javascript - How to debug async/await in visual studio code?

Question

I want to debug js file that includes async/await in visual studio code,but it reminds me that vscode doesn't support it. What can I do to make vscode support async/await?

Answer 1

As now, in 2019, latest VSCode supporting async/await debug, just would like to share solution to prevent vscode to "Step into" (by f11) into async/await method through the "async_hooks.js" and "inspector_async_hook.js" files during debug nodejs applications.

Howto :

1) press ctrl+p in vscode and type ">launch", select "open launch.json"

2) after opening "launch.json", just add to configuration section :

"skipFiles": [
    "inspector_async_hook.js",
    "async_hooks.js"
  ]

or some more generic version :

"skipFiles": ["<node_internals>/**"]

So you final json should looks something like here:

{
  "version": "0.2.0",
  "configurations": [
    {
      "type": "node",
      "request": "launch",
      "name": "Launch Program",
      "program": "${workspaceFolder}\index.js",
      "skipFiles": ["<node_internals>/**"]
    }
  ]
}

After these steps you can see your real async method after pressing F11 in debug mode.