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NPM Module Checker

NPM Module Checker

NTKhang

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A VSCode extension to check and fix missing npm packages or modules/files in your project.
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📦 NPM Module Checker

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NPM Module Checker is a VSCode extension that helps you identify and fix missing npm packages or modules/files in your project. It provides quick fixes for missing files and packages, both locally and globally.

✨ Features

  • Detect missing npm packages and modules/files in your project.
  • Provide quick fixes to install missing packages or create missing modules/files.
  • Scan entire folders or projects for missing packages and modules/files.
  • Log detailed information about issues found and actions taken.
  • Check for unused packages: Right-click on a folder or file in the Explorer view to check for packages that are installed in the project but not used.
  • And more features to customize the extension to your needs.

📥 Installation

From Visual Studio Code Marketplace

  1. Open VSCode.
  2. Go to the Extensions view by clicking the Extensions icon in the Activity Bar on the side of the window.
  3. Search for NPM Module Checker.
  4. Click Install.

Alternatively, you can download and install the extension from the Visual Studio Code Marketplace.

From Source

  1. Clone the repository:

    git clone https://github.com/ntkhang03/NPM-Module-Checker.git
    
  2. Navigate to the project directory:

    cd npm-module-checker
    
  3. Install dependencies:

    npm install
    
  4. Build the extension:

    npm run build
    
  5. Package the extension:

    npm run package
    
  6. Install the extension in VSCode:

    • Open VSCode.
    • Go to the Extensions view by clicking the Extensions icon in the Activity Bar on the side of the window.
    • Click the three-dot menu at the top-right corner of the Extensions view and select "Install from VSIX...".
    • Select the generated .vsix file from the npm-module-checker directory.

🚀 Usage

Quick Fixes

When you open a JavaScript or TypeScript file that has missing packages or modules, the extension will highlight the issues and provide quick fixes. You can apply the quick fixes by clicking on the lightbulb icon or pressing Ctrl+. (Windows/Linux) or Cmd+. (Mac).

Context Menu Commands

You can also scan entire folders or projects for missing packages and modules using the context menu commands. Right-click on a folder or in the Explorer view and select one of the following options:

  • Scan missing package in this folder
  • Scan missing module in this folder
  • Scan missing package and module in this folder

Output Channel

The extension logs detailed information about the issues found and actions taken in the "NPM package checker" output channel. You can view the output by opening the Output panel (Ctrl+Shift+U or Cmd+Shift+U) and selecting "NPM package checker" from the dropdown menu.

⚙️ Settings

You can customize the behavior of the extension through the following settings:

  • npmModuleChecker.ignoreFilesOrFolders: Files or folders to ignore during the check (supports regex), e.g., ["node_modules", "dist", "build", "/*.test.js"].
  • npmModuleChecker.checkInsideStrings: Check for missing modules inside strings.
  • npmModuleChecker.enableDiagnosticsJavascript: Enable diagnostics for JavaScript files.
  • npmModuleChecker.enableDiagnosticsTypescript: Enable diagnostics for TypeScript files.
  • npmModuleChecker.enableDiagnosticsJavascriptreact: Enable diagnostics for JavaScript React files.
  • npmModuleChecker.enableDiagnosticsTypescriptreact: Enable diagnostics for TypeScript React files.
  • npmModuleChecker.customIgnorePackages: Custom packages to ignore during the check.
  • npmModuleChecker.packageInstalledGlobalSeverity: Severity level for packages installed globally.
  • npmModuleChecker.missingPackageDependencySeverity: Severity level for missing package dependencies.
  • npmModuleChecker.packageInstalledDevDependencySeverity: Severity level for packages installed as dev dependencies.
  • npmModuleChecker.missingFileIndexSeverity: Severity level for missing index files.
  • npmModuleChecker.missingFileSeverity: Severity level for missing files.
  • npmModuleChecker.enableUnusedPackageCheck: Enable or disable automatic checking for unused packages when opening package.json file.
  • npmModuleChecker.unusedPackageSeverity: Severity level for the diagnostic when unused packages are found.
  • npmModuleChecker.delayTimeForCheckDocumentAllTabsCall: Delay in milliseconds before checking all open tabs when a document is opened or changed.
  • npmModuleChecker.delayForCheckDocumentCall: Delay in milliseconds before checking a document for missing packages or modules.

📸 Screenshots

Here are some screenshots demonstrating the features of the NPM Module Checker extension:

Diagnostics (Missing Package)

Diagnostics (Missing Package)

Diagnostics (Missing Module/File)

Diagnostics (Missing Module/File)

Quick Fixes (Missing Package)

Quick Fixes (Missing Package)

Quick Fixes (Missing Module/File)

Quick Fixes (Missing Module/File)

Context Menu Commands

Context Menu Commands
  • You can scan entire folders or projects for missing packages and modules using the context menu commands. Right-click on a folder or in the Explorer view and select one of the following options:
    • Scan missing package in this folder
    • Scan missing module in this folder
    • Scan missing package and module in this folder

Output Channel

Output Channel
  • When you choose to scan for missing packages or modules in a directory, the extension logs detailed information about the issues found and actions taken in the "NPM Package Checker" output channel. A notification will be displayed with a dialog asking if you want to fix the issues. If you choose "Yes" the extension will automatically install the missing packages and create the missing modules/files.

Validate ignore patterns

Validate ignore patterns
  • You can validate the ignore patterns in the settings to ensure they are correctly formatted.

Settings

Settings Settings

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! If you have any suggestions, bug reports, or feature requests, please open an issue on the GitHub repository.

📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.

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