Visual Studio Code Debug Console colors?

Question

Is there a way to display colors (like in a terminal) in the Debug Console of Visual Studio Code (Version 1.10.2) when debugging node.js code?

Answer 1

Really quick and dirty for Java console from a Java noob:

private static void debugLog(String msg) {
  if (msg.indexOf("Exception") > -1) {
    System.out.println("\u001b[31m" + msg + "\u001b[0m");
  } else {
    System.out.println("\u001b[32m" + msg + "\u001b[0m");
  }
}

Answer 2

Adding the --colors argument worked for me. (I'm using jest).

{
  "version": "0.2.0",
  "configurations": [{
    "type": "node",
    "name": "vscode-jest-tests",
    "request": "launch",
    "args": ["--colors"],
    "runtimeArgs": [
      "--inspect-brk",
      "${workspaceRoot}/node_modules/.bin/jest",
      "--runInBand"
    ],
    "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
    "console": "integratedTerminal",
    "internalConsoleOptions": "neverOpen",
    "port": 9229
  }]
}