How do I debug Node.js applications?

Question

How do I debug a Node.js server application?

Right now I\'m mostly using alert debugging with print statements like this:

sys.puts(sys.inspe         


        

Answer 1

There are many possibilities...

• node includes a debugging utility
• node-inspector
• Code editors / IDEs (see debug instructions for one of the following)
  • Atom,
  • VSCode
  • Webstorm
  • and more

Debug support is often implemented using the v8 Debugging Protocol or the newer Chrome Debugging Protocol.