Using “preLaunchTasks” and Naming a Task in Visual Studio Code

Question

According to the documentation, it is possible to launch a program before debugging:

To launch a task before the start of each debug session, set the

Answer 1

For version 2.0.0 configuration you now use label instead of taskName.

package.json:

...
"scripts": {
    "tsc": "tsc",
    ...
}
...

launch.json (My source is in the src directory and tsc compiles to the dist directory):

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

tasks.json:

{
    "version": "2.0.0",
    "tasks": [
        {
            "label": "Compile",
            "type": "npm",
            "script": "tsc",
            "problemMatcher": []
        }
    ]
}