Debug webstorm

[david23539]

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Current behavior

Webstorm can't debug with nest's command npm run start

Minimal reproduction of the problem with instructions

Webstorm's breakpoints don't work in debug mode

Environment

Nest version: 5.0.0


For Tooling issues:
- Node version: 10.7.0  
- Platform:   Windows 10 - webstorm 2018.1.5
- NPM version: 6.1.0

[kamilmysliwiec]

It's not related to the framework itself. Btw, see here https://github.com/nestjs/typescript-starter/issues/30

[kherel]

I'm using mac, but It's probably be very similar. If you are using nest.js cli with nodemon-debug.json "exec": "node --inspect-brk -r ts-node/register -r tsconfig-paths/register src/main.ts" you only need to specify the port, witch by default is 9229

plus run npm/yarn script start:debug before debugger launch

[deyvedvm]

I was able to run debug int WebStorm after changing the path of the main.ts file:

Before: "exec": "node --inspect-brk -r ts-node/register -r tsconfig-paths/register src/main.ts"

After: "exec": "node --inspect-brk -r ts-node/register -r tsconfig-paths/register ./src/main.ts"

I followed the Jetbrains tutorial: https://www.jetbrains.com/help/webstorm/running-and-debugging-node-js.html

• Nest version: 5.8.0
• Node version: 11.9.0
• Platform: Linux 4.15.0-45-generic #48-Ubuntu SMP x86_64
• WebStorm 2018.3
• NPM version: 6.5.0

[AmazingTurtle]

What about NODE_DEBUG_OPTION? Webstorm is telling me to use that instead when debugging a npm script. Would love to see that working with nodemon.

[david23539]

thanks

[AmazingTurtle]

I found a solution to debug nestjs in webstorm. Create a new script in your package.json. In webstorm you can just right-click -> debug in the npm scripts window. I use the following script for that:

...
"start:debug:webstorm": "node %NODE_DEBUG_OPTION% -r ts-node/register -r tsconfig-paths/register src/main.ts",
...

[murilozilli]

@AmazingTurtle I get this after that Error: Cannot find module '/home/murilo/project/%NODE_DEBUG_OPTION%'

[beaulac]

@murilozilli That example is for windows, on Linux/Mac it should be: "node $NODE_DEBUG_OPTION -r ts-node/register -r tsconfig-paths/register src/main.ts"

[coverboy]

[sprour]

You can install dev dependency @nestjs/cli, then put the following settings: Node parameters: Full path/node_modules/@nestjs/cli/bin/nets.js start --watch Working directory: Project root Js file: src/main.ts

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