Debug compiled ES6 nodejs app in WebStorm

Question

I want to debug a node app that runs from babel compiled ES6 files. I have my ES6 source in an src folder and the babel ES5 equivalent in a b

Answer 1

As of WebStorm 2016.2 EAP, you don't need any source mapping, or even file watchers. Simply configure your "node" executable to be babel-node, and you can debug to your heart's content, even scripts containing async/await.