NPM Package Navigator
Navigate to npm package resources directly from your JavaScript and TypeScript projects inside VS Code.
Features
- Detect package names in
package.json dependencies and common import/require statements.
- Quick navigation to:
- Package directory inside
node_modules
- Package
package.json
- README (if available)
- Repository, homepage, and issue tracker URLs
- npmjs package page (latest or specific version)
- CDN pages on unpkg.com and jsDelivr
- Hover tooltips with useful metadata and quick links.
- CodeLens entries for dependencies in
package.json.
- Context menu command and command palette entry for fast access.
- Optional debug logging to the VS Code Output panel (
NPM Package Navigator).
Getting Started (Users)
- Install the extension.
- Open a JavaScript or TypeScript project with dependencies installed.
- Hover over imports or dependency names, or trigger
Package Navigator: Open Menu from the command palette.
Development
npm install
npm run watch
Press F5 in VS Code to launch the extension host for development.
Compile
npm run compile
Lint
npm run lint
The project uses ESLint 9 with a flat config defined in eslint.config.mjs.
npm run format
Prettier formats project source and config files using the settings in prettier.config.mjs.
Test
npm test
Debug logging
Set the npmPackageNavigator.debugLogging setting to true to emit verbose messages to the
NPM Package Navigator channel in the VS Code Output panel.
License
MIT
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