VS Code: Setting up the Debugger

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VS Code: Setting up the Debugger

The VS Code Debugger can be tricky to work with until you set it up. There are a lot of options but the following code will allow you to run individual files:

Instructions

1. Open the Run and Debug panel in VS Code;
2. Create a launch.json file if one doesn't already exist;
3. Add a "Run Current File" configuration by adding it to your launch.json file:

{
  // Use IntelliSense to learn about possible attributes.
  // Hover to view descriptions of existing attributes.
  // For more information, visit: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=830387
  "version": "0.2.0",
  "configurations": [
    {
      // Other existing configurations...
    },
    // Add this configuration to your launch.json file 
    {
      "name": "Run Current File",
      "program": "${file}",
      "request": "launch",
      "skipFiles": [
        "<node_internals>/**"
      ],
      "type": "node"
    }
  ]
}

4. Try running hello.js (included in this gist) in the debugger to confirm it works;

hello.js

console.log('Hello World!');