VSCode: Can't start node javascript project in debugger on mac OSX - angularjs

Question

While trying to start the angular-phonecat tutorial project from VSCode debug the following error appears
program '/Users/xxxx/src/node/angular-phonecat/8000' does not exist
The project was cloned as follows
git clone --depth=14 https://github.com/angular/angular-phonecat.git
Here is the generated configuration
{
"version": "0.1.0",
// List of configurations. Add new configurations or edit existing ones.
"configurations": [
{
// Name of configuration; appears in the launch configuration drop down menu.
"name": "Launch 8000",
// Type of configuration.
"type": "node",
// Workspace relative or absolute path to the program.
"program": "8000",
// Automatically stop program after launch.
"stopOnEntry": false,
// Command line arguments passed to the program.
"args": [],
// Workspace relative or absolute path to the working directory of the program being debugged. Default is the current workspace.
"cwd": ".",
// Workspace relative or absolute path to the runtime executable to be used. Default is the runtime executable on the PATH.
"runtimeExecutable": null,
// Optional arguments passed to the runtime executable.
"runtimeArgs": ["--nolazy"],
// Environment variables passed to the program.
"env": {
"NODE_ENV": "development"
},
// Use JavaScript source maps (if they exist).
"sourceMaps": false,
// If JavaScript source maps are enabled, the generated code is expected in this directory.
"outDir": null
},
{
"name": "Attach",
"type": "node",
// TCP/IP address. Default is "localhost".
"address": "localhost",
// Port to attach to.
"port": 5858,
"sourceMaps": false
}
]
}
The package.json is as follows
{
"version": "0.0.0",
"private": true,
"name": "angular-phonecat",
"description": "A tutorial application for AngularJS",
"repository": "https://github.com/angular/angular-phonecat",
"license": "MIT",
"devDependencies": {
"karma": "^0.12.16",
"karma-chrome-launcher": "^0.1.4",
"karma-firefox-launcher": "^0.1.3",
"karma-jasmine": "~0.1.0",
"protractor": "^2.1.0",
"http-server": "^0.6.1",
"tmp": "0.0.23",
"bower": "^1.3.1",
"shelljs": "^0.2.6"
},
"scripts": {
"postinstall": "bower install",
"prestart": "npm install",
"start": "http-server -a 0.0.0.0 -p 8000",
"pretest": "npm install",
"test": "node node_modules/karma/bin/karma start test/karma.conf.js",
"test-single-run": "node node_modules/karma/bin/karma start test/karma.conf.js --single-run",
"preupdate-webdriver": "npm install",
"update-webdriver": "webdriver-manager update",
"preprotractor": "npm run update-webdriver",
"protractor": "protractor test/protractor-conf.js",
"update-index-async": "node -e \"require('shelljs/global'); sed('-i', /\\/\\/##NG_LOADER_START##[\\s\\S]*\\/\\/##NG_LOADER_END##/, '//##NG_LOADER_START##\\n' + cat('bower_components/angular-loader/angular-loader.min.js') + '\\n//##NG_LOADER_END##', 'app/index-async.html');\""
}
}

Answer 1

you need to run "npm start" from console, before using "Launch Localhost with sourcemaps" Debug options.
configurations will be something like
{
"name": "Launch localhost with sourcemaps",
"types": "chrome",
"request": "launch",
"url": "http://localhost:8000/app",
"sourceMaps": true,
"webRoot": "${workspaceRoot}"
}
BTW, I am using version 0.2.0 launch.json.