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Minimal launch config for debugging a Node script.

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Basic Node.js launch.json

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{
  "version": "0.2.0",
  "configurations": [
    {
      "type": "node",
      "request": "launch",
      "name": "Debug current file",
      "program": "${file}"
    }
  ]
}

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