Visual Studio Code to use node version specified by NVM

Question

Is it possible for VS Code to use node version specified by NVM?

I have 6.9.2 installed locally. Even after switching to another version, from the OS X terminal (no

Answer 1

I found that setting the node version locally in a sub shell before calling code works well, while not changing the version in the current shell, e.g.

$ (nvm use 14; code .)

Therefore, to make it work transparently for any project folder, create a file .precode in the project folder with shell commands to source before starting code - e.g.,

nvm use 14

Then add to ~/.bashrc

pre_code(){
    if [ $# == 1 ] &&  [ -f ${1}/.precode ] ; then
        echo "(source ${1}/.precode ;  `which code` ${@})"
        (source ${1}/.precode ; `which code` ${@})
    else
        `which code` ${@}
    fi
}   
alias code='pre_code'

(Note: Run source ~/.bashrc in any shell opened before the edit in order for the edit to take effect.)

Then, assuming the necessary file ~/myproject/.precode exists, starting code with

$ code ~/myproject

will result in some diagnostic output on the shell, e.g.

source github/myproject/.precode
Now using node v14.15.1 (npm v6.14.8)

as well launching a new vscode window with the correct node version in the terminal window and debugger. However, in the shell from which it was launched, the original node version remains, e.g.

$ node -v
v12.19.1