The Prettier plugin doesn't see the Prettier package installed and symlinked by PNPM

[rafaucau]

Description

While PHPStorm supports symlinks with this plugin, the Prettier plugin from Jetbrains does not.

Steps to Reproduce

1. Install Prettier plugin: https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/10456-prettier
2. Use PNPM to install Prettier in project: pnpm install prettier
3. Try to configure Prettier plugin in the IDE

Versions

The first two lines of the Help -> About output:

• PhpStorm 2024.1.1
• Build #PS-241.15989.102, built on April 23, 2024

The version of wsl-symlinks (Settings -> Plugins -> Wsl Symlinks):

• 2024.1.5

[rafaucau]

And the same issue with ESLint:

[patricklx]

I looked into this. But it looks like there is nothing i can do here.
It uses nio file system path directly. It's possible to set a custom default file system. But its loaded at app start, so before this plugin is loaded... Then it cannot load the custom file system and fails

[haosmos]

I looked into this. But it looks like there is nothing i can do here. It uses nio file system path directly. It's possible to set a custom default file system. But its loaded at app start, so before this plugin is loaded... Then it cannot load the custom file system and fails

I also faced this problem. However, I note that the tools themselves (eslint, prettier) work – ide sees these packages inside wsl and they can be used.

You say that the plugin is loaded after the ide is launched, but what if you make it so that after the ide starts, the plugin will show a notification, something like: “For the wsl symlink plugin to work correctly, please reload the ide.”

I think that if this is the only option, then it would be a reasonable compromise. I don't think the ide reboot, which takes about 10 seconds, is a problem. This wouldn't be a problem for me.