debugging-server-code.md

Debugging server code

alt:V allows you to debug your server-side code just like you would do in NodeJS.

How?

1. Enable inspector in resource.toml.

type = 'js'
main = 'main.js'

[inspector]
# You can also specify host and port if needed
# (127.0.0.1:9229 by default)
# host = '127.0.0.1'
# port = '9999'

2. Add NodeJS interval with 0 delay.

setInterval(() => {}, 0)

3. Now you should be able to connect to inspector via Chrome DevTools for example:

   1. Open any webpage in Chrome
   2. Press f12 to open console
   3. Click on NodeJS icon

Video tutorial:

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