Update imports not working after file rename

[benthorner]

Running the following command:

:CocCommand workspace.renameCurrentFile

I then see / edit a prompt for the file name:

Before	After (then press <CR>)

I would expect this to update imports of this file, but no other files are changed. Example import:

import dbConfig from "@src/config/db.js";

Watchman logs

[Info  - 20:55:09] watchman watching project: /Users/ben/projects/ts-elecdb
[Info  - 20:55:09] subscribing events in /Users/ben/projects/ts-elecdb
[Info  - 20:55:32] file change of "**/*.{ts,tsx,mts,cts,js,jsx,mjs,cjs}" detected: {
  "subscription": "d92d53c0-aeb7-11f0-bec8-2dc17f4578db",
  "root": "/Users/ben/projects/ts-elecdb",
  "clock": "c:1761076509:34756:1:3",
  "is_fresh_instance": false,
  "files": [
    {
      "name": "src/config/db2.ts",
      "size": 573,
      "new": true,
      "exists": true,
      "type": "f",
      "mtime_ms": 1761076532614,
      "ctime_ms": 1761076532614
    },
    {
      "name": "src/config/db.ts",
      "size": 573,
      "new": false,
      "exists": false,
      "type": "f",
      "mtime_ms": 1761076372890,
      "ctime_ms": 1761076372890
    }
  ],
  "unilateral": true,
  "since": "c:1761076509:34756:1:2",
  "version": "2025.10.20.00"
}

