Tasks dependency resolution does not work as in VS Code

[tsmaeder]

Configure some task, for example:

"tasks": [
        {
            "type": "npm",
            "script": "build",
            "group": "build",
            "problemMatcher": [],
            "dependsOn": ["npm: clean"]
        }
    ]

If you now execute the Run Task... command and choose the npm: build task, VS Code starts to execute the contributed task labeled npm: clean.

If I do the same in Theia, the npm build task is executed without starting the npm: clean task.

[tsmaeder]

Not sure this should have the 'vscode' label: unless I don't understand how to reference dependent tasks, this is not just the same as in VS Code, it's broken.

[elaihau]

looks like the dependsOn is not even supported for detected tasks in theia.