extension node_modules not packaged properly

[goessner]

• VSCode Version: 1.7.2
• OS Version: Windows 10 / 1607

in short: After publishing and installing my extension 'Markdown+Math' I get

command 'extension.mdmath' not found

when trying to run it. Having a look at the extensions node_modules folder, I see only the three dependency folders

• katex ... which is needed.
• markdown-it-katex... which is also required.
• match-at ... which I don't know where it comes from, but this is irrelevant.

After doing a npm install from the command line in that extensions main directory the node_modules folder is populated with a lot more modules. The extension is working properly after that.

My package.json file has an

    "dependencies": {
        "markdown-it-katex": "^2.0.3"
    },

entry.

My question is: What am I doing wrong or what can I do, if I don't want to force my users doing an extra npm install from the command line.

I should mention, that I use the newest npm version 3.10.6 which generates a flat dependency folder structure now.

Steps to Reproduce: publishing and running extension ... Markdown+Math

1. npm install ... installing all required node modules in dev subfolder ./node_modules
2. vsce publish 0.8.8 ... publish extension to market place
3. install extension 'Markdown+Math' from within VS Code ...
4. Error when invoking extension
5. > cd %USERPROFILE%\.vscode\extensions\goessner.mdmath-0.8.8
6. > npm install
7. Ctrl+Shift+. invokes extension properly with any *.md file.

Thanks ....

[goessner]

I finally managed to resolve the problem. In the node_modules folder there were still a lot dependencies originating from vscode itself. After filtering those out, only a handful relevant were remaining, which I put into the dependencies list of package.json.

Everything is fine now ... please close this issue.