Currently new node packages can be installed by leveraging windows command prompt but it's uncomfortable.
It would be great to add a custom console-like tool window for VS which should be initialized with proper environment to be able to execute npm and node executables.
After that we'd be able to type something like "npm install %package-name%" to install package.
In this case will be easy to control all package management operations and special "node_modules" watcher may not be required: https://nodejstools.codeplex.com/workitem/210
Also this console window can provide Intellisense for npm arguments like Nuget Package Manager Console, show suggestions for available npm packages, etc.
It would be great to add a custom console-like tool window for VS which should be initialized with proper environment to be able to execute npm and node executables.
After that we'd be able to type something like "npm install %package-name%" to install package.
In this case will be easy to control all package management operations and special "node_modules" watcher may not be required: https://nodejstools.codeplex.com/workitem/210
Also this console window can provide Intellisense for npm arguments like Nuget Package Manager Console, show suggestions for available npm packages, etc.