Notes

Build with Sublime Text 3

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To add a simple Node build system to ST3 that will allow you to build (execute) JavaScript with Node straight from the editor.

Step 1

Create the new build system.

Tools > Build System > New Build System...

Step 2

Change the content to...

{
    "cmd": ["node", "$file"]
}

... and save the file as "node.sublime-build". This will be saved in ~/.config/sublime-text-3/Packages/User/.

Step 3

Tell your project to use the new build system. You can also add a selector to the build system json.

Tools > Build System > node

Now, whenever you want to execute the file with Node, hit ctrl+b.

Debugging Node

There is some built in debugging, but it sucks. Instead, use Node Inspector which looks and acts like the browser debugger you're used to.

sudo npm install -g node-inspector

To run your app with Node Inspector...

node-debug ./your-app.js

Change Build System

Now, we can change the build system to use Node Inspector.

{
    "cmd": ["node-debug", "$file"]
}

Tips

If you end up seeing EADDRINUSE when trying to build, it means it didn't shut down correctly last time. There are a number of ways to resolve this, including...

killall node

You can customize how Node Inspector runs with .node-inspectorrc.