node.js - Visual Studio Code Debug Console colors?

Question

Is there a way to display colors (like in a terminal) in the Debug Console of Visual Studio Code (Version 1.10.2) when debugging node.js code?

Answer 1

I guess so far the best way is to put your debug output into alternate destinations:

In Launch Configuration Attributes the console setting can be set to one of the following: internalConsole (default, the builtin Debug Console) externalTerminal (external cmd window) or integratedTerminal (the VS Code terminal).

The external terminal command line can further be specified in the VS Code Settings under one of the following: terminal.external.windowsExec, terminal.external.osxExec, and terminal.external.linuxExec from the default that is your default os terminal.

Source: VS Code docs, for example for node.js: https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/nodejs/nodejs-debugging#_launch-configuration-attributes