VS Code - Debugging Workers

The purpose of this repo is to provide a simple reproducible case to demonstrate an issue I'm experiencing with VS Code debugging of a nodejs app.

The scenario

Installation

Clone this repo, then run:

npm i
npm run build

Usage

From VS Code's debug options, choose Launch Program

The symptoms

After 1 second, the setTimeout will launch a new Worker and the debugger will pause on the worker's thread.

The issue

Passing an empty env option to the new Worker seems to be the root cause. The specific key that seems to be the root cause is the NODE_OPTIONS key. By adding that into the environment object in the worker's options, it seems to fix the experience and the debugger doesn't pause unintentionally.

License

MIT