Debugging in VSCode

• Open a NodeGui project in VSCode.

  $ git clone https://github.com/sedwards2009/nodegui-simple-starter.git
  $ code nodegui-simple-starter

• Add a file .vscode/launch.json with the following configuration:

  {
    "version": "0.2.0",
    "configurations": [
      {
        "name": "Debug Qode Process",
        "type": "node",
        "request": "launch",
        "cwd": "${workspaceRoot}",
        "runtimeExecutable": "${workspaceRoot}/node_modules/.bin/qode",
        "windows": {
          "runtimeExecutable": "${workspaceRoot}/node_modules/.bin/qode.exe"
        },
        "args": ["./dist/index.js"],
        "outputCapture": "std"
      },
      {
        "command": "npx webpack --devtool source-map && npx qode --inspect ./dist/index.js",
        "name": "Debug for Cmd",
        "request": "launch",
        "type": "node-terminal"
      },
      {
        "command": "npx webpack --devtool source-map; npx qode --inspect ./dist/index.js",
        "name": "Debug for PowerShell",
        "request": "launch",
        "type": "node-terminal"
      },
    ]
  }

  Tip:

  1. You could also configure a preLaunchTask for building typescript before launching the debugger everytime.
  2. enable source-map feature for debugging.

• Debugging

  Set some breakpoints in index.js, and start debugging in the Debug View. You should be able to hit the breakpoints.