NPM Tool Window
- the tool window can be accessed this way only after you have opened it using the command.
Use the tool window to run npm or Yarn scripts.
Before you start
- Install and enable the NodeJS plugin as described in Installing, Updating and Uninstalling Repository Plugins and Enabling and Disabling Plugins.
- Install Node.js and configure it as a local Node.js interpreter. Note that npm is also installed so if you are going to use it you are through with the preliminary steps.
- To use Yarn, install it as described on the Yarn Official website.
Running scripts
The tool window opens when you select a package.json
file in the Project tool window or open it in the editor and choose Show npm Scripts on the context menu. As soon as you invoke npm or Yarn, it starts building a tree of scripts defined within the scripts
property of the package.json
file on which it was invoked. If you have several package.json
files in your project, you can build a separate script tree for each of them and run scripts without dropping the previously built trees. Each tree is shown under a separate node.
The tool window shows the script output, reports the errors occurred, lists the packages or plugins that have not been found, etc. The name of the last executed script is displayed on the title bar of the tool window.
To build a tree of scripts, do one of the following:
- Select the required
package.json
file in the Project tool window or open it in the editor and choose Show npm Scripts on the context menu. - In the npm tool window, click on the toolbar and choose the required
package.json
file from the list. By default, PyCharm shows thepackage.json
file in the root of your project. If you have anotherpackage.json
file, click Choose package.json and select thepackage.json
file you need in the dialog that opens. PyCharm adds a new node with the path to the chosenpackage.json
file on its title and builds a scripts tree under the new node.
To re-build a tree
- Switch to the required node and click on the toolbar.
To sort the scripts in a tree by their names
- Click on the toolbar, choose Sort by on the menu, and then choose Name.
By default, a tree shows the scripts in the order in which they are defined inpackage.json
(option Definition order).
To run one script
-
- Double click the script.
- Select the script in the tree and press Enter or choose Run <script name> on the context menu.
To run several scripts
- Use the multiselect mode: hold Shift (for adjacent items) or Ctrl (for non-adjacent items) keys and select the required scripts, then choose Run or Debug on the context menu of the selection.
Toolbar
Item | Tooltip | Description |
---|---|---|
Add package.json | Click this button to have a tree of scripts for another package.json file built. Choose the required package.json file from the pop-up list. PyCharm adds a new node and builds a tree of scripts under it it. | |
Remove package.json | Click this button to remove the tree of scripts under the selected node. | |
Reload scripts | Click this button to have the tree of scripts under the selected node re-built. You may need a tree re-built after updating the corresponding package.json file because npm does not apply changes to trees on the fly. | |
Collapse all | Click this button to hide all the scripts trees and have only package.json nodes displayed. | |
Click this button to configure the current view and to change the viewing modes of the tool window, see Tool Windows Viewing Modes for details. Note that most of the menu items are options that you can turn on or off. An option which is on has a check mark to the left of its name. The npm-specific options are:
| ||
Hide | Click this button to hide the tool window. To have it displayed again, choose | on the main menu. The tool window appears again showing all the previously built trees of tasks.
Context Menu of a Tree
Item | Description |
---|---|
npm Settings | Choose this menu item to open the npm Settings dialog box and view or edit the Node.js configuration |
Jump to Source | Choose this menu item to open the package.json file for which the current tree is built. |
Reload scripts | Choose this menu item to have the tree of scripts under the selected node re-built. |
Copy Path | Choose this menu item to save the path to the package.json file according to which the current tree was built to the clipboard. |
Remove package.json | Choose this menu item to remove the tree of scripts under the selected node. |
Context Menu of a Script
Item | Description |
---|---|
Run <script name> | Choose this menu item to run the selected script. |
Edit <script name> settings | Choose this menu item to open the Run/Debug Configuration dialog box and edit the predefined settings for the selected script. |
Jump to Source | Choose this menu item to open the package.json file for which the current tree is built and navigate to the definition of the selected script. |