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VSCode doesn't hit breakpoint (running via node `tsdx/dist/index.js test`)

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Hi, I need a little help here, I am trying to debug jest tests using VScode debugger. when running the debug mode, the application runs smoothly without hitting and stoping on breakoints.

this is my launch.json

    "version": "0.2.0",
    "configurations": [
        {
            "type": "node",
            "request": "launch",
            "name": "Jest Test",
            "program": "${workspaceFolder}/node_modules/tsdx/dist/index.js",
            "args": [
                "test"
            ],
            "console": "integratedTerminal",
            "internalConsoleOptions": "neverOpen",
            "outFiles": ["${workspaceFolder}/dist"],
            "protocol": "inspector",

        }
    ]

Am I missing somehting?

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agilgur5commented, Mar 18, 2020

Ok tried this out myself on one of my libraries and got it to work without much fuss. My launch.json has some differences:

        "version": "0.2.0",
        "configurations": [{
            "name": "Node.js: Debug TSDX Jest Tests",
            "type": "node",
            "request": "launch",
            "runtimeArgs": [
                "--inspect-brk",
                "${workspaceRoot}/node_modules/tsdx/dist/index.js",
                "test",
                "--runInBand"
            ],
            "console": "integratedTerminal",
            "internalConsoleOptions": "neverOpen",
            "port": 9229
        }]

Notably, --inspect-brk and that I didn’t change the default program (from node) and instead added ${workspaceRoot}/node_modules/tsdx/dist/index.js to the args after --inspect-brk

Idk if this follows best practices but it does work

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or2008commented, Mar 18, 2020

yes! works perfectly. thank you