Debugging server and client with F5?

[alexbenitez]

The tasks.json is pointing to a not existing server.csproj. Wonder if you could update the starter with a launch.json and tasks.json so developer can debug client and server code with VS Code... is this possible as is it right now ? (or alternative instructions)

{
    "version": "2.0.0",
    "tasks": [
        {
            "taskName": "build", 
            "command": "dotnet",
            "type": "process",
            "args": [
                "build",
                "${workspaceFolder}/server.csproj"
            ],
            "problemMatcher": "$msCompile"
        }
    ]
}

[alexbenitez]

OK... I added the missing /server folder to
launch.json

"program": "${workspaceFolder}/server/bin/Debug/netcoreapp2.1/server.dll",

and tasks.json

"${workspaceFolder}/server/server.csproj"

However it can't find the aspnet-webpack module. I don't see aspnet-webpack used in the latest MS template... is this module compatible with Microsoft.AspNetCore.All 2.1.3?

xception has occurred: CLR/System.AggregateException
An unhandled exception of type 'System.AggregateException' occurred in System.Private.CoreLib.dll: 'One or more errors occurred.'
 Inner exceptions found, see $exception in variables window for more details.
 Innermost exception 	 Microsoft.AspNetCore.NodeServices.HostingModels.NodeInvocationException : Webpack dev middleware failed because of an error while loading 'aspnet-webpack'. Error was: Error: Cannot find module 'aspnet-webpack'
    at Function.Module._resolveFilename (module.js:547:15)
    at Function.Module._load (module.js:474:25)
    at Module.require (module.js:596:17)
    at require (internal/module.js:11:18)
    at Object.<anonymous> (C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\Temp\oncihdiw.xg4:83:19)
    at __webpack_require__ (C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\Temp\oncihdiw.xg4:20:30)
    at createWebpackDevServer (C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\Temp\oncihdiw.xg4:62:26)
    at C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\Temp\bmypasau.l3q:114:19
    at IncomingMessage.<anonymous> (C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\Temp\bmypasau.l3q:133:38)
    at emitNone (events.js:106:13)
Current directory is: C:\Data\Repos
   at Microsoft.AspNetCore.NodeServices.HostingModels.HttpNodeInstance.<InvokeExportAsync>d__7`1.MoveNext()
   at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw()
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter`1.GetResult()
   at Microsoft.AspNetCore.NodeServices.HostingModels.OutOfProcessNodeInstance.<InvokeExportAsync>d__13`1.MoveNext()
   at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw()
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter`1.GetResult()
   at Microsoft.AspNetCore.NodeServices.NodeServicesImpl.<InvokeExportWithPossibleRetryAsync>d__10`1.MoveNext()
   at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw()
   at Microsoft.AspNetCore.NodeServices.NodeServicesImpl.<InvokeExportWithPossibleRetryAsync>d__10`1.MoveNext(

[alexbenitez]

OK it works if opening the /Server folder with VS (instead of the parent) so the project file is located under the project folder (and the wwwroot is still .. .I guess I'll keep two VS Code instances.

Probably this issue can be closed.

[tjaskula]

Thanks @alexbenitez for your insight. I'll look into the issue to see if this can be done without the need to have two instances opend

[ctrlbru]

Hi, I think it's just an issue with launch.json:

"cwd": "${workspaceFolder}"

should be

"cwd": "${workspaceFolder}/server"

This fixes it for me with one single instance.

I also had to manually run webpack --config webpack.config.vendor.js in the server folder, but maybe that's me, I'm a beginner with webpack so I'm not sure how it should work. I kinda think's that's a different matter.