Debugging a backend service written with TypeScript

This is a simple backend service project template written with TypeScript.

Project Configuration

Setting	Value
Purpose	Backend service
Language	TypeScript
Architecture	npm/node
IDE	Visual Studio Code
License	GPL v3
Tutorial	Youtube Tutorial

Build

• Run npm install
• Run npm run build
• The source is output to the ./dist directory.

Debugging

Debug with Visual Studio Code

VS Code can run the service which allows for execution breakpoints, stack tracing, variable inspection and stack analysis.

• Open VSCode and go to the launchers and run Launch Service.

Debug with npm

npm can execute the service, but start with building it first.

• Run npm run build
• Run npm run service