Verbose logs from tsserver

[Info - 19:55:08.729] Starting TS Server
[Info - 19:55:08.729] Using tsserver from: /Users/ben/.config/coc/extensions/node_modules/coc-tsserver/node_modules/typescript/lib
[Info - 19:55:08.730]  Forking...
[Info - 19:55:08.731]  Starting...
[Info - 19:55:08.731]  Forking...
[Info - 19:55:08.732]  Starting...
[Trace - 19:55:08.732]  Sending request: configure (0). Response expected: no. Current queue length: 0
Arguments: {
    "hostInfo": "coc-nvim",
    "preferences": {
        "providePrefixAndSuffixTextForRename": true,
        "allowRenameOfImportPath": true,
        "includePackageJsonAutoImports": "auto"
    },
    "watchOptions": {}
}
[Trace - 19:55:08.732]  Sending request: configure (0). Response expected: no. Current queue length: 0
Arguments: {
    "hostInfo": "coc-nvim",
    "preferences": {
        "providePrefixAndSuffixTextForRename": true,
        "allowRenameOfImportPath": true,
        "includePackageJsonAutoImports": "auto"
    },
    "watchOptions": {}
}
[Trace - 19:55:08.732]  Sending request: compilerOptionsForInferredProjects (1). Response expected: no. Current queue length: 0
Arguments: {
    "options": {
        "module": "ESNext",
        "moduleResolution": "Bundler",
        "target": "ES2020",
        "jsx": "react",
        "allowImportingTsExtensions": true,
        "strictNullChecks": true,
        "strictFunctionTypes": true,
        "sourceMap": true,
        "allowJs": true,
        "allowSyntheticDefaultImports": true,
        "allowNonTsExtensions": true
    }
}
[Trace - 19:55:08.906]  Event received: typingsInstallerPid (0).
Data: {
    "pid": 34753
}
[Trace - 19:55:09.34]  Sending request: updateOpen (1). Response expected: yes. Current queue length: 0
Arguments: {
    "changedFiles": [],
    "closedFiles": [],
    "openFiles": [
        {
            "file": "/Users/ben/projects/ts-elecdb/src/config/db.ts",
            "fileContent": "const _env = process.env as { [key: string]: string };\n\nconst config: { [key: string]: object } = {\n  development: {\n    username: \"postgres\",\n    password: null,\n    database: \"elecdb\",\n    host: \"localhost\",\n    dialect: \"postgres\",\n  },\n  test: {\n    username: \"postgres\",\n    password: null,\n    database: \"elecdb_test\",\n    host: \"localhost\",\n    dialect: \"postgres\",\n  },\n  production: {\n    username: \"postgres\",\n    password: _env.ELECDB_DB_PASSWORD!,\n    database: \"elecdb\",\n    host: _env.ELECDB_DB_HOST!,\n    dialect: \"postgres\",\n  },\n};\n\nexport default config;\n",
            "projectRootPath": "/Users/ben/projects/ts-elecdb",
            "scriptKindName": "TS"
        }
    ]
}
[Trace - 19:55:09.34]  Sending request: updateOpen (2). Response expected: yes. Current queue length: 0
Arguments: {
    "changedFiles": [],
    "closedFiles": [],
    "openFiles": [
        {
            "file": "/Users/ben/projects/ts-elecdb/src/config/db.ts",
            "fileContent": "const _env = process.env as { [key: string]: string };\n\nconst config: { [key: string]: object } = {\n  development: {\n    username: \"postgres\",\n    password: null,\n    database: \"elecdb\",\n    host: \"localhost\",\n    dialect: \"postgres\",\n  },\n  test: {\n    username: \"postgres\",\n    password: null,\n    database: \"elecdb_test\",\n    host: \"localhost\",\n    dialect: \"postgres\",\n  },\n  production: {\n    username: \"postgres\",\n    password: _env.ELECDB_DB_PASSWORD!,\n    database: \"elecdb\",\n    host: _env.ELECDB_DB_HOST!,\n    dialect: \"postgres\",\n  },\n};\n\nexport default config;\n",
            "projectRootPath": "/Users/ben/projects/ts-elecdb",
            "scriptKindName": "TS"
        }
    ]
}
[Trace - 19:55:09.49]  Event received: projectLoadingStart (0).
Data: {
    "projectName": "/Users/ben/projects/ts-elecdb/tsconfig.json",
    "reason": "Creating possible configured project for /Users/ben/projects/ts-elecdb/src/config/db.ts to open"
}
[Trace - 19:55:09.321]  Response received: updateOpen (1). Request took 287 ms. Success: true 
Result: true
[Trace - 19:55:09.929]  Event received: projectLoadingFinish (0).
Data: {
    "projectName": "/Users/ben/projects/ts-elecdb/tsconfig.json"
}
[Trace - 19:55:09.931]  Event received: telemetry (0).
Data: {
    "telemetryEventName": "projectInfo",
    "payload": {
        "projectId": "16762a285d56e03c27b8d355b800fd4392c6b1ff0327ecb59f6f94f2bf7c1062",
        "fileStats": {
            "js": 0,
            "jsSize": 0,
            "jsx": 0,
            "jsxSize": 0,
            "ts": 8,
            "tsSize": 6323,
            "tsx": 0,
            "tsxSize": 0,
            "dts": 442,
            "dtsSize": 5809163,
            "deferred": 0,
            "deferredSize": 0
        },
        "compilerOptions": {
            "rootDir": "",
            "outDir": "",
            "paths": "",
            "module": "nodenext",
            "target": "esnext",
            "types": [],
            "sourceMap": true,
            "declaration": true,
            "declarationMap": true,
            "noUncheckedIndexedAccess": true,
            "exactOptionalPropertyTypes": true,
            "strict": true,
            "jsx": "react-jsx",
            "verbatimModuleSyntax": true,
            "isolatedModules": true,
            "noUncheckedSideEffectImports": true,
            "moduleDetection": "force",
            "skipLibCheck": true
        },
        "typeAcquisition": {
            "enable": false,
            "include": false,
            "exclude": false
        },
        "extends": false,
        "files": false,
        "include": true,
        "exclude": false,
        "compileOnSave": false,
        "configFileName": "tsconfig.json",
        "projectType": "configured",
        "languageServiceEnabled": true,
        "version": "5.9.2"
    }
}
[Trace - 19:55:09.931]  Event received: configFileDiag (0).
Data: {
