Run ts-node in VSCode Debugger

launch.json

{
  "version": "0.2.0",
  "configurations": [
    {
      "name": "Example",
      "type": "node",
      "request": "launch",
      "runtimeExecutable": "node",
      "runtimeArgs": ["--nolazy", "-r", "ts-node/register/transpile-only"],

      "args": ["src/script.ts", "--example", "hello"],
      
      "cwd": "${workspaceRoot}",
      "internalConsoleOptions": "openOnSessionStart",
      "skipFiles": ["<node_internals>/**", "node_modules/**"]
    }
  ]
}

{
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"version": "0.2.0",
"configurations": [
{
"name": "debug",
"type": "node",
"request": "launch",
"runtimeExecutable": "node",
"runtimeArgs": [
"--nolazy",
"-r",
"ts-node/register/transpile-only"
],
"args": [
"src/main.ts",
],
"cwd": "${workspaceRoot}",
"internalConsoleOptions": "openOnSessionStart",
"skipFiles": [
"<node_internals>/",
"node_modules/"
]
},
{
"type": "node",
"request": "launch",
"name": "Jest: current file",
//"env": { "NODE_ENV": "test" },
"program": "${workspaceFolder}/node_modules/.bin/jest",
"args": [
"${fileBasenameNoExtension}",
"--config",
"jest.config.js"
],
"console": "integratedTerminal",
"windows": {
"program": "${workspaceFolder}/node_modules/jest/bin/jest"
}
},
{
"name": "Jest Tests",
"type": "node",
"request": "launch",
"runtimeArgs": [
"--inspect-brk",
"${workspaceRoot}/node_modules/.bin/jest",
"--runInBand"
],
"console": "integratedTerminal",
"internalConsoleOptions": "neverOpen",
}
]
}