Is there a better way to log and debug objects in Node?

[aryankanse6]

I am developing a server-side app that cannot run in the browser, and therefore I cannot debug with DevTools.

If I want to debug an object I need to print the object to shell using

JSON.stringify OR require('util') .inspect
These work okay but it's not anywhere near as good as a browser's DevTools.

So, I am wondering, is there a better way to debug objects? Is there some sort of DevTools like shell for Node. I am guessing the answer is "no", but I am asking anyway.

[dreamtext]

You have to enable inspector when you run your node server locally by using the --inspect switch.

This will open up a port where node will communicate with an inspector client usually on port : 9229

Use this as a resource:

https://nodejs.org/en/docs/guides/debugging-getting-started/