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I have npm run script in package.json:

"scripts": { "start": "nodemon lib/app.js --exec babel-node --presets es2015,stage-2" }

How do you start a debugging session on WebStorm with this script?

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Right-click on package.json in the Project view and select "Show npm Scripts":

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This will display the npm Tool Window with a list of your scripts. Right-click on a script and select Debug 'start' (for example):

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NPM Tool Window

For the debugger to work (so that it stops at breakpoints, etc.) you need to add the string $NODE_DEBUG_OPTION to the script definition, for example:

"scripts": { blah: node $NODE_DEBUG_OPTION blah.js }
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Thanks for a quick response! I'm able to run the script that way but it doesn't stop at breakpoints. Is it the way Webstorm is supposed to work?
$NODE_DEBUG_OPTION didn't help me here either. It turned out that it is babel-node issue.
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It turns out the debug on WebStorm doesn't work with babel-node because babel-node does NOT output the transformed code. The issue tracker is here

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