typescript configuration on vscode

Question

I'm getting this message when I go on my vscode:

The path ...\node_modules\typescript\lib doesn't point to a valid tsserver install.

I've no idea what's wrong. Any ideas?

tsconfig:

{
    "compilerOptions": {
        "target": "es5",
        "module": "commonjs",
        "moduleResolution": "node",
        "sourceMap": true,
        "emitDecoratorMetadata": true,
        "experimentalDecorators": true,
        "declaration": true,
        "baseUrl": "./ts",
        "outDir": "js"
    },
    "exclude": [
        "node_modules",
        "js"
    ]
}

we could really use more info, like your ts config file maybe. With this much all I could tell you is to check that you have the node modules of your project installed. run an npm install in your project root folder maybe? — toskv
– toskv, Commented Dec 9, 2016 at 8:53
It seems like vs-code is looking for a local npm install of typescript. — Alexander
– Alexander, Commented Dec 9, 2016 at 9:01

eko24ive · Accepted Answer · 2016-12-09 09:08:09Z

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Perhaps you haven't installed typescript in your project, if so - you can do this by npm install typescript --save-dev.
And accoring to Visual Studio Code documentation - please check path it's use for typescript.tsdk, maybe it should look like this:

{
   "typescript.tsdk": "./node_modules/typescript/lib"
}

answered Dec 9, 2016 at 9:08

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Narayanan K · Accepted Answer · 2019-07-19 12:30:58Z

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Install the version available in your package.json with the command

npm install -g typescript

Then hit ctrl+shift+p

Enter "Open user settings"

In the user settings copy the path of Typescript bin folder from node modules and assign it to "typescript.lib"

"typescript.tsdk": "D:\SampleFolder\Samplesubfolder\Sampleproject\node_modules\typescript\lib",

Note that the path should be separated by "\"

answered Jul 19, 2019 at 12:30

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Tuxman · Accepted Answer · 2024-01-10 18:16:49Z

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If you use Linux (Ubuntu, etc...), open .vscode/settings.json and change the \ char for /. Example:

Before:

"typescript.tsdk": "node_modules\\typescript\\lib",

After

"typescript.tsdk": "node_modules/typescript/lib",

This change fix the message at startup.

answered Jan 10, 2024 at 18:16

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