robin-hartmann/bug-vscode-node-debug2-breakpoints

🐞 Minimal working example for reproducing a bug when debugging in ts-node with Visual Studio Code

🐞 bug-vscode-node-debug2-breakpoints

Minimal working example for reproducing a bug when debugging in ts-node with Visual Studio Code

🛠️ Development

These instructions will get you a copy of this project up and running on your local machine for development and testing purposes.

📋 Prerequisites

• Node.js - JavaScript run-time environment
• Visual Studio Code - Code editor redefined and optimized for building and debugging modern web and cloud applications

🚀 Getting Started

Follow these steps to reproduce the bug:

1. Clone this project
2. Open the project's root folder in VS Code
3. Run npm i in the terminal to install all dependencies
4. Set a breakpoint in src/lib.ts on line 4
5. Switch to the Run view using the side menu
6. Select the run configuration Launch with ts-node
7. Press F5 to start debugging

Now the debugger should stop at the specified breakpoint, but it doesn't.

🚧 Workaround

1. Install the VS Code extension JavaScript Debugger (Nightly) (ms-vscode.js-debug-nightly)
2. In .vscode\settings.json set debug.node.useV3 to true
3. Press F5 to start debugging

Now the debugger does in fact stop at the specified breakpoint.

🧰 Built With

• TypeScript - A typed superset of JavaScript that compiles to plain JavaScript
• ts-node - TypeScript execution and REPL for node.js

👨‍💻 Authors

• Robin Hartmann - robin-hartmann

📃 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.