- Chrome Remote Debugging Protocol (alias V8 Inspector)
- V8 Debugging Protocol (deprecated in favor of V8 Inspector)
Depending on the Node version you are using, you can use either one of the above API :
Starting from Node 8, the core provide the inspector module that allow to communicate with V8 via the CrDP protocol.
You can find the latest node documentation here
A guide made by the node foundation is also available here
Node 6.3.0 has seen the new V8 Inspector implemented but only via the --inspect and --inspect-brk flag. You can find more information in the node documentation here
Note that the old V8 Debugging Protocol was available and used as the main debugger protocol as this time (except for the new flags of course), see below for more informations
Node relied on V8's internal Debug API and associated commands and events. This Debug API was published at v8/include/v8-debug.h and in code in here. Note that this API has been deprecated then later removed, so the links above are in the V8 5.4 branch.
| Name | Sponsor | Protocol available | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Node CLI Debugger | Node Foundation | Both | Up to date |
| Chrome DevTools | V8 inspector | Up to date | |
| Visual Studio Code | Microsoft | Both | Up to date |
| JetBrains WebStorm | JetBrains | Both | Up to date |
| node-inspector | StrongLoop | V8 Debugging Protocol | Deprecated |
| Theseus | Adobe Research | V8 Debugging Protocol | Not Maintained |