A minimal setup to Debug TypeScript on Node in VSCode

Please note that this repository serves as an example of one way that I've found to set up a minimal project which allows for debugging TypeScript that is running on Node in VSCode. At the time of writing I've only tested on a x64 based Windows 10 machine and have not verified that the same steps work in a multitude of other configurations or environments. Please note also the prerequisites as well as an indication of what worked for me.

Prerequisites:

• VSCode (tested with v1.25.1)
• NodeJS (tested with v0.10.9)
• NPM (tested with v6.1.0)

Run in VSCode

To get started first clone this repo:

> git clone https://github.com/jpierson/x-typescript-node-vscode

Install node package dependencies (typescript and ts-node):

> npm install

Start up VSCode if you haven't already (tested with VSCode v1.25.1):

> code .

Set a breakpoint on one of the lines such as line 5 in index.ts and start debugging by pressing the F5 key or select Debug: Start Debugging form the VSCode command pallet.

Other resources:

1. Debugging TypeScript from VSCode
2. Debugging TypeScript Mocha Tests With VSCode
3. Debugging Node.js apps in TypeScript with Visual Studio Code
4. TypeScript Programming with Visual Studio Code
5. Debugging in Visual Studio Code
6. StackOverflow: How to run Mocha tests written in TypeScript?