How do I add environment variables to launch.json in VSCode

Question

Working with the new VSCode editor on a node.js project. I am attempting to configure my \"Launch\" profile for debugging by editing the launch.json file. I need to setup a

Answer 1

as a workaround, you can set environment variables when starting VSCode, for example, using this little powershell script:

param(
 $vars = @{}
)

$vars.Keys | % {
    write-host "adding env variable: $_=$($vars[$_])"
    [Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable($_, $vars[$_], "Process")
}
$ver = "0.1.0"
& "$env:LOCALAPPDATA\Code\app-$ver\Code.exe"

Save it as vscode.ps1 and call it from commandline, like this:

powershell ".\vscode.ps1 -vars @{ 'NODE_ENV'='test'; 'SOMETHING'='else' }"