How to debug a Gulp task?

Question

How do I debug a gulp task defined in my gulpfile.js with a debugger such as the Google Chrome debugger, stepping through the task\'s code line by line?

Answer 1

If you are using gulp-nodemon you can do this in your gulpfile. Just pass it the execMap option:

gulp.task('default', function() {
    nodemon({
        script: 'server.js',
        ext: 'js',
        execMap: {
            js: "node --inspect"
        }
    })
}

Hope this helps.