.vscode/launch.json

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+// Use IntelliSense to learn about possible attributes.
+// Hover to view descriptions of existing attributes.
+// For more information, visit: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=830387
+{
+  "version": "0.2.0",
+  "configurations": [
+    {
+      "type": "node",
+      "request": "launch",
+      "name": "Debug and Watch",
+      "runtimeArgs": ["-r", "tsconfig-paths/register", "-r", "ts-node/register", "--watch-path", "src"],
+      "args": ["${workspaceFolder}/src/index.ts"],
+      "console": "integratedTerminal"
+    }
+  ]
+}
+
+//can use "console": "internalConsole" for VS Code's Debug Console. For that, forceConsole in logger.ts is needed to be true
+//"internalConsoleOptions": "openOnSessionStart" can be useful then

package-lock.json

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
         "eslint-plugin-prettier": "^5.2.3",
         "morgan": "^1.10.0",
         "prettier": "^3.4.2",
+        "ts-node": "^10.9.2",
         "ts-node-dev": "^2.0.0",
         "tsconfig-paths": "^4.2.0",
         "typescript": ">=4.7.4 <5.6.0"

package.json

@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
     "eslint-plugin-prettier": "^5.2.3",
     "morgan": "^1.10.0",
     "prettier": "^3.4.2",
+    "ts-node": "^10.9.2",
     "ts-node-dev": "^2.0.0",
     "tsconfig-paths": "^4.2.0",
     "typescript": ">=4.7.4 <5.6.0"

src/utils/logger.ts

@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ const combinedLog = new transports.DailyRotateFile({
 });
 
 const consoleLog = new transports.Console({
+    forceConsole: false,
     format: format.combine(
         format.colorize(),
         format.timestamp({ format: "YYYY-MM-DDTHH:mm:ss:SSS" }), // uses local timezone