How to debug Angular with VSCode?

Question

How do I get configure Angular and VSCode so that my breakpoints work?

Answer 1

Tested with Angular 5 / CLI 1.5.5

1. Install the Chrome Debugger Extension
2. Create the launch.json (inside .vscode folder)
3. Use my launch.json (see below)
4. Create the tasks.json (inside .vscode folder)
5. Use my tasks.json (see below)
6. Press CTRL+SHIFT+B
7. Press F5

launch.json for angular/cli >= 1.3

{
  "version": "0.2.0",
  "configurations": [
    {
      "name": "Launch Chrome",
      "type": "chrome",
      "request": "launch",
      "url": "http://localhost:4200/#",
      "webRoot": "${workspaceFolder}"
    },
    {
      "name": "Attach Chrome",
      "type": "chrome",
      "request": "attach",
      "url": "http://localhost:4200/#",
      "webRoot": "${workspaceFolder}"
    },
    {
      "name": "Launch Chrome (Test)",
      "type": "chrome",
      "request": "launch",
      "url": "http://localhost:9876/debug.html",
      "webRoot": "${workspaceFolder}"
    },
    {
      "name": "Launch Chrome (E2E)",
      "type": "node",
      "request": "launch",
      "program": "${workspaceFolder}/node_modules/protractor/bin/protractor",
      "protocol": "inspector",
      "args": ["${workspaceFolder}/protractor.conf.js"]
    }
  ]
}

tasks.json for angular/cli >= 1.3

{
    "version": "2.0.0",
    "tasks": [
      {
        "identifier": "ng serve",
        "type": "npm",
        "script": "start",
        "problemMatcher": [],
        "group": {
          "kind": "build",
          "isDefault": true
        }
      },
      {
        "identifier": "ng test",
        "type": "npm",
        "script": "test",
        "problemMatcher": [],
        "group": {
          "kind": "test",
          "isDefault": true
        }
      }
    ]
  }

Tested with Angular 2.4.8

1. Install the Chrome Debugger Extension
2. Create the launch.json
3. Use my launch.json (see below)
4. Start the NG Live Development Server (ng serve)
5. Press F5

launch.json for angular/cli >= 1.0.0-beta.32

{
  "version": "0.2.0",
  "configurations": [
    {
      "type": "chrome",
      "request": "launch",
      "name": "Launch Chrome",
      "url": "http://localhost:4200",
      "webRoot": "${workspaceFolder}",
      "sourceMaps": true,
      "userDataDir": "${workspaceFolder}/.vscode/chrome",
      "runtimeArgs": [
        "--disable-session-crashed-bubble"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Attach Chrome",
      "type": "chrome",
      "request": "attach",
      "url": "http://localhost:4200",
      "port": 9222,
      "webRoot": "${workspaceFolder}",
      "sourceMaps": true
    }
  ]
}

launch.json for angular/cli < 1.0.0-beta.32

{
  "version": "0.2.0",
  "configurations": [
    {
      "name": "Lunch Chrome",
      "type": "chrome",
      "request": "launch",
      "url": "http://localhost:4200",
      "webRoot": "${workspaceFolder}/src/app",
      "sourceMaps": true,
      "sourceMapPathOverrides": {
        "webpack:///./~/*": "${workspaceFolder}/node_modules/*",
        "webpack:///./src/*": "${workspaceFolder}/src/*"
      },
      "userDataDir": "${workspaceFolder}/.vscode/chrome",
      "runtimeArgs": [
        "--disable-session-crashed-bubble"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Attach Chrome",
      "type": "chrome",
      "request": "attach",
      "url": "http://localhost:4200",
      "port": 9222,
      "webRoot": "${workspaceFolder}/src/app",
      "sourceMaps": true,
      "sourceMapPathOverrides": {
        "webpack:///./~/*": "${workspaceFolder}/node_modules/*",
        "webpack:///./src/*": "${workspaceFolder}/src/*"
      }
    }
  ]
}