This tutorial is also available on WebStorm Confluence Space. Now WebStorm is set up to work with Node.js projects. Let’s download the corresponding TypeScript definition file: Settings | JavaScript | Libraries – Download – TypeScript Community Stubs – Express. To enhance syntax highlighting and code completion for methods from Express module, one additional step is required.

WebStorm 7 allows you to add TypeScript community stubs to the list of JavaScript libraries used for library-specific code completion in JavaScript and TypeScript. This action will add these modules to the list of JavaScript libraries used WebStorm for code completion, syntax highlighting, navigation and documentation lookup: When you open a project with node_modules directory in it, WebStorm will suggest creating a Node.js Dependencies JavaScript library. It will enable code completion for Node.js: Now let’s go to Settings | JavaScript | Libraries and make sure that both Node.js Globals and Node.js Core Modules libraries are checked. Important note: If you are working with a node project created from existing files, you still have to set the path to Node.js interpreter and download sources in Settings | Node.js and NPM. Next step: WebStorm will suggest installing or locating Node.js source files that are required for proper code completion: In the same dialog window you can select Express configuration options, for example, to specify the template language you are going to use: WebStorm will locate Node.js and NPM on your computer (these must be pre-installed if they’re not, please go to for more information on installation). Let’s start with the basics: How to configure WebStorm to work with Node.js projects? We’ll go through the steps required to create a new Express app as an example.Ĭlick Create New Project on WebStorm Welcome screen and select Express app template: To address this trend we’d like to make a series of posts on Node.js development with WebStorm. Here at JetBrains, we can really see how its adoption is growing among WebStorm users.

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