always - All Node.js processes launched in the Integrated Terminal will be debugged.

You can configure the 'runner' script allow list using the Auto Attach Smart Pattern setting ( ).

smart (default) - If you execute a script outside of your node_modules folder or use a common 'runner' script like mocha or ts-node, the process will be debugged.

There are three modes for auto attach, which you can select in the resulting Quick Pick and via the setting: To enable the feature, either use the Toggle Auto Attach command from the Command Palette ( в‡§вЊP (Windows, Linux Ctrl+Shift+P)) or, if it's already activated, use the Auto Attach Status bar item. If the Auto Attach feature is enabled, the Node debugger automatically attaches to certain Node.js processes that have been launched from VS Code's Integrated Terminal.

Use a launch config to start your program, or attach to a process launched outside of VS Code.

Use the JavaScript debug terminal, similar to using the integrated terminal.Use auto attach to debug processes you run in VS Code's integrated terminal.There are a few ways you can debug your Node.js programs in VS Code: Setting up a project for Node.js debugging is straightforward with VS Code providing appropriate launch configuration defaults and snippets. The Visual Studio Code editor has built-in debugging support for the Node.js runtime and can debug JavaScript, TypeScript, and many other languages that are transpiled into JavaScript.

Configure IntelliSense for cross-compiling.

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