How to configure coderuner in Visual Studio Code (for running and debugging JS cloud code)

[Elena_Aralla]

Hi,

is there a tutorial on how configure Visual Studio Code to debug Api Service with coderunner?

Thank you, elena.

[sergey.kuk (Sergii Kukurudziak)]

@Elena_Aralla

we have instructions for IntellyJ Attaching IDE Debugger - Developing Backendless Server Code with node.js but the configuration should be similar for any other IDE

[Elena_Aralla]

Thank you @sergey.kuk

I’ll share instruction to configure Visual Studio Code:

after downloaded the project and installed node, as described in

https://backendless.com/docs/bl-js/bl_downloadable_project_template.html

do this steps:

1. Select Add Configuration… in Run menu
   

   

2. Select Node.js as debugger
   

   

3. Select button Add Confguration … button
   

   

4. Select Node.js: Launch via npm
   

   

5. Delete configuration that VSCode created by default
   

   

Configuration done; now it’s possible to set breakpoints in code

To debug:

1. Select Run->Start Debugging and wait untill on debug console appears this text: [master] Waiting for Server Code tasks…
   
   

2. Go on Backendless backend->Cloud Code->Api Services, select the method to debug and click on Invoke
   

   

3. wait until debugger stop on first breakpoint
   

   

[mark-piller]

Thank you for posting the instructions, @Elena_Aralla ! With your permission, I will put this topic in the how-to category.

[Elena_Aralla]

Hi @mark-piller,

it’s fine for me