No auto import suggestion in JS node project

[florian-milky]

• VSCode Version: 1.43
• OS Version: macOs catalina but I have the same issue on windows

I am working in a pure Javascript NodeJs project. When I trigger the autocomplete I don't get any suggestion from imports.
In another es6 project, I get suggestions inconsistently. For example if don't get any auto import suggestion, but if I open the file I want to import from in another tab, then I get the suggestion.

Please advise, I have made some research about this issue but I can't find any help on how to fix this.

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

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Thanks for submitting this issue. Please also check if it is already covered by an existing one, like:

• Auto import suggestion is not working only on first suggest. (#91974)

[IllusionMH]

Do you have jsconfig.json in your project?
See https://code.visualstudio.com/Docs/languages/javascript#_javascript-projects-jsconfigjson for details

[florian-milky]

@IllusionMH No, it's not clear why I would need that?

[IllusionMH]

See #92163 for more details.

[florian-milky]

@IllusionMH This fixes indeed the inconsistent suggestions. However in my nodejs project, I still get no auto import suggestion

[IllusionMH]

You mean suggestions for built-in Node modules fs or path?

If yes - you can also force ATA for Node using jsconfig.json

{
    "typeAcquisition": {
        "include": ["node"]
    }
}

[florian-milky]

No I mean simple imports from other files that I created in my project

[florian-milky]

I also don't get import suggestions from node_modules

[florian-milky]

This fix you suggested also doesn't help with node native modules

[mjbvz]

Please share your project or code that reproduces the issue

[florian-milky]

I can't share the project but I will try to build a repro

[florian-milky]

Ok so here is what I did:

• I cloned my project
• Tested if import was working, no
• Deleted stuff step by step, import was never working
• Ended up with https://github.com/florian-milky/repro-no-import
• Started to rename stuff, and suddenly it started working
• Discarded my local changes
• Import still working

So obviously something happened and it started working but what?