Debug node ace - VSCode support

[Ninjeneer]

Hello,

I am trying to setup the VSCode debugger for an Adonis project. I am using the node ace serve command to run my project, and my breakpoints keep being ignored.

Here is my .vscode/launch.json configuration:

{
  "type": "pwa-node",
  "request": "launch",
  "name": "Debug Adonis",
  "runtimeExecutable": "node",
  "runtimeArgs": [
    "ace",
    "serve",
    "--watch"
  ],
  "sourceMaps": true,
  "resolveSourceMapLocations": [
    "${workspaceFolder}/**",
    "!**/node_modules/**"
  ],
  "internalConsoleOptions": "openOnSessionStart"
}

Node version : v14.17.3

It appears that the acefile is debugged, but not the web server itself
Is there any trick here that I am missing ? What about adding a debug section in the documentation ?

Thanks !

[FelipeGangrel]

Try this

{
  "version": "0.2.0",
  "configurations": [
    {
      "type": "pwa-node",
      "request": "launch",
      "name": "Debug Application",
      "runtimeExecutable": "node",
      "runtimeArgs": ["ace", "serve", "--watch"],
      "internalConsoleOptions": "openOnSessionStart"
    }
  ]
}

[markgidman-rad]

Worked for me. Had to change type to node but worked great after that.

[PandiyanCool]

thanks guys!

[pomarec]

If you are trying to do this in a docker container, see : #4800 (comment)

[Zenkylo]

You can also just run a Javascript Debug Terminal. This will open up a terminal where you can just run npm run dev like you would in any other terminal window.