Debugging CoffeeScript in VSCode goes to .js files - node.js

Question

I am trying to debug a CoffeeScript file in vs code. It works and I can step through the compiled.js files. However, I can't step through the actual CoffeeScript files.
Here is my launch.json file:
{
"type": "node",
"request": "launch",
"name": "Launch Meeting",
"program": "${workspaceRoot}/lib/meeting/meeting-service.coffee",
"cwd": "${workspaceRoot}",
"env": {
"NODE_ENV": "local"
},
"sourceMaps": true
}
And in another window, I am running:
./node_modules/.bin/coffee -mc --watch lib/activity/note-activity-model.coffee \
lib/activity/note-activity-publisher.coffee \
lib/app-event-queue.coffee \
lib/meeting/meeting-api.coffee \
lib/meeting/meeting-service.coffee \
lib/meeting/meeting-socket-service.coffee \
lib/meeting/meeting-util.coffee
When I set a breakpoint in the coffee file, the debugger halts on the compiled js file. I need it on the coffee file.

Answer 1

Did you try to use
"stopOnEntry": true,
"smartStep": false
as described in https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode/issues/5963 ?
Also, always from that source, a working example (assuming a coffeescript file in your workspace named coffee.coffee:
{
"name": "Coffee",
"type": "node",
"request": "launch",
"program": "${workspaceRoot}/coffee.coffee",
"cwd": "${workspaceRoot}",
"sourceMaps": true,
"stopOnEntry": true,
"smartStep": false
}

Answer 2

here is my launch config:
{
"version": "0.2.0",
"configurations": [
{
"type": "node",
"request": "launch",
"name": "Launch Program",
"skipFiles": [
"<node_internals>/**"
],
"program": "${file}", //improtant, that debug current coffee.
"outFiles": [ //most important, can not debug without this.
"${workspaceFolder}/dist/api/api.js"
]
}
]
}