This launch.json configuration is helpful for cordova hook development. It allows to launch cordova cli with VSCode debugger attached so we can place breakpoints on our hook scripts.

VSCode debug install cordova plugin

{
    // Use IntelliSense to learn about possible Node.js debug attributes.
    // Hover to view descriptions of existing attributes.
    // For more information, visit: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=830387
    "version": "0.2.0",
    "configurations": [

        {
            "type": "node",
            "request": "launch",
            "name": "Install Plugin",
            // Path to cordova 
            "program": "~/.npm-packages/lib/node_modules/cordova/bin/cordova",
            // Path to a cordova project onto where we're going to install this plugin
            "cwd": "~/Development/dummycordovaproject",
            "stopOnEntry": false,
            "args": [
                "plugin",
                "add",
                "${workspaceRoot}"
            ]
        },
        {
            "type": "node",
            "request": "attach",
            "name": "Attach to Process",
            "port": 5858
        }
    ]
}