VS code crashes when debugging after update with Node <=12

[iii-james]

Describe the bug
After VS code updated to 1.77.0 I can no longer debug my NodeJS application.

To Reproduce
Click the debug button

Launch.json

{
    "version": "0.2.0",
    "configurations": [
        {
            "type": "node",
            "request": "launch",
            "name": "Launch Program",
            "program": "${workspaceRoot}/server/src/index.ts",
            "sourceMaps": true,
            "outFiles": [
                "${workspaceRoot}/server/dist/**/*.js"  
            ]
        }
    ]
}

Debug Console

        c:\Users\James.Morris\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code\resources\app\extensions\ms-vscode.js-debug\src\bootloader.js:8
        `+r)),e.removeListener("error",er),e.destroy()}});var Rs=V((Vu,Cs)=>{"use strict";var xa=Object.create,pt=Object.defineProperty,ba=Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor,Ss=Object.getOwnPropertyNames,va=Object.getPrototypeOf,Sa=Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty,Ea=(e,t)=>function(){return t||(0,e[Ss(e)[0]])((t={exports:{}}).exports,t),t.exports},Ta=(e,t)=>{for(var r in t)pt(e,r,{get:t[r],enumerable:!0})},Es=(e,t,r,n)=>{if(t&&typeof t=="object"||typeof t=="function")for(let s of Ss(t))!Sa.call(e,s)&&s!==r&&pt(e,s,{get:()=>t[s],enumerable:!(n=ba(t,s))||n.enumerable});return e},Ca=(e,t,r)=>(r=e!=null?xa(va(e)):{},Es(t||!e||!e.__esModule?pt(r,"default",{value:e,enumerable:!0}):r,e)),Ra=e=>Es(pt({},"__esModule",{value:!0}),e),Aa=Ea({"node_modules/request-light/lib/node/main.js"(e){(()=>{var t={46:(i,a)=>{"use strict";Object.defineProperty(a,"__esModule",{value:!0}),a.default=function(l,f,{signal:
        
        SyntaxError: Unexpected token .
            at Module._compile (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:723:23)
            at Object.Module._extensions..js (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:789:10)
            at Module.load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:653:32)
            at tryModuleLoad (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:593:12)
            at Function.Module._load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:585:3)
            at Module.require (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:692:17)
            at require (internal/modules/cjs/helpers.js:25:18)
            at Object.<anonymous> (C:\Users\JAMES~1.MOR\AppData\Local\Temp\vscode-js-debug-bootloader.js:1:1)
            at Module._compile (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:778:30)
            at Object.Module._extensions..js (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:789:10)
        Process exited with code 1

Log File
vscode-debugadapter-c0d5382f.json.gz

VS Code Version:
Version: 1.77.0 (user setup)
Commit: 7f329fe6c66b0f86ae1574c2911b681ad5a45d63
Date: 2023-03-29T10:02:16.981Z
Electron: 19.1.11
Chromium: 102.0.5005.196
Node.js: 16.14.2
V8: 10.2.154.26-electron.0
OS: Windows_NT x64 10.0.19044
Sandboxed: No

Additional context

[connor4312]

Can you grab a recording/gif of your vscode window? https://gifcap.dev/ is helpful

[iii-james]

[connor4312]

Thanks, looks like that's an issue on very old Node.js versions. I will put in a patch for this, but I also strongly recommend upgrading as your version of Node.js has been end of life for about two years now and no longer receives security updates.

[iii-james]

@connor4312 Thanks for looking into this. I plan on updating NodeJS later. I have some dependency issues to work out first. Is there a way I can track the progress of the patch?

[connor4312]

I'll put a fix in for this today. When the issue is closed, it'll be fixed in sources. You can expect it to appear in the nightly build shortly after 5PM PST the same day.

[connor4312]

This is now fixed in the nightly build. I will also propose it for a recovery release next week.

[qdevico]

Still not working, but now without crashing and errors

[duzenko]

It just freezes
@connor4312 could you please actually test your 'fixes'?

console.log(process.version)

{
    // Use IntelliSense to learn about possible attributes.
    // Hover to view descriptions of existing attributes.
    // For more information, visit: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=830387
    "version": "0.2.0",
    "configurations": [
        {
            "type": "node",
            "request": "launch",
            "name": "Launch Program qwe",
            "skipFiles": [
                "<node_internals>/**"
            ],
            "runtimeVersion": "11.15.0",
            "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
            "program": "${workspaceFolder}/scripts/test.js"
        }
    ]
}

[connor4312]

Thanks for letting me know, it looks like esbuild by default can change syntax during its minification process, which I didn't catch when developing the (unminified) extension locally. New build incoming in a little while.

[starball5]

Related questions on Stack Overflow:

• SyntaxError: Unexpected token '.' along with /ms-vscode.js-debug/src/bootloader.js:8
• VS Code Debugger troubleshoot

[rafaelpalladino]

@connor4312 how do I get the fix? I need to wait for a future VS Code release next week?

[connor4312]

I just published the new nightly build with that fix, version v2023.4.312. It'll take 5-10 minutes to propagate to the CDN.

If you don't see this, run "Check for extension updates", and a reload button should appear on the nightly extension list item

[rebornix]

Verified and it started the debugger successfully

Note: Using the "preview" debug extension
/Users/penlv/.nvm/versions/node/v10.24.1/bin/node ./test.js