[Feature Request] tsp init shall generate package.json which contains all necessary packages for users

[msyyc]

When I run tsp init tsp init https://aka.ms/typespec/azure-init, then choose (rest-api-spec repo) Azure Resource Manager Service Project min compiler ver: 0.45.2. After files generated, I open main.tsp but find that import error hint from vscode:

I think tsp init shall also generate a pacakge.json which contains all the necessary packages (including @typespec/http / ... so that users could install them more conveniently.

[timotheeguerin]

tsp init follows what the template said, if you picked this template it explicitly decided to not include the package.json because it is meant to be used in the spec repo.

[msyyc]

I see. We will need to update https://github.com/Azure/typespec-azure/blob/main/eng/feeds/azure-scaffolding.json

[timotheeguerin]

no but the template does by design not do that. You have to pick standalone version to include the package.json

[msyyc]

no but the template does by design not do that. You have to pick standalone version to include the package.json

no but the template does by design not do that.
-> Is there more context abut why it is by design? I think it will be more friendly for users if we could generate a package.json including all necessary dependencies.

[timotheeguerin]

Then you pick the standalone option. If it were to generate the package.json for that template it would result in people including it in the spec repo