VSCode launch configuration for debugging Mocha tests written in TypeScript.

launch.json

{
  "version": "0.2.0",
  "configurations": [
    {
      "env": {
        "TS_NODE_COMPILER_OPTIONS": "{\"module\":\"commonjs\"}"
      },
      "args": [
        "-r",
        "ts-node/register",
        "--timeout",
        "999999",
        "--colors",
        "${workspaceFolder}/test/**/*.test.ts"
      ],
      "name": "Mocha TypeScript",
      "program": "${workspaceFolder}/node_modules/mocha/bin/_mocha",
      "request": "launch",
      "skipFiles": ["<node_internals>/**"],
      "type": "node",
      "console": "integratedTerminal",
      "internalConsoleOptions": "neverOpen",
      "protocol": "inspector"
    }
  ]
}