Debugging nodejs like frontend
In node node server.js --inspect-brk
With yarn yarn test --inspect-brk
or npm npm start -- --inspect-brk
Now, open up any Edge or Chrome dev tools window and click the little green Node.js logo button next to the responsivity button.
####### Debugging Exceptions
If you want to debug a thrown exception, go to the Sources tab and click the octagonal button with a pause symbol. This causes Chrome DevTools to stop on any uncaught thrown exceptions.
—inspect versus —inspect-brk
What’s the difference between —inspect and —inspect-brk?
-inspect-brk pauses execution immediately when node starts while -inspect pauses execution if it hits a debugger statement and there is an attached debugger.
I usually prefer -inspect-brk because it gives me time to attach the debugger whereas when only using -inspect, the execution could finish before I have a chance to attach Chrome DevTools!