Connect VSCode debugger to Node.js, Typescript using webpack, mocha, ...

Node 8 Mocha with Babel VSCode

    {
      "type": "node",
      "request": "launch",
      "name": "Mocha Tests",
      "program": "${workspaceRoot}/node_modules/mocha/bin/_mocha",
      "protocol": "inspector",
      "args": [
        "-u",
        "tdd",
        "--timeout",
        "999999",
        "--recursive",
        "--compilers",
        "js:babel-register",
        "--colors",
        "${workspaceRoot}/test/tests"
      ],
      "internalConsoleOptions": "openOnSessionStart"
    },

Node 8 with Babel VSCode

    {
      "name": "Attach to Process",
      "type": "node",
      "request": "attach",
      "port": 9229,
      "restart": true,
      "outFiles": ["${workspaceRoot}/build/*.js"],
      "sourceMaps": true,
      "smartStep": true,
      "sourceMapPathOverrides": {
           "webpack:///./*":   "${workspaceRoot}/*"
      },
      "protocol": "inspector"
    },

VSCode attach configuration for webpack using nodemon, source maps - Node.js < 6.3

{
  "version": "0.2.0",
  "configurations": [
    {
      "type": "node",
      "request": "attach",
      "name": "Attach to Port",
      "port": 5858,
      "restart": true,
      "sourceMaps": true,
      "sourceMapPathOverrides": {
          "webpack:///*": "/*"
      }
    }
}

VSCode attach configuration for webpack using nodemon, source maps - Node.js > 6.3.0

{
  "version": "0.2.0",
  "configurations": [
    {
      "name": "Attach to Process",
      "type": "node2",
      "request": "attach",
      "port": 9229,
      "restart": true,
      "outFiles": ["${workspaceRoot}/build/*.js"],
      "sourceMaps": true,
      "smartStep": true,
      "sourceMapPathOverrides": {
           "webpack:///./*":   "${workspaceRoot}/*"
      }
    }
}