    "triggerFile": "/Users/ben/projects/ts-elecdb/src/config/db.ts",
    "configFile": "/Users/ben/projects/ts-elecdb/tsconfig.json",
    "diagnostics": []
}
[Trace - 19:55:09.932]  Response received: updateOpen (2). Request took 898 ms. Success: true 
Result: true
[Trace - 19:55:09.932]  Sending request: geterr (3). Response expected: yes. Current queue length: 0
Arguments: {
    "delay": 0,
    "files": [
        "/Users/ben/projects/ts-elecdb/src/config/db.ts"
    ]
}
[Trace - 19:55:09.933]  Event received: syntaxDiag (0).
Data: {
    "file": "/Users/ben/projects/ts-elecdb/src/config/db.ts",
    "diagnostics": []
}
[Trace - 19:55:09.946]  Event received: semanticDiag (0).
Data: {
    "file": "/Users/ben/projects/ts-elecdb/src/config/db.ts",
    "diagnostics": []
}
[Trace - 19:55:09.947]  Event received: suggestionDiag (0).
Data: {
    "file": "/Users/ben/projects/ts-elecdb/src/config/db.ts",
    "diagnostics": []
}
[Trace - 19:55:09.947]  Async response received: requestCompleted (3). Request took 912 ms.
[Trace - 19:55:32.928]  Sending request: updateOpen (2). Response expected: yes. Current queue length: 0
Arguments: {
    "changedFiles": [],
    "closedFiles": [
        "/Users/ben/projects/ts-elecdb/src/config/db.ts"
    ],
    "openFiles": [
        {
            "file": "/Users/ben/projects/ts-elecdb/src/config/db2.ts",
            "fileContent": "const _env = process.env as { [key: string]: string };\n\nconst config: { [key: string]: object } = {\n  development: {\n    username: \"postgres\",\n    password: null,\n    database: \"elecdb\",\n    host: \"localhost\",\n    dialect: \"postgres\",\n  },\n  test: {\n    username: \"postgres\",\n    password: null,\n    database: \"elecdb_test\",\n    host: \"localhost\",\n    dialect: \"postgres\",\n  },\n  production: {\n    username: \"postgres\",\n    password: _env.ELECDB_DB_PASSWORD!,\n    database: \"elecdb\",\n    host: _env.ELECDB_DB_HOST!,\n    dialect: \"postgres\",\n  },\n};\n\nexport default config;\n",
            "projectRootPath": "/Users/ben/projects/ts-elecdb",
            "scriptKindName": "TS"
        }
    ]
}
[Trace - 19:55:32.929]  Sending request: updateOpen (4). Response expected: yes. Current queue length: 0
Arguments: {
    "changedFiles": [],
    "closedFiles": [
        "/Users/ben/projects/ts-elecdb/src/config/db.ts"
    ],
    "openFiles": [
        {
            "file": "/Users/ben/projects/ts-elecdb/src/config/db2.ts",
            "fileContent": "const _env = process.env as { [key: string]: string };\n\nconst config: { [key: string]: object } = {\n  development: {\n    username: \"postgres\",\n    password: null,\n    database: \"elecdb\",\n    host: \"localhost\",\n    dialect: \"postgres\",\n  },\n  test: {\n    username: \"postgres\",\n    password: null,\n    database: \"elecdb_test\",\n    host: \"localhost\",\n    dialect: \"postgres\",\n  },\n  production: {\n    username: \"postgres\",\n    password: _env.ELECDB_DB_PASSWORD!,\n    database: \"elecdb\",\n    host: _env.ELECDB_DB_HOST!,\n    dialect: \"postgres\",\n  },\n};\n\nexport default config;\n",
            "projectRootPath": "/Users/ben/projects/ts-elecdb",
            "scriptKindName": "TS"
        }
    ]
}
[Trace - 19:55:32.940]  Response received: updateOpen (2). Request took 12 ms. Success: true 
Result: true
[Trace - 19:55:32.993]  Response received: updateOpen (4). Request took 64 ms. Success: true 
Result: true
[Trace - 19:55:32.993]  Sending request: geterr (5). Response expected: yes. Current queue length: 0
Arguments: {
    "delay": 0,
    "files": [
        "/Users/ben/projects/ts-elecdb/src/config/db2.ts"
    ]
}
[Trace - 19:55:32.994]  Event received: syntaxDiag (0).
Data: {
    "file": "/Users/ben/projects/ts-elecdb/src/config/db2.ts",
    "diagnostics": []
}
[Trace - 19:55:32.997]  Event received: semanticDiag (0).
Data: {
    "file": "/Users/ben/projects/ts-elecdb/src/config/db2.ts",
    "diagnostics": []
}
[Trace - 19:55:32.997]  Event received: suggestionDiag (0).
Data: {
    "file": "/Users/ben/projects/ts-elecdb/src/config/db2.ts",
    "diagnostics": []
}
[Trace - 19:55:32.997]  Async response received: requestCompleted (5). Request took 68 ms.
[Trace - 19:55:33.669]  Sending request: configure (3). Response expected: yes. Current queue length: 0
Arguments: {
    "formatOptions": {
        "tabSize": 2,
        "indentSize": 2,
        "convertTabsToSpaces": true,
        "newLineCharacter": "\n",
        "insertSpaceAfterCommaDelimiter": true,
        "insertSpaceAfterConstructor": false,
        "insertSpaceAfterSemicolonInForStatements": true,
        "insertSpaceBeforeAndAfterBinaryOperators": true,
        "insertSpaceAfterKeywordsInControlFlowStatements": true,
        "insertSpaceAfterFunctionKeywordForAnonymousFunctions": true,
        "insertSpaceBeforeFunctionParenthesis": false,
        "insertSpaceAfterOpeningAndBeforeClosingNonemptyParenthesis": false,
        "insertSpaceAfterOpeningAndBeforeClosingNonemptyBrackets": false,
        "insertSpaceAfterOpeningAndBeforeClosingEmptyBraces": false,
        "insertSpaceAfterOpeningAndBeforeClosingNonemptyBraces": false,
        "insertSpaceAfterOpeningAndBeforeClosingTemplateStringBraces": false,
        "insertSpaceAfterOpeningAndBeforeClosingJsxExpressionBraces": false,
        "insertSpaceAfterTypeAssertion": false,
        "placeOpenBraceOnNewLineForFunctions": false,
        "placeOpenBraceOnNewLineForControlBlocks": false,
        "semicolons": "ignore"
    },
    "preferences": {
        "quotePreference": "auto",
        "importModuleSpecifierEnding": "auto",
        "jsxAttributeCompletionStyle": "auto",
        "allowTextChangesInNewFiles": true,
        "allowRenameOfImportPath": true,
        "provideRefactorNotApplicableReason": true,
        "providePrefixAndSuffixTextForRename": true,
        "includeAutomaticOptionalChainCompletions": true,
        "generateReturnInDocTemplate": true,
