JS/TS auto-import is not as good as Webstorm's

[darkbasic]

TS Template added by @mjbvz

TypeScript Version: 3.7.5

Search Terms

• auto import
• auto imports

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• VSCode Version: 1.42.0
• OS Version: Arch Linux amd64

Steps to Reproduce:

1. npm install graphql-tools
2. Try to auto-import makeExecutableSchema

It will say No code actions available, but if you manually import it then it works:

import { makeExecutableSchema } from 'graphql-tools';

The same function gets automatically imported in Webstorm.

Some auto-imports do work in vscode, like join:

import { join } from 'path';

but not all of them.

Does this issue occur when all extensions are disabled?: Yes

[mjbvz]

Here's what I see in VS Code insiders in a new project:

Accepting the suggestion adds the import.

Do auto import suggestions work for you? Is it just the lightbulb that doesn't? The lightbulb for auto imports are only enabled if you enable semantic checking in your JavaScript

[darkbasic]

@mjbvz in this particular example you're right: makeExecutableSchema gets the import suggestion when you type it, but it was taking so much time to display it that I didn't notice.

BUT other imports still don't get the suggestion, like for example MikroORM.
If you kindly help vscode adding the following to the beginning of your file

import {} from 'mikro-orm';

then it will manage to suggest MikroORM when you type it, otherwise it will display no suggestions at all.

[andrewbranch]

Duplicate of #36042

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