Typescript Automatic Type Acquisition cache update

[mjbvz]

From @orenklein on July 2, 2017 12:39

Typescript cache for typings (@types) is global and it is not automatically updated:

1. It would be great to have an option to update the typescript typings cache.
2. Updating typings cache can be achieved by deleting the content of @types folder and reload vs code - it should be considered mentioning in the documentations under ATA
3. In case a developer works on multiple projects with different versions of packages - Is there any better way other than manually and specifically install typings for each project?

Copied from original issue: microsoft/vscode#30011

[mhegazy]

Typescript cache for typings (@types) is global and it is not automatically updated:

A small correction, as of #16374, the cache is refreshed with every version of the TS installed. so still global, but per TS version.

2. Updating typings cache can be achieved by deleting the content of @types folder and reload vs code - it should be considered mentioning in the documentations under ATA

A PR to the wiki would be highly appreciated.

3. In case a developer works on multiple projects with different versions of packages - Is there any better way other than manually and specifically install typings for each project?

We have an issue allowing storing ATA data locally in #14231. I suggest adding this scenario there.

1. It would be great to have an option to update the typescript typings cache.

We could add a command that deletes the cache, but we have deemed this operation to be rather in frequent, and deleting the folder is equivalent in nature any ways.
And I think #14231 would be a better solution for this scenario as well, so need to worry about the cache, you can manage it locally, and delete it if you so choose.

[mhegazy]

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