I have not found a good simple tutorial for this. I just want the app to freeze at the breakpoints so I can explore the contents of the various variables, particularly their json content.
This is a garbage documentation: http://www.jetbrains.com/webstorm/webhelp/running-and-debugging-node-js.html#d40161e701
I can't even set up breakpoints. Is it so simple to do this in Eclipse...
UPDATE Using Webstorm 7.0's early access build, the debugger works flawlessly. I just made a new project, added a breakpoint and used Debug. Stopped at that breakpoint with no problems whatsoever, so apparently Webstorm 6.0's debugger sucks :D
You can get it here: http://confluence.jetbrains.com/display/WI/WebStorm+7+EAP Beware, it expires on 8 August.
I use webstorm and it's great. Having looked at that documentation, I agree. If you're just starting out, you don't need all the remote and attach to existing processes options.
The easiest option would be to rightclick on your main js file and choose debug. Setting breakpoints is the same as in most editors these days, just click left of the line.
If you don't get the debug option when you right click then you need to make a run/debug configuration which sounds worse than it is.