Debugging nx/nest applications does not work out of the box

[MilanKovacic]

Current Behavior

Currently, debugging nest applications does not work currently due to incorrect webpack settings.

See #14708 (comment) and #14708 (comment) (where i explained what the problem is, and how it can be fixed).

Expected Behavior

Debugging works out of the box.

GitHub Repo

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Steps to Reproduce

1. Create a new nx/nest project
2. Add a debugging configuration (either launch, or attach) using Visual Studio Code
3. Debugger does not attach correctly

Nx Report

Node   : 20.12.1
OS     : darwin-arm64
npm    : 10.5.0

nx (global)        : 19.0.2
nx                 : 19.0.6
@nx/js             : 19.0.6
@nx/jest           : 19.0.6
@nx/linter         : 19.0.6
@nx/eslint         : 19.0.6
@nx/workspace      : 19.0.6
@nx/devkit         : 19.0.6
@nx/eslint-plugin  : 19.0.6
@nx/nest           : 19.0.6
@nx/node           : 19.0.6
@nrwl/tao          : 19.0.6
@nx/web            : 19.0.6
@nx/webpack        : 19.0.6
typescript         : 5.4.2
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Registered Plugins:
@nx/webpack/plugin
@nx/eslint/plugin
@nx/jest/plugin

Failure Logs

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Package Manager Version

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Operating System

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• Linux
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Additional Information

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[minikdev]

why is this closed as completed? I believe the issue persists.

[MilanKovacic]

why is this closed as completed? I believe the issue persists.

Hi, I closed it as there is already an existing issue open.

[github-actions]

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