# Debugging the App in VSCode

### 1. Open an NodeGui project in VSCode.

```sh
$ git clone git@github.com:nodegui/nodegui-starter.git
$ code nodegui-starter
```

### 2. Add a file `.vscode/launch.json` with the following configuration:

```json
{
  "version": "0.2.0",
  "configurations": [
    {
      "name": "Debug Qode Process",
      "type": "node",
      "request": "launch",
      "cwd": "${workspaceRoot}",
      "runtimeExecutable": "${workspaceRoot}/node_modules/.bin/qode",
      "windows": {
        "runtimeExecutable": "${workspaceRoot}/node_modules/.bin/qode.exe"
      },
      "args": ["./dist/index.js"],
      "outputCapture": "std"
    }
  ]
}
```

**Tip**

You could also configure a preLaunchTask for building typescript before launching the debugger everytime.

### 3. Debugging

Set some breakpoints in `index.js`, and start debugging in the [Debug View](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/editor/debugging). You should be able to hit the breakpoints.