add server-side debug command to package.json

README.md

@@ -117,6 +117,13 @@ full-fledged site relying on your own, we recommend looking into running a
 copy of `steemd` locally instead
 [https://github.com/steemit/steem](https://github.com/steemit/steem).
 
+#### Debugging SSR code
+
+`yarn debug` will build a development version of the codebase and then start the
+local server with `--inspect-brk` so that you can connect a debugging client.
+You can use Chromium to connect by finding the remote client at
+`chrome://inspect/#devices`.
+
 #### Configuration
 
 The intention is to configure condenser using environment variables. You

package.json

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
     "precommit": "lint-staged",
     "production": "NODE_ENV=production node lib/server/index.js",
     "start": "NODE_ENV=development babel-node ./webpack/dev-server.js",
+    "debug": "NODE_ENV=development webpack --config ./webpack/debug.config.js && rm -rf ./lib && babel src --source-maps --out-dir lib -D && node --inspect-brk lib/server/index.js",
     "checktranslations": "node scripts/check_translations.js",
     "storybook": "start-storybook -p 9001 -c .storybook",
     "storybook-build": "build-storybook -c .storybook -o docs"

webpack/debug.config.js

+const webpack = require('webpack');
+const git = require('git-rev-sync');
+const baseConfig = require('./base.config');
+
+module.exports = {
+    ...baseConfig,
+    devtool: 'cheap-module-eval-source-map',
+    output: {
+        ...baseConfig.output,
+        publicPath: '/assets/',
+    },
+    module: {
+        ...baseConfig.module,
+        rules: [
+            ...baseConfig.module.rules,
+        ],
+    },
+    plugins: [
+        new webpack.DefinePlugin({
+            'process.env': {
+                BROWSER: JSON.stringify(true),
+                NODE_ENV: JSON.stringify('development'),
+                VERSION: JSON.stringify(git.long()),
+            }
+        }),
+        ...baseConfig.plugins,
+    ],
+};