://localhost:3000/ to view it in the browser.
Create a new JavaScript debug configuration in WebStorm (menu Run – Edit configurations… – Add – JavaScript Debug). Paste http://localhost:3000/ into the URL field.
In WebStorm 2017.1+
No additional configuration is needed: go to step 5!
In WebStorm 2016 (.1, .2 and .3)
Configure the mapping between the files in the file system and the paths specified in the source maps on the dev server. This is required to help WebStorm correctly resolve the source maps.
The mapping should be between the src folder and webpack:///src
If you’re wondering how we got this mapping, check http://localhost:3000/static/js/bundle.js.map file. This is a source map file for the bundle that contains the compiled application source code. Search for index.js, the main app’s file; its path is webpack:///src/index.js
Save the configuration, place breakpoints in your code and start a new debug session by clicking the Debug button next to the list of configurations on the top right corner of the IDE.
Once a breakpoint is hit, go to the debugger tool window in the IDE. You can explore the call stack and variables, step through the code, set watcher, evaluate variables and other things you normally do when debugging.
This app is using Webpack Hot Module Replacement by default and that means that when the dev server is running, the app will automatically reload if you change any of the source files and hit Save. And that works also together with the WebStorm debugger!
Please take note of these known limitations:
The breakpoints put in the code executed on page load might not be hit when you open an app under debug session for the first time. The reason is that the IDE needs to get the source maps from the browsers to be able to stop on a breakpoint you’ve placed in an original source, and that only happens after the page has been fully loaded at least once. As a workaround, reload the page in the browser.
Webpack in Create React App generates source maps of the type cheap-module-source-map. This kind of source maps do not guarantee the most precise debugging experience. We recommend using devtool: 'source-map' To make changes to the app’s Webpack configuration, ‘eject’ the app (refer to the Create React App manual to learn more).
Once a node.js program has run to completion in the context of an --inspect session (i.e. via the Chrome dev tools debugger) is it possible to re-start it without having to re-issue the --inspect command from the command-line?
The issue with re-issuing an --inspect command is that it generates a different chrome url every time and one has to then copy-paste this into Chrome each time. Ideally I want to be able to push F5 to re-start the chrome debug session.
So two issues:
I cannot restart the debug session without killing the current (i.e. no way to just refresh).
I have to copy paste the url into chrome each time I start a new session. (not as bad as issue 1.)
Here's a couple of options for you, though neither will provide you with a simple F5 refresh, both are significantly better than copy/pasting the new URL generated by the --inspect flag.
The most optimal solution is installing this extension for Chrome or Opera: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/nim-node-inspector-manage/gnhhdgbaldcilmgcpfddgdbkhjohddkj
This will manage the node inspector for you. Just click the resulting toolbar icon and select "Auto" from the toggle switch. Your browser will then open the Chrome DevTools in inspection mode whenever your node server generates an inspection URL.
If you want to go the low-tech (and more manual) route, or don't want to install a Chrome extension, just open your Chrome to "chrome://inspect", wait a moment, and you'll get a list under Remote Target that will include your Node server. Just click the "inspect" link there, and the DevTools will open with the current URL. The downside of this method is you'll need to reclick that "inspect" link every time your server restarts. It avoids copy/pasting URLs, but still involves manual labor.
It's also significant to note that if you simply update the url of your inspector with the new ID, it will also work.
When you restart node, you'll get something like this:
Debugger listening on ws://127.0.0.1:9222/72c791b7-178f-47e8-93b1-d1be4d5ffe1e
The bit after the port/ is what you want. Replace that code in your inspector's url and it will connect to the latest session.
Before the recent firmware update, web-based debugging (at port 9222) would persist between activities. Now any transition, say from the home screen to my app, stops the debugger with a message at the top saying...
Detached from the target
Remote debugging has been terminated with reason: target_closed.
Please re-attach to the new target.
It's not a huge problem to start a new debug window, but I'm worried that if the debugger isn't running when my app is loaded I won't get the benefit of the "Disable cache (while DevTools is open)" option.
Any details or workarounds would be appreciated.
UPDATE
Confirmed! In my case at least, the debugger stops with the above error and the latest version of my html, javascript, etc. does not get loaded
Try this as a work around and see if it works: when your page is loaded, run window.location.reload() in the debug console to reload the page (so you get a full debugging info from the beginning without missing anything) or window.location.reload(true) to do the same and clear cache as well.
I have not found a good simple tutorial for this. I just want the app to freeze at the breakpoints so I can explore the contents of the various variables, particularly their json content.
This is a garbage documentation:
http://www.jetbrains.com/webstorm/webhelp/running-and-debugging-node-js.html#d40161e701
I can't even set up breakpoints. Is it so simple to do this in Eclipse...
UPDATE
Using Webstorm 7.0's early access build, the debugger works flawlessly. I just made a new project, added a breakpoint and used Debug. Stopped at that breakpoint with no problems whatsoever, so apparently Webstorm 6.0's debugger sucks :D
You can get it here: http://confluence.jetbrains.com/display/WI/WebStorm+7+EAP Beware, it expires on 8 August.
I use webstorm and it's great. Having looked at that documentation, I agree. If you're just starting out, you don't need all the remote and attach to existing processes options.
The easiest option would be to rightclick on your main js file and choose debug. Setting breakpoints is the same as in most editors these days, just click left of the line.
If you don't get the debug option when you right click then you need to make a run/debug configuration which sounds worse than it is.
Select "Run" -> "Edit configurations".
Click the plus sign.
Choose "Node.js"
Click on the browse ... button on the Path to Node App js file and choose the file you want to debug
Click Ok.
Click on the bug!
I am trying to debug Node.js (v0.6.1) with Google's Eclipse debugger plugin for V8. I'm using Eclipse v4.1.0 on Windows7. I followed the Using Eclipse as Node Applications Debugger, but whenever I try to attach to a running Node.js (port 5858) process, I get a pop-up error message saying:
An internal error occurred during: "Debug session initialization: Node-5858".
Exception occured in callback
Any suggestions ?
I have been looking into a problem similar to this, this is what I have found
The instructions for setting it up, might just be worth re-reading these to make sure everything is as it should be:
https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Using-Eclipse-as-Node-Applications-Debugger
Do note that when looking around at a similar problem i located this help ticket on google code, it relates to a number of users who are having problems with Node.js on windows:
http://code.google.com/p/chromedevtools/issues/detail?id=53
It might be worth just downloading the newest version of Node.js as I believe this now has the fix in place, else download the fix file then mention within the ticket.
You can try to test for Nodeclipse version 0.2.0 beta.
http://www.tomotaro1065.com/nodeclipse/
GENERATING OF EXPRESS PROJECT
Select the [File]-[New]-[Project] menu.
Select [Node]-[Express Project], and push [Next] button.
Enter [Project name], and push [Finish] button.
DEBUGGING
Open the JavaScript source files that you want to set breakpoints.
Double-click on the ruler at the left end of the line you want to set a breakpoint.
If you want to remove a breakpoint, double-click on the ruler again.
Select the main source file of Node Application on the Project Explorer, open the context menu by right-clicking, select the [Debug As]-[Node Application] menu.
Just try this :
After creating the project, go to the cmd and provide the filepath of the file which you want to debug.
Now run the command node --debug-brk demo_node.js
(where demo_node.js is filename)
Now come to eclipse side, open the same file and set the break points.
Right click on the source file and select [Debug As]-[Node Application].