Debugging nodejs run by babel-node with WebStorm - express

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?

Right-click on package.json in the Project view and select "Show npm Scripts":
This will display the npm Tool Window with a list of your scripts. Right-click on a script and select Debug 'start' (for example):
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
}

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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trouble with npm preinstall script

I'm trying to make the jump to pnpm from npm. I found a helpful hint to keep from running "npm install" after I make the change as described here: https://pnpm.js.org/en/only-allow-pnpm
Unfortunately my preinstall lifecycle override doesn't get executed. Seems to simple enough but npm install still works when I run something like "npm install #types/jest"
package.json:
{
"name": "react-sandbox",
"version": "0.1.0",
"private": true,
"scripts": {
"preinstall": "npx only-allow pnpm"
}
}
npm version 6.14.2.
Any ideas?
Unfortunately, the preinstall script is executed only during argumentless installation. So when you run npm add #types/jest, that script will not be executed, thus npm won't be prevented from running.
But it will fail when running npm install.
As of now, there is no other way to prevent npm from execution.

How to run `nuxt generate` in the foreground

In my package.json, I have:
...
"scripts": {
"generate": "nuxt generate & npm run css",
...
And run the command via npm run generate, with only one issue -- it seems to run in the background, so if I run it in a bash script with additional commands following the generation, they actually run during the generation. Is there an option to make nuxt generate run in the foreground?
That‘s because you only have one & in script which means the command before will be sent to the background. Try using && between the commands.

Setting argv in the package.json and running a different script

I have two versions of my application, for one I set --extended, and for the other not, like this
"scripts": {
"build": "webpack --mode production",
"extended": "webpack --mode production --extended",
// ...
}
Now, in my webpack, I access the extended like this
module.exports = (_env,argv)=> {
argv.extended
}
I am trying to improve this in a cross platform way to do something like
"scripts": {
"build": "webpack --mode production",
"extended": "--extended npm run build"
}
as to run the build script from extended but still access the --extended variable.
I there a way to achieve this? Thank you
I read this whole question How to set environment variables from within package.json but can't find a way
Change the scripts section of your package.json to the following:
"scripts": {
"build": "webpack --mode production",
"extended": "npm run build -- --extended"
}
Explanation:
As stated in the npm-run-script documentation which can be found here:
... The special option -- is used by getopt to delimit the end of the options. npm will pass all the arguments after the -- directly to your script:
So, essentially when you run the following command via your CLI:
$ npm run extended
npm invokes the extended script, which then runs the build script and passes the --extended argument to the end of it (i.e. it passes --extended to the end of the build script).
Is there another way?
Yes, you could also consider simplifying the scripts section of your package.json further by deleting your extended script completely.
For instance:
"scripts": {
"build": "webpack --mode production"
}
Then you can do either of the following:
Run the following command via your CLI:
$ npm run build
This will to invoke your build script without the --extended argument/option.
Or run the following command via your CLI instead:
$ npm run build -- --extended
This will invoke your build script with the --extended argument/option.

What does " yarn build " command do? Are " npm build " and "yarn build" similar commands?

What does yarn build command do ?
Are yarn build and npm build the same? If not what's the difference?
yarn build and npm build are not existing commands by default. I think you mean yarn run build or npm run build.
build is a command which can be specified in your package.json file on the scripts property. See the example below.
{
"name": "mypackage",
"version": "0.1.0",
"scripts": {
"build": "webpack --config webpack.dev.js"
}
}
In this example, build is a shortcut for launching command webpack --config webpack.dev.js. You can use every keyword you want to define some shortcuts to launch commands.
And the only difference between the two commands it's the JS dependency manager you're using, yarn or npm.
More infos :
https://yarnpkg.com/lang/en/
https://www.npmjs.com/
"yarn build
Bundles the app into static files for production." from Create React App by MAD9135.
https://mad9135.github.io/F2020/modules/week3/02-react-tooling/07-create-react-app.html
yarn build is a shortcut of yarn run build
from original documentation:
Reference: https://classic.yarnpkg.com/lang/en/docs/cli/run/#toc-yarn-run-script
its the same i guess the real difference between yarn and npm is the performance and security that yarn provides.
yarn actually installing packages in parallelly and Npm only install one package at a time
And Yarn have more secure dependency.
Yarn is a package manager for your code. Yarn build makes a bundle of apps in one format and shows errors if the app has any problem that will make an error on the server.

IntelliJ stuck after running npm scripts

I have created a Scala, Play project. I am trying to add Angular2 in it. I added two npm commands through edit configuration. They are suppose to install the required packages and use webpack to bundle final JS. I notice that nothing happens after 2nd script is executed (I do not know if that script is hung or there is some other issue (see pic). It seems that the 2nd npm script is stuck because on stopping the run command, I see exit code 1 - Process finished with exit code 1
Is there a way to find out if Intelli build/run process is still running?
The issue was with the 2nd script (npm start). I had to remove --profile --watch flag from the webpack command. This works - "scripts": {
"start": "webpack --config webpack.config.dev.js --progress"
}