I'm trying to debug a Node application using Windows Subsytem for Linux but I don't think the paths are translating.
This is my launch.json
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"version": "0.2.0",
"configurations": [
{
"type": "node",
"request": "launch",
"name": "Launch NestJS",
"useWSL": true,
"console": "integratedTerminal",
"runtimeExecutable": "npm",
"runtimeArgs": [
"run-script",
"start:dev"
],
"port": 5000,
}
]
}
and this is what appears in my console after attempting to debug:
isiah@isiah-acer:/mnt/c/Users/Isiah/Documents/Programming_Projects/etc/podcast_db/new-api$ cd "c:\Users\Isiah\Documents\Programming_Projects\etc\podcast_db\new-api" ; "C:\WINDOWS\System32\bash.exe" -ic "npm run-script start:dev"
-bash: cd: c:\Users\Isiah\Documents\Programming_Projects\etc\podcast_db\new-api: No such file or directory
C:\WINDOWS\System32\bash.exe: command not found
And for further information npm run-script start:dev
runs nodemon
and here is my nodemon.json:
{
"watch": [
"src"
],
"ext": "ts",
"ignore": [
"src/**/*.spec.ts"
],
"exec": "node -r tsconfig-paths/register --inspect=5000 --require ts-node/register src/main.ts"
}
Does this issue occur when all extensions are disabled?: Yes
This is a complex setup which is not yet supported.
I think this should work when removing "console": "integratedTerminal"
from your launch configuration. "useWSL": true
should be enough.
For debugging such a setup, I use the extension WSL workspaceFolder and add the following to my lauch configurations:
"localRoot": "${workspaceFolder}",
"remoteRoot": "${command:extension.vscode-wsl-workspaceFolder}",
Example that works for me:
{
"type": "node",
"request": "launch",
"name": "Run NPM script in WSL",
"useWSL": true,
"localRoot": "${workspaceFolder}",
"remoteRoot": "${command:extension.vscode-wsl-workspaceFolder}",
"runtimeExecutable": "npm",
"runtimeArgs": [
"run-script",
"foo",
],
"internalConsoleOptions": "openOnSessionStart",
"skipFiles": [
"<node_internals>/**/*.js",
],
},
To debug mocha tests, I use this launch configuration:
{
"type": "node",
"request": "launch",
"name": "Run mocha tests in WSL",
"useWSL": true,
"localRoot": "${workspaceFolder}",
"remoteRoot": "${command:extension.vscode-wsl-workspaceFolder}",
"program": "${workspaceFolder}/node_modules/mocha/bin/_mocha",
"args": [
"-u",
"tdd",
"--timeout",
"999999",
"--colors",
"--exit",
"${command:extension.vscode-wsl-workspaceFolder}/tests/test.js"
],
"internalConsoleOptions": "openOnSessionStart",
"skipFiles": [
"<node_internals>/**/*.js",
],
},
Note: output will be in "Debug Console" tab.
@n0v1 Worked for me. Thank you!
This is a common use case now with developing on WSL and having debugging working for me is critical for my work. Now to get python working 🤞
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Most helpful comment
I think this should work when removing
"console": "integratedTerminal"
from your launch configuration."useWSL": true
should be enough.For debugging such a setup, I use the extension WSL workspaceFolder and add the following to my lauch configurations:
Example that works for me:
To debug mocha tests, I use this launch configuration:
Note: output will be in "Debug Console" tab.