Start Script Button

Adds a Run NPM Script button to the Visual Studio Code terminal toolbar. With a single click, the extension automatically finds the main script defined in your workspace's package.json and runs it in the active terminal. Other scripts will also appear under a dropdown.

The source code is open and available, go check it out (it's only 1 .ts file!).

Features

• 🚀 Adds a convenient button to the terminal toolbar.
• 📦 Automatically loads scripts from your workspace's package.json.
• ▶️ Runs the script in the active terminal with one click.
• 🛠️ No configuration required.

Requirements

• A workspace containing a package.json file with scripts entry.

Example:

{
    "scripts": {
        "start": "vite"
    }
}

Click the toolbar button, and the extension will execute:

npm run <your_command>

Configuration

You can change the default script to run under the extension setting @ext:francisco-fernandes.npm-script-button. Just type start, dev, build, etc.