Visual studio java script code#

OK, so what is going on here? When we run a task called “Show in console” this will run a shell command that takes our currently opened file as an argument preceded by the path to our node executable. To create a Task hit cmd + shift + p on Mac, ctrl + shift + p on Windows / Linux or simply F1 on any platform to show the Command Palette, type “Tasks: Configure Task” then “Create tasks.json file from template” and choose “Others” from the list. The good news is that the development of VSCode is rapid so we may see global tasks appear very soon as I’m not the only one who wants this feature. Unfortunately at this moment it isn’t possible to create globally available tasks - they need to be added per project. Create JavaScript / Node task in VSCodeĪ VSCode Task is a set of instructions in a JSON file that resides in our projects file. This is essentially all that we need to do - pass a currently active file to a JavaScript interpreter ( Node in this case - so make sure it is installed on your computer).

Visual studio java script code#

Similar to Build Systems in Sublime Text, Visual Studio Code comes with Tasks that allows us to pass a file to an external program without manually switching between the code editor and the Terminal. As I recently changed my code editor from Sublime Text to VSCode I found a solution to replicate this functionality.

It’s turned out to be one of the most popular articles on this website. Some time ago I published an article about the JavaScript console in Sublime Text.