VS Code Error: there is no registered task type 'pnpm'

[fairking]

Hi guys,

Maybe it's a stupid question, but I cannot find an answer anywhere including the documentation.

How do I declare a task in VS Code?

The following throws an error "Error: there is no registered task type 'pnpm'" .vscode/tasks.json:

{
    "version": "2.0.0",
        "tasks": [
        {
              "label": "pnpm install",
              "type": "pnpm",
              "script": "install",
              "options": {
                "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}/frontend"
              },
              "presentation": {
                "clear": true,
                "panel": "shared",
                "showReuseMessage": false
              },
              "problemMatcher": []
        },
...

I tried to install the following extension but it doesn't work.

[djsnipa1]

This should help you...

{
    "version": "2.0.0",
    "tasks": [
        {
            "label": "run pnpm dev",
            "type": "shell",
            "command": "pnpm run dev",
            "options": {
                "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}/frontend"
            },
            "presentation": {
                "clear": true,
                "panel": "shared",
                "showReuseMessage": false
            },
            "problemMatcher": []
        }
    ]
}

Notice the key type...it will run the command in your shell.

Hope that helps someone!