[Jest config for debugging TypeScript tests in Visual Studio Code] #vscode #jest #typescript

jest.config.json

{
  "testEnvironment": "node",
  "transform": {
    "^.+\\.ts$": "ts-jest"
  },
  "moduleFileExtensions": [
    "ts",
    "js",
    "json",
    "node"
  ],
  "testRegex": "(/__tests__/.*|(\\.|/)(test|spec))\\.(ts|js)$",
  "coverageDirectory": "coverage",
  "collectCoverageFrom": [
    "src/**/*.{ts,js}",
    "!src/**/*.d.ts"
  ]
}

launch.json

{
  // Use IntelliSense to learn about possible Node.js debug attributes.
  // Hover to view descriptions of existing attributes.
  // For more information, visit: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=830387
  "version": "0.2.0",
  "configurations": [
    {
      "type": "node",
      "request": "launch",
      "name": "Debug Jest Tests",
      "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
      "args": [
        "--inspect-brk",
        "${workspaceRoot}/node_modules/.bin/jest",
        "--runInBand",
        "--config",
        "${workspaceRoot}/jest.config.json"
      ],
      "windows": {
        "args": [
          "--inspect-brk",
          "${workspaceRoot}/node_modules/jest/bin/jest.js",
          "--runInBand"
          "--config",
          "${workspaceRoot}/jest.config.json"          
        ],
      },
      "console": "integratedTerminal",
      "internalConsoleOptions": "neverOpen"
    },
  ]
}

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