Remote-Local npm packages switcher

VSC plugin to switch NPM references between remote and local packages

Your comments are welcomed at the project root page https://mikeska.tech/posts/vsc-plugin-switch-local-remote-packages-npm

Switch now references between remote and local packages with one-click ease

When developing and debugging NPM packages, switching between local and remote reference has always been a big overhead. Now is all that possible with the one-click approach.

This extension appears in the Activity bar of the Visual Studio Code. Just only thing you have to configure is the list of package names and its local path representation.

The picture says it all

Here is displayed the entire stack of the functionality

• The Earth icon indicates that you are currently referencing the remote package.
• The ladybug icon indicates the local reference.
• The clock icon is indicating that your switch action is currently being processed.
• In the item detail is currently available one info item, the latest version of the remote package
• The list of actions in the right-click context menu.

The configuration

Before the first use, you have to configure the actual libraries, which you want to get displayed.

• name - the package name
• path - the path to the local npm package

dependencyDebugger.libraries

[
    {
        "name": "@angular/common",
        "path": "../test-lib/@angular/common"
    }
]

Amount of re-runs of NPM install in case if one fails. (usually network error or a local process hanging on a file)

dependencyDebugger.maxInstallAttempts

Ready to hear about possible improvements

It's just been released, so gonna still a bit work on the design, but I am ready to hear some tips on how to improve and be glad for every bug reported.

May the plugin be with you!