New support for Node.js debuggability landed in Node.js master in May. You can see it in action in the DevTools Google I/O talk. Or you can try it out yourself, right now. Let’s go…
Here’s how to get up and running:
* 1. Download* and install the current version of node.**
2. A nightly build was previously required, but support is innode as of v6.3.0.
You can install manually, use nvm to install the latest: nvm install node,\ or even use **node-nightly** to get a fresh nightly build.
3. Run it with the --inspect flag
node --inspect index.js
You can also break on the first statement of the script with --debug-brk.
node --inspect --debug-brk index.js
4. Open the provided URL
You’ll get a url starting with “chrome-devtools://..” to copy/paste into Chrome. After dropping it in, you’ll have all the Chrome DevTools features you’re used to:
Debugging Node.js with Chrome DevTools
by Paul Irish
New support for Node.js debuggability landed in Node.js master in May. You can see it in action in the DevTools Google I/O talk. Or you can try it out yourself, right now. Let’s go…
Here’s how to get up and running:
* 1. Download* and install the current version of node.**
2. A nightly build was previously required, but support is in
node as of v6.3.0.You can install manually, use nvm to install the latest:
nvm install node,\ or even use**node-nightly**to get a fresh nightly build.3. Run it with the --inspect flag
You can also break on the first statement of the script with --debug-brk.
4. Open the provided URL You’ll get a url starting with “chrome-devtools://..” to copy/paste into Chrome. After dropping it in, you’ll have all the Chrome DevTools features you’re used to:
Enjoy.
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