Console logs not appearing when running Express app with nodemon

[dee-goyal]

Type: Bug

When running my Express app using nodemon, the console logs (e.g., console.log()) do not appear in the terminal. Additionally, nodemon opens a browser window unexpectedly, which is not desired behavior.

package.json

{
"name": "backend",
"version": "1.0.0",
"main": "index.js",
"scripts": {
"test": "echo "Error: no test specified" && exit 1"
},

"author": "Deepika Goyal",
"license": "ISC",
"description": "",
"dependencies": {
"express": "^4.21.0",
"mongoose": "^5.13.19",
"mongoose-delete": "^1.0.2",
"nodemon": "^3.1.7"
}
}

index.js

const express = require('express');
const app = express();
const port = 5000;
app.get('/', (req, res) => {
res.send('Hello World!');
});

app.listen(port, () => {
console.log(Example app listening on port ${port});
});

IT WAS WORKING SMOOTHLY FEW WEEKS BACK, BUT NOT NOW

VS Code version: Code 1.95.2 (e865366, 2024-11-07T11:07:22.054Z)
OS version: Windows_NT x64 10.0.22631
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[dee-goyal]

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