Add checkpoint and Debug NodeJS code in vscode

In this article I will show you how to debug nodejs code in vscode.

First create lunch.json by clicking on debug icon on left side of vs code and click on create a lunch.json file and paste following json object.

// .vscode/launch.json
{
    "version": "0.2.0",
    "configurations": [
        {
            "type": "node",
            "request": "launch",
            "name": "Launch URL Shortener",
            "skipFiles": [
                "<node_internals>/**"
            ],
            "program": "${workspaceFolder}/src/server.js"
        }
    ]

Now run the debugger by clicking run and debug button. That’s it for today thank you.