How to debug react project generated by jhipster at intellij-idea?

Question

How do I debug a react application generated by jhipster at intellij-idea?

Using built in debug at intellij-idea I can debug only the backend. I want to debug the front-end at same time

Answer 1

You can debug it using instructions from https://blog.jetbrains.com/webstorm/2017/01/debugging-react-apps/:

• start your app in a way you normally do this (./mvnw, npm start or whatever way you normally use)
• create a Javascript Debug with your server URL, like:

• add breakpoints in your client code
• debug the configuration above