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Debugging tools for node.
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To be able to debug & reload for node apps (e.g. express), here are some steps:

npm install -g nodemon npm install -g node-inspector

  • When running your app, instead of node app.js, you can now run nodemon app.js and it will restart the app on change.
  • To run in debug mode, start your app with nodemon --debug app.js. Then start node-inspector node-inspector.
  • Use the localhost URL provided by node-inspector to view your app in the console.
  • When you want to debug, put a debugger statement in your code. When you refresh your browser (on your app process), node-inspector will break at that point and allow you to debug.
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