Re: [IBMiOSS] How to debug NodeJs ?

[Aaron Bartell <aaronbartell@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi John,

Debugging Node.js can be done in a variety of fashions.  Here's what I
currently do...

- REPL. The Node.js REPL is great for quickly testing smaller chunks of
code in PASE.  I use this frequently to test my iterations of formulating
the correct parm lists for calling RPG programs.

- console.log().  Not ideal, but it works.

- If the code is platform agnostic then you can use the VSCode step
debugger (note this will eventually work for Node.js in PASE once IBM
addresses the node-inspector issue).

- Certain web frameworks have debug output capabilities while in
development mode.  For example, ExpressJs debugging
<https://expressjs.com/en/guide/debugging.html>.

Aaron Bartell
IBM i hosting, starting at $157/month.  litmis.com/spaces


On Wed, Jul 19, 2017 at 12:35 PM, john art <jhon_art@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> if node-inspecto don't work (if i wel understand) , how can i debug nodeJs
> ?
>
> Thanks in advance
>
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