update the debugging process

.env-sample

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+WEBHOOK_PROXY_URL=
+APP_ID=
+WEBHOOK_SECRET=
+PRIVATE_KEY=

.gitignore

@@ -3,4 +3,6 @@ node_modules
 
 # aws sam stuff
 .aws-sam
-samconfig.toml
+samconfig.toml
+vars.json
+.env

.vscode/launch.json

@@ -6,28 +6,12 @@
     "configurations": [
         {
             "type": "node",
-            "request": "attach",
-            "name": "Attach to lambda",
-            "address": "localhost",
-            "port": 9999,
-            "localRoot": "${workspaceRoot}",
-            "remoteRoot": "/var/task",
-            "protocol": "inspector",
-            "stopOnEntry": false
-        },
-        {
-            "type": "aws-sam",
-            "request": "direct-invoke",
-            "name": "webhooks",
-            "invokeTarget": {
-                "target": "template",
-                "templatePath": "${workspaceFolder}/template.yaml",
-                "logicalId": "webhooks"
-            },
-            "lambda": {
-                "payload": {},
-                "environmentVariables": {}
-            }
+            "request": "launch",
+            "name": "Launch Probot",
+            "runtimeExecutable": "probot",
+            "runtimeArgs": ["run", "./app.js"],
+            "console": "integratedTerminal",
+            "cwd": "${workspaceRoot}/",
         }
     ]
 }

README.md

@@ -34,12 +34,10 @@ Subsequent deploys to the same stack to the default environment...
 1. run `sam deploy`
 
 ## Debugging locally
-1. Populate the values in vars.json with the ones specific for your GitHub app. For the `PRIVATE_KEY` replace newlines with `\\n` to make the string value a single line.
-1. run `sam build`
-1. Run sam local via bash...
-```
-sam local invoke -d 9999 webhooks -n vars.json -e events/event.json
-```
+1. Point your GitHub app to your local using something like smee.io
+1. Copy .env-sample to .env and populate with values specific for your GitHub app. For the `PRIVATE_KEY` replace newlines with `\\n` to make the string value a single line.
+1. From the VSCode `RUN AND DEBUG` menu select `Launch Probot` and click the green arrow to start debugging.
+
 ## License
 
 [ISC](LICENSE)