Error: Error while finding MOPS packages. about vscode-motoko HOT 2 CLOSED

Thanks for opening this issue!

What happens if you run npm i -g ic-mops and then restart the Motoko language server? I changed this behavior for security reasons (since it might be concerning if the extension silently installed a third-party npm package without confirmation).

I'm planning to revisit this in the near future by bundling MOPS with the extension (or adding a prompt to install the latest version). Let me know if the short-term solution mentioned above works for you; otherwise I'll do my best to implement this today.

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Thank you for your response, @rvanasa.

I had already installed the mops CLI globally on my system and attempted to reinstall it and restart the language server multiple times before creating the issue. After some time, I reopened the VSCode app and the issue was resolved.

I agree with the decision to change the behaviour due to security concerns, and think that the solution of detecting the mops CLI or adding a prompt to install the latest version of mops is a good approach, as it ensures the CLI version used is the one expected by the user.

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