Integrating nvm (https://github.com/nvm-sh/nvm) and Visual Studio Code

nvm+VSCode.md

Integrating nvm and Visual Studio Code

Respecting the .nvmrc in the integrated terminal

1. Create a variant of the nvm-exec script which does not fail if there is no .nvmrc present. I called it nvm-exec-2 (see below).
2. Place that script inside the .nvm directory in your user's home directory (~/.nvm) and make it executable:

   chmod +x ~/.nvm/nvm-exec-2
   

3. Modify the "profiles" of the integrated terminal of VSCode in the settings.json. The keys of the corresponding settings are:

   • For the "automationProfile" - this is the terminal used when running "tasks" or when debugging:

     • terminal.integrated.automationProfile.osx
     • terminal.integrated.automationProfile.windows
     • terminal.integrated.automationProfile.linux

     Set those to:

     "terminal.integrated.automationProfile.<your OS>": { 
       "path": "/<path to your user home>/.nvm/nvm-exec-2",
       "args": ["<your shell>"],
     }

     so for example on my machine:

     "terminal.integrated.automationProfile.osx": { 
       "path": "/Users/julrich/.nvm/nvm-exec-2",
       "args": ["zsh"],
     }

   • For the regular terminal profiles:

     • terminal.integrated.profiles.osx
     • terminal.integrated.profiles.windows
     • terminal.integrated.profiles.linux

     There you can define multiple profiles in case you have multiple shells available on your machine. Again, use <path to user home>/.nvm/nvm-exec-2 as the path for the shell and provide the actual shell command via args. For example:

     "terminal.integrated.profiles.osx": {
       "zsh": {
         "path": "/Users/julrich/.nvm/nvm-exec-2",
         "args": ["zsh", "-l"],
       },
       "bash": {
         "path": "/Users/julrich/.nvm/nvm-exec-2",
         "args": ["bash", "-l"],
         "icon": "terminal-bash",
       },
     }

nvm-exec-2

#!/usr/bin/env bash

DIR="$(command cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )"

unset NVM_CD_FLAGS

# shellcheck disable=SC1090,SC1091
\. "$DIR/nvm.sh" --no-use

if [ -n "$NODE_VERSION" ]; then
  nvm use "$NODE_VERSION" > /dev/null || exit 127
else
  nvm use >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
fi

exec "$@"