Visual Studio Code: Run and Debug

1. Rust needs to be installed, see: Install Rust

2. NodeJs 20+ needs to be installed, see, Download Node.js®

3. Install and/or update NPM and Cargo packages by either

a. Running the following commands

  `npm install`

  `cargo install --path ./src-tauri`

b. Running the script that does the same

  Linux and macOS: `./deb_iu`

  Windows: `.\deb_iu.ps1`

4. Run and debug using [Visual Studio Code]

a) Install the following plugins to Visual Studio Code

• CodeLLDB
• ESLint
• Prettier - Code formatter
• rust-analyzer
• Tauri

b) Open the folder of the application

c) Debug the Tauri application

d) Set a break point to your Tauri function

Invoke the greet command from the frontend

The break point was hit with the name submitted in the UI: