How to debug a nodemon project in VSCode

Question

I have a NodeJs project and I run it using nodemon,
I wish to run it in debug mode for development tasks, but I am unable to do so.

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Answer 1

Change package.json to

"scripts": {
    "dev": "node app.js",
    "debug": "nodemon --inspect app.js"
}

--inspect is for versions >= 6.3. --legacy or --auto for older versions

And launch.json to:

"version": "0.2.0",
"configurations": [
    {
        "type": "node",
        "request": "attach",
        "name": "Node: Nodemon",
        "processId": "${command:PickProcess}",
        "restart": true,
        "protocol": "inspector"
    }
]

the restart flag is the key here.

Start app via new debug script

npm run debug

• In Debug view, select the Node: Nodemon configuration and press play or F5
• Choose the process started above

See more: vscode nodemon recipe