Debugging in VS Code

In each Seedcase software repository is a file called .vscode/launch.json with a debugger called "seedcase-debugger". This file gives us the ability to set break points and assess variables and views at these break points by using the built-in “Run and Debug” feature in VS Code.

To use the debugger:

1. Click the “Run and Debug” icon on the sidebar menu in VS Code
2. Check that it says “seedcase-debugger” in the top, next to the “Play” icon button (don’t click it yet, if you want to add break points)
3. Set break points where you want the code to stop by going to the script you want, and click at the left side of the line (a red dot will appear)
4. Then, in the “Run and debug” tab, click “Play”. The debug console will open. Follow the local host link (as when running just start-app) and go to the page you want to debug. The code will stop at your break point(s) and you can inspect the variables at that stage in the tab.