"Typescript: Remove unused imports" does not take into consideration if an import is valid or not

[kneczaj]

Does this issue occur when all extensions are disabled?: Yes

• VS Code Version: 1.101.2
• OS Version: MacOS 15.5

Steps to Reproduce:

1. Get project with Typescript
2. Import an object - const or function from a file which does not exist, so the import is invalid
3. In next line import the same object but now from a file where it exists, so the import is valid
4. Run ">Typescript: Remove unused imports" command.

Example code ("./mocks.ts" does not exist):

src/modules/A/mocks.ts:

export const A = 'A';

src/test.ts:

import { A } from './mocks';
import { A } from 'src/modules/A/mocks';

console.log(A)

Current effect:
The command will leave the first invalid import, and remove the second valid import.

Expected:
The valid import (second) should stay, and the invalid (first) should be removed.

Comments:
It looks like the command does not take into consideration if the import is valid or not.

Use cases:

1. Resolving merge conflicts. After both merge changes are accepted the result mixes valid and invalid imports. "Typescript: Remove unused imports" should then remove import duplicates, but leave the valid ones and remove invalid ones, not the other way.
2. Fixing imports by hand. After adding a new valid import by hand at the end of imports "Typescript: Remove unused imports" will remove it and leave the invalid one

[vs-code-engineering]

Thanks for creating this issue! It looks like you may be using an old version of VS Code, the latest stable release is 1.101.2. Please try upgrading to the latest version and checking whether this issue remains.

Happy Coding!

[kneczaj]

The issue is still there at Visual Studio Code 1.101.2