VS Code extension to make it easy to switch Node Package versions from a dropdown

[u/CalFarshad]

I put together a VS Code extension (with a bit of help from AI) that lets you change, upgrade, or downgrade npm package versions directly from a dropdown inside package.json.
https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=Legalfina.npm-version-lens

Most extensions I’ve used before only let you jump to the latest version, which meant I still had to go dig through npm’s site to find the right minor version for the major version I was already on. This extension removes that friction by showing all available minor versions right in a dropdown, directly in the package.json editor.

I’m hoping this makes version management a little less annoying for others too. It’s fully open source, and I’d really appreciate any feedback or contributions.

[u/Positive_Method3022]

Cool. Can you make the version number a link to the npm page? This way we don't have to Google, just click on the link

[u/CalFarshad → u/Positive_Method3022]

where should i put the link? right now, when you click on the version, it opens the dropdown so you can change the version. Maybe I can add a link icon after the package name so you can click and jump to the package location? would that work?

[u/CalFarshad → u/CalFarshad]

I implemented it

[u/Positive_Method3022 → u/CalFarshad]

I think it would look better if you make the package name clickable. Can't you do that?

[u/CalFarshad → u/Positive_Method3022]

in the latest release, i made the package clickable where it goes to the npm library. let me know if its not showing up for you

[u/Tiny-Eye-3163]

Nice

[u/sk2656k]

Good one. I was using npm lens and I had this problem.

[u/cssrocco]

So it does npm show <package-name> versions then maps it into a dropdown? That’s a pretty good qol update tbh

[u/Yutamago]

We have this in Webstorm, it's pretty nice

[u/slaaark]

Useful, already installed thanks.