        "includeCompletionsForImportStatements": true,
        "includeCompletionsWithSnippetText": true,
        "includeCompletionsWithClassMemberSnippets": true,
        "includeCompletionsWithObjectLiteralMethodSnippets": true,
        "autoImportFileExcludePatterns": [],
        "preferTypeOnlyAutoImports": false,
        "useLabelDetailsInCompletionEntries": true,
        "allowIncompleteCompletions": true,
        "displayPartsForJSDoc": true,
        "includeInlayParameterNameHints": "none",
        "includeInlayParameterNameHintsWhenArgumentMatchesName": false,
        "includeInlayVariableTypeHintsWhenTypeMatchesName": false,
        "includeInlayFunctionParameterTypeHints": false,
        "includeInlayVariableTypeHints": false,
        "includeInlayPropertyDeclarationTypeHints": false,
        "includeInlayFunctionLikeReturnTypeHints": false,
        "includeInlayEnumMemberValueHints": false
    }
}
[Trace - 19:55:33.669]  Sending request: configure (6). Response expected: yes. Current queue length: 0
Arguments: {
    "formatOptions": {
        "tabSize": 2,
        "indentSize": 2,
        "convertTabsToSpaces": true,
        "newLineCharacter": "\n",
        "insertSpaceAfterCommaDelimiter": true,
        "insertSpaceAfterConstructor": false,
        "insertSpaceAfterSemicolonInForStatements": true,
        "insertSpaceBeforeAndAfterBinaryOperators": true,
        "insertSpaceAfterKeywordsInControlFlowStatements": true,
        "insertSpaceAfterFunctionKeywordForAnonymousFunctions": true,
        "insertSpaceBeforeFunctionParenthesis": false,
        "insertSpaceAfterOpeningAndBeforeClosingNonemptyParenthesis": false,
        "insertSpaceAfterOpeningAndBeforeClosingNonemptyBrackets": false,
        "insertSpaceAfterOpeningAndBeforeClosingEmptyBraces": false,
        "insertSpaceAfterOpeningAndBeforeClosingNonemptyBraces": false,
        "insertSpaceAfterOpeningAndBeforeClosingTemplateStringBraces": false,
        "insertSpaceAfterOpeningAndBeforeClosingJsxExpressionBraces": false,
        "insertSpaceAfterTypeAssertion": false,
        "placeOpenBraceOnNewLineForFunctions": false,
        "placeOpenBraceOnNewLineForControlBlocks": false,
        "semicolons": "ignore"
    },
    "preferences": {
        "quotePreference": "auto",
        "importModuleSpecifierEnding": "auto",
        "jsxAttributeCompletionStyle": "auto",
        "allowTextChangesInNewFiles": true,
        "allowRenameOfImportPath": true,
        "provideRefactorNotApplicableReason": true,
        "providePrefixAndSuffixTextForRename": true,
        "includeAutomaticOptionalChainCompletions": true,
        "generateReturnInDocTemplate": true,
        "includeCompletionsForImportStatements": true,
        "includeCompletionsWithSnippetText": true,
        "includeCompletionsWithClassMemberSnippets": true,
        "includeCompletionsWithObjectLiteralMethodSnippets": true,
        "autoImportFileExcludePatterns": [],
        "preferTypeOnlyAutoImports": false,
        "useLabelDetailsInCompletionEntries": true,
        "allowIncompleteCompletions": true,
        "displayPartsForJSDoc": true,
        "includeInlayParameterNameHints": "none",
        "includeInlayParameterNameHintsWhenArgumentMatchesName": false,
        "includeInlayVariableTypeHintsWhenTypeMatchesName": false,
        "includeInlayFunctionParameterTypeHints": false,
        "includeInlayVariableTypeHints": false,
        "includeInlayPropertyDeclarationTypeHints": false,
        "includeInlayFunctionLikeReturnTypeHints": false,
        "includeInlayEnumMemberValueHints": false
    }
}
[Trace - 19:55:33.670]  Response received: configure (3). Request took 1 ms. Success: true 
[Trace - 19:55:33.670]  Response received: configure (6). Request took 1 ms. Success: true 
[Trace - 19:55:33.670]  Sending request: getEditsForFileRename (7). Response expected: yes. Current queue length: 0
Arguments: {
    "oldFilePath": "/Users/ben/projects/ts-elecdb/src/config/db.ts",
    "newFilePath": "/Users/ben/projects/ts-elecdb/src/config/db2.ts"
}
[Trace - 19:55:33.732]  Response received: getEditsForFileRename (7). Request took 63 ms. Success: true 
Result: [
    {
        "fileName": "/Users/ben/projects/ts-elecdb/src/db/client.ts",
        "textChanges": [
            {
                "start": {
                    "line": 2,
                    "offset": 23
                },
                "end": {
                    "line": 2,
                    "offset": 40
                },
                "newText": "@src/config/db2.js"
            }
        ]
    },
    {
        "fileName": "/Users/ben/projects/ts-elecdb/src/db/admin_client.ts",
        "textChanges": [
            {
                "start": {
                    "line": 2,
                    "offset": 23
                },
                "end": {
                    "line": 2,
                    "offset": 40
                },
                "newText": "@src/config/db2.js"
            }
        ]
    }
]
[Trace - 19:55:35.476]  Event received: projectsUpdatedInBackground (0).
Data: {
    "openFiles": [
        "/Users/ben/projects/ts-elecdb/src/config/db2.ts"
    ]
}
[Trace - 19:55:35.680]  Sending request: geterr (8). Response expected: yes. Current queue length: 0
Arguments: {
    "delay": 0,
    "files": [
        "/Users/ben/projects/ts-elecdb/src/config/db2.ts"
    ]
}
[Trace - 19:55:35.682]  Event received: syntaxDiag (0).
Data: {
    "file": "/Users/ben/projects/ts-elecdb/src/config/db2.ts",
    "diagnostics": []
}
[Trace - 19:55:35.682]  Event received: semanticDiag (0).
Data: {
    "file": "/Users/ben/projects/ts-elecdb/src/config/db2.ts",
    "diagnostics": []
}
[Trace - 19:55:35.683]  Event received: suggestionDiag (0).
Data: {
    "file": "/Users/ben/projects/ts-elecdb/src/config/db2.ts",
    "diagnostics": []
}
[Trace - 19:55:35.683]  Async response received: requestCompleted (8). Request took 4 ms.

