Auto-install deps when creating a new TS Srcbook

[nichochar]

Auto-Install Dependencies for New TypeScript Srcbooks

Objective

Automatically install required dependencies (tsx, typescript, @types/node) when creating a new TypeScript Srcbook, eliminating the need for the "install dependencies" toast, which needs to be clicked 100% of the time.

Current Behavior

• "Install dependencies" toast appears when creating a new TS Srcbook

Proposed Change

• Automatically install tsx, typescript, and @types/node upon TS Srcbook creation

Considerations

• Block running cells until completed?
• Handle scenarios where auto-installation fails
• Consider allowing users to opt-out of auto-installation

[ThePrimeJnr]

can I work on this??

just found out srcbook today and it's just been amazing. I'd like to make some contributions

[nichochar]

Hey @destinedcodes, sounds good, I've assigned the ticket to you. If you want to discuss the implementation or have any issues on the dev side of Srcbook, we have a Discord

[BeRecursive22]

@nichochar @benjreinhart

Observed an edge case with Prettier formatting:

• New code cell + TypeScript + Enter = No execution, no stdout output
• Same cell + Format before running = Executes without issues

Root cause seems to be a dependency quirk.

Fix: send an additional cell:format event right after cell:create. This handles the dependency issue.

Tested and working as expected now. Let me know if we're good to go with this or want me to push this change.

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With above approach, the "Need to install deps" toast would not make much sense since the cell is ready to be executed even before having an actual code.

[Aswanth-c]

Hey I'm back in action, started working on it,
feel free to assign

Consider allowing users to opt out of auto-installation

for this, I'm considering a toggle option in the settings. Let me what you think about this approach.

[Aryann15]

Hey @nichochar, Can I work on this issue?

[nichochar]

for this, I'm considering a toggle option in the settings. Let me what you think about this approach.

Yes, this works, let's default it to "auto-install".

Sorry @Aryann15 I'm going to assign @Aswanth-c as he asked first and has also already contributed. There are other issues with the "good first issue" tag you can tackle!