Npm Scripts view not available if package.json located only in nested folder

Issue Type: Bug

Noticed that in project where there is no package.json file in root folder I cannot show Npm Scripts view (even from context menu on other views in explorer folder. Structure

project-folder
|--backend1
|--backend2
|--static
\--ui
   |--src (contains app source)
   |--tools
   |  |--tool1
   |  |  \--package.json
   |  |
   |  \--tool2
   |     \--package.json
   |
   \--pacakge.json (main)

In this case unless I open any of 3 package.json files (in ui, ui/tools/tool1, and ui/tools/tool2) it’s not possible to get that view, see tasks an run them. I also haven’t found any command to force Npm Scripts visibility.

However as soon as I open any of them - I can see view with all 3 package.json files and their tasks in it.

UPD. Removed wrong code pointers and assumptions.

Tried with default value of npm.autoDetect and explicitly putting "npm.autoDetect": "on" in User and Workspace settings.

VS Code version: Code - Insiders 1.55.0-insider (6f726bcdf6a4d6cb518a3fcdb03c21be7293f417, 2021-03-25T08:19:33.237Z) OS version: Windows_NT x64 10.0.19041

System Info

Item	Value
CPUs	Intel® Core™ i7-8700 CPU @ 3.20GHz (12 x 3192)
GPU Status	2d_canvas: enabled gpu_compositing: enabled multiple_raster_threads: enabled_on oop_rasterization: enabled opengl: enabled_on protected_video_decode: enabled rasterization: enabled skia_renderer: enabled_on video_decode: enabled vulkan: disabled_off webgl: enabled webgl2: enabled
Load (avg)	undefined
Memory (System)	31.72GB (19.75GB free)
Process Argv	–crash-reporter-id cf52dbde-2c94-45c3-9bf3-45d8b9966b04
Screen Reader	no
VM	0%

Extensions: none

[q00u]

Did this change recently? I could previously see my npm scripts, even though the package.json was one folder deep. Until I updated today, that is.

[alexr00]

Certainly, that’s a reasonable feature request!