NPM Task Runner

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Adds support for npm scripts defined in package.json directly in Visual Studio's Task Runner Explorer.

Yarn support

If packageManager is set in package.json when using corepack or a yarn.lock, .yarnclean, or .yarnrc file exists in the same directory as package.json, then the Yarn CLI will be called instead of npm. This requires that you have manually installed Yarn. A minimum Yarn version of v0.22.0 is recommended for the best results.

PNPM support

If packageManager is set in package.json when using corepack or a pnpm-lock.yaml, pnpm-workspace.yaml, or .pnpmfile.cjs file exists in the same directory as package.json, then the PNPM CLI will be called instead of npm. This requires that you have manually installed PNPM.

npm scripts

Inside package.json it is possible to add custom scripts inside the "scripts" element.

{
    "name": "test",
    "version": "1.0.0",
    "scripts": {
        "watch-test": "mocha --watch --reporter spec test",
        "build-js": "browserify -t reactify app/js/main.js | uglifyjs -mc > static/bundle.js"
    }
}