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

Answer 2

Some of the answers provided are correct and upvoted, but somewhat incomplete. This procedure worked for me:

1. Open the terminal window inside VS Code and run node -v. You'll get for instance v10.12.0.
2. Open a terminal window outside VS Code Change your node version with nvm (ie. nvm use v12.14.0)
3. Cmd+ Shift + p and choose Preferences > Open Settings (JSON)
4. Add "terminal.integrated.shellArgs.osx": [] to your user config
5. Cmd+ Shift + p and choose Shell Command: Install 'code' command in PATH
6. Close VS Code.
7. Open a terminal window and run code. This will open VS Code with a new and updated bash / zsh session.
8. Open the terminal window inside VS Code and run node -v. You'll get v12.14.0.

Bonus: If you always want to get a particular node version on VS Code's terminal, set it as default by opening a terminal window outside VS Code and running:

nvm alias default v12.14.0

Answer 3

add runtimeExecutable to your .vscode/launch.json like this

{
  "type": "node",
  "request": "launch",
  "name": "App",
  "program": "${workspaceRoot}/index.js",
  "runtimeExecutable": "${env:HOME}/.nvm/versions/node/v6.9.2/bin/node"
}

Answer 4

In VS Code, go to your launch.json file and add the runtimeVersion attribute inside configurations, as shown below. (In this example, we are assuming 4.8.7 is already installed using nvm)

{
"version": "<some-version>",
"configurations": [
    {
        "type": "node",
        "runtimeVersion": "4.8.7", // If i need to run node 4.8.7
        "request": "launch",
        "name": "Launch",
        "program": "${workspaceFolder}/sample.js"
    }
]}

Answer 5

Did not tried all of the solution, but for me updating nvm simply worked.

Just follow the installation here and make sure that you bash_profile is updated.