CocConfig (in case it's relevant)

{
  "suggest.snippetsSupport": false,  // less completion clutter
  "suggest.maxCompleteItemCount": 10,  // smaller completion
  "diagnostic.enable": false,  // disable syntax error popups
  "suggest.enableFloat": false,  // disable docs in completion
  "jedi.completion.disableSnippets": true,
  "typescript.suggest.completeFunctionCalls": false,
  "pyright.completion.snippetSupport": false
  "coc.preferences.useQuickfixForLocations": true,
  "tsserver.trace.server": "verbose"
}

Interestingly, it looks like updates are being queried (but not being applied):

{
    "fileName": "/Users/ben/projects/ts-elecdb/src/db/client.ts",
    "textChanges": [
        {
            "start": {
                "line": 2,
                "offset": 23
            },
            "end": {
                "line": 2,
                "offset": 40
            },
            "newText": "@src/config/db2.js"
        }
    ]
},

Could someone help me understand why the import update isn't working?

[fannheyward]

Do you have changed coc.preferences.messageDialogKind in your coc-settings.json? By default it's confirm, will show in command line after running :CocCommand workspace.renameCurrentFile, input 2 will update the imports as you expected.

[benthorner]

By default it's confirm, will show in command line...

The command line flickers but is blank. However, I tried pressing "2" and it worked!

I'm not sure why I'm not seeing the "update imports" prompt.

Is it possible to updating imports the default?

[fannheyward]

The command line flickers but is blank

Reproduced with vim, the confirm input flickers away, display confirm as expected in nvim. Debugging on this.

[atitcreate]

Reproduced when set cmdheight=2
Can work around by set cmdheight=3