Vscode: Node 6.10.x incorrectly triggers legacy debug mode

[sinbad]

• VSCode Version: 1.11.2
• OS Version: Windows 10

Steps to Reproduce:

1. Install Node 6.10.x (I installed current LTS 6.10.2)
2. Debug any Node JS application
3. Debug Console reports Debugging with legacy protocol because Node v6.10.2 was detected.

My assumption is that the version parsing thinks 6.10.2 is earlier than 6.3 due to lexical comparison?

[weinand]

VS Code's automatic protocol switching uses the "inspector" protocol only for node.js >= 8.0 (although this protocol is already supported since node.js >= 6.3).

You can force VS Code to use the "inspector" protocol by adding a "protocol": "inspector" to your launch config.

See https://code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_11#_transitioning-to-the-inspector-protocol and https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/nodejs/nodejs-debugging#_supported-nodelike-runtimes

[jdpunk1]

I've had a similar issue with a google api demo, I tried using Yarn instead of node start, so install yarn globally first, then run yarn start after npm install.. it may resolve the issue.

[weinand]

using Yarn cannot affect what debug protocol is being used.
My comment from above explains this.