DependaDash

DependaDash is a premium, highly interactive NPM Package Manager directly integrated within VS Code. It replaces standard tree views with a stunning, glassmorphic Webview Dashboard adhering to your editor's theme variables.

Features

• Theme Compliance: Flawlessly adapts to Dark, Light, or High Contrast themes using native editor variables.
• Empty State Scanner: Automatically warns when no package.json is active in the workspace and offers a one-click initialization button (npm init -y).
• Parallel Registry Comparisons: Displays currently installed versions alongside the absolute latest releases fetched directly from the NPM registry.
• Background Updates: Provides inline update triggers showing a button loading spinner while running background installations.
• Real-Time Audits: Scans for project vulnerabilities using npm audit and displays severity warning badges (Critical, High, Moderate, Low).
• Details Drawer: Click on any package to slide in an extensive details panel displaying descriptions, author contacts, license structures, homepage links, and README snippets.
• Dynamic Search & Install: Query packages directly from the NPM registry and install them as standard or DevDependencies with a single click.

Usage

1. Open a workspace folder.
2. Open the Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P or Cmd+Shift+P on macOS) and run DependaDash: Open Dashboard.
3. Alternative: Open package.json and click the package icon in the top right navigation header or right-click the explorer tab contextual menu.