PyCharm 2.7.2 Web Help

To get access to this dialog box:

  1. Download and install the NodeJS framework.
  2. Make sure the Node.js plugin is installed and enabled.

    The plugin is not bundled with PyCharm, but it is available from the PyCharm plugin repository. Once enabled, the plugin is available at the IDE level, that is, you can use it in all your PyCharm projects.

In this dialog box, create configurations for debugging already running Node.js applications. This approach gives you the possibility to re-start a debugging session without re-starting the NodeJS server.

This section provides descriptions of the configuration-specific items, as well as the toolbar and options that are common for all run/debug configurations.

ItemDescription
HostIn this text box, specify the host where the application is running.
Debug portIn this text box, specify the port to connect to. Do one of the following:

Toolbar

ItemShortcutDescription
add InsertInsert Click this button to add new configuration to the list.
delete DeleteDelete Click this button to remove the selected configuration from the list.
copy Ctrl+DCtrl+D Click this button to create a copy of the selected configuration.
settings Edit defaultsClick this button to edit the default configuration templates. The defaults are used for the newly created configurations.
arrowUp or arrowDown Alt+UpAlt+Up or Alt+DownAlt+Down Use these buttons to move the selected configuration or group of configurations (folder) up and down in the list.

The order of configurations or folders in the list defines the order, in which configurations appear in the Run/Debug drop-down list on the main toolbar.

folder Use this button to create a new folder.

If one or more run/debug configurations have the focus, then the selected run/debug configurations 0 are automatically moved to the newly created folder. If only a category has the focus, then an empty folder is created.

Common options

ItemDescription
NameIn this text box, specify the name of the current run/debug configuration. This field does not appear for the default run/debug configurations.
Defaults This node in the left-hand pane of the dialog box contains the default run/debug configuration settings. Select the desired configuration to change its default settings in the right-hand pane. The defaults are applied to all newly created run/debug configurations.
Temporary configurations limit Specify here the maximum number of temporary configurations to be stored and shown in the Select Run/Debug Configuration drop-down list.
Share Select this check box to make the run/debug configuration available to other team members.

The shared run/debug configurations are kept in separate xml files under .idea\runConfigurations folder, while the local run/debug configurations are kept in the .idea\workspace.xml.

This check box is not available when editing the run/debug configuration defaults.

Single instance onlyIf this check box is selected, this run/debug configuration cannot be launched more than once.

Every time a new run/debug configuration is launched, PyCharm checks the presence of the other instances of the same run/debug configuration, and displays a confirmation dialog box. If you click OK in the confirmation dialog box, the first instance of the runner will be stopped, and the next one will take its place.

This make sense, when usage of certain resources can cause conflicts, or when launching two run/debug configurations of the same type consumes too much of the CPU and memory resources.

If this check box is not selected, it is possible to launch as many instances of the runner as required. So doing, each runner will start in its own tab of the Run tool window.

Before launchSpecify which tasks should be carried out before starting the run/debug configuration. The specified tasks are performed in the order that they appear in the list.
ItemKeyboard shortcutDescription
addAlt+InsertAlt+InsertClick this icon to add a task to the list. Select the task to be added:
  • Run External tool. Select this option to run an application which is external to PyCharm. In the dialog that opens, select the application or applications that should be run. If the necessary application is not defined in PyCharm yet, add its definition. For more information, see Configuring Third-Party Tools and External Tools.
deleteAlt+DeleteAlt+Delete Click this icon to remove the selected task from the list.
edit1EnterEnter Click this icon to edit the selected task. Make the necessary changes in the dialog that opens.
arrowUp Alt+UpAlt+Up Click this icon to move the selected task one line up in the list.
arrowDown Alt+DownAlt+Down Click this icon to move the selected task one line down in the list.
Show this page Select this check box to have the run/debug configuration settings shown prior to actually starting the run/debug configuration.

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