Debug arguments with Electron

[Hum4n01d]

Hi, I'm developing an Electron app in VSCode but I can't figure out how to debug it. The way to normally run in in the terminal is like this: electron-forge start. Inside of VSCode, I'm trying to run it like this:

{
    "name": "Launch Electron",
    "type": "node",
    "args": [
      "start",
      "--debug-brk=5858",
      "--nolazy"
    ],
    "program": "${workspaceRoot}/src/main.js", // ensure this is path to main.js file
    "cwd": "${workspaceRoot}",
    "port": 5858,
    // as you have noted, this is also important:
    "runtimeExecutable": "${workspaceRoot}/node_modules/.bin/electron-forge"
  }

And the debug console shows this:

/Users/Hum4n01d/Desktop/Tech/Electron/Amango/node_modules/.bin/electron-forge --nolazy src/main.js start --debug-brk=5858 --nolazy 
✔ Checking your system
  error: unknown option `--nolazy'

The problem is, VSCode adds a --nolazy flag before the start argument as well as at the end which throws off electron-forge. How do I remove the flag or put it behind the others?

• VSCode Version: Version 1.12.0-insider (1.12.0-insider)
• OS Version: macOS Sierra 10.12.4

[Hum4n01d]

Related: electron/forge#46 #16173

[isidorn]

You can checkout how we are debugging vscode which is also an electron app here. Note that we are using the chrome debugger for this

As to how debug electron-forge I am not sure, but I think this is a good candidate for a stack overflow question and I believe the community will help you solve this.
fyi @roblourens @weinand as they might have additional ideas