Inspecting variables using node's built-in debugger?
Solution 1:
Use repl command ( see third example in docs )
break in hotplate/node_modules/bd/lib/bd.js:133
132
133 debugger;
134
135 // Delete the ID and the version since there's no point,
debug> repl
Press Ctrl + C to leave debug repl
> Workspace
Update: bonus question - https://github.com/c4milo/node-webkit-agent
Solution 2:
The answer to the bonus question has changed in 2018.
Run node inspect foo.js.
Visit chrome://inspect and in the list of devices you should see an entry that says Target (<process.version>) with an accompanying inspect link.
It looks like this:
