[json] IntelliSense don't work for @angular in package.json

[albrin]

• VSCode Version: 1.11.1
• OS Version: Windows 10 Pro (License ;))

Steps to Reproduce:

1. Open file "package.json" in Visual Studio Code
2. Start typing "@ang" and press Ctrl+Space
3. I get "No offers"

[aeschli]

I have to investigate again, but NPM doesn't seem to provide a query API for scopes: npm/npm#8244

[XmlmXmlmX]

What about private package registries @aeschli. Are they not supported as well?

[XmlmXmlmX]

@aeschli I found the answer: #7430

No

[simeyla]

Why does every tiny thing I try to do with Angular result in a wild goose chase :-(

Anyway I'm assuming most people finding this issue just want to get intellisense to verify if the latest version is installed.

A workaround is the following command will which show the latest version of each installed package, and is much faster than attempting intellisense for each item anyway. Run it from the directory containing package.json.

PM> npm outdated
Package                      Current  Wanted       Latest  Location
@types/node                   6.0.77  6.0.77       7.0.27  rrcrm
typescript                     2.3.2   2.3.2        2.3.4  rrcrm

So I now know angular 4 (or 5 or 6 or whatever it is called now) is up to date :-)

[XmlmXmlmX]

Nothing new here? There is a similar request at developercommunity.visualstudio.com (concerning vs2017).

[aeschli]

I added completions support for scoped types using https://github.com/npm/registry/blob/master/docs/REGISTRY-API.md#get-v1search

Some limitations:

• There seems to be no way to query all known, public scopes, so we have a hardcoded list (currently just @types and @angular). I'm happy to add more.
• Completing in the packages should work for all public scopes
• The API is filtering a lot of entries, so @types/m will not find 'mocha'. It will appear after typing more characters.

[dbaeumer]

Verified that @types and @angular is working