Simple debugging
VS Code includes a debugger for Node.js out-of-the-box. You can run any JavaScript file with the debugger without any configuration whatsoever.
Simple Debugging
Debug the "index.js" file in the "1-simple-debugging" folder and inspect the response.data.results object
Open the "index.js" file in the "1-simple-debugging" folder
Click in the left-hand margin next to line 12 to add a red dot
Press F5
Select "Node.js" from the prompt
The application will run and the breakpoint will be hit
VS Code will also open the debug panel
Expand the "response" object on the right-hand side under "variables" and file the "results" object
Logpoints
While debugging is normally associated with breakpoints, VS Code has a concept called "Logpoints" . These are breakpoints that simply log out values to the Debug Console. This is useful for when you want to simply inspect a value, but you don't want to have the whole application halt. It's a nice substitute for console.log.
Add a log point to the application to log the value of response.data.results to the Debug Console. Run the app and view the log.
Right-click the left-hand gutter next to line 12 and select "Add Logpoint"
Enter
Response object is: {response.data.results}and press Enter
Press F5 to run the "index.js" file with VS Code
View the Logpoint output in the Debug Console
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