About 10 mins after asking this question I thought of a different approach which is perhaps still a hack, but it avoids having to use the project directory name. I put the VSIX file in the .devcontainer/ directory, and then added a COPY command to the end of my Dockerfile thus:
COPY vscode-cds-1.1.4.vsix /tmp/
and could then specify this neutral path in the extensions property thus:
"extensions": [
"dbaeumer.vscode-eslint",
"/tmp/vscode-cds-1.1.4.vsix"
]
This works. Wondering if there's a better way though.
Answer from qmacro on Stack OverflowVisual Studio Code
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Developing inside a Container
November 3, 2021 - For example, follow these steps to open one of the "try" repositories in a Repository Container: Start VS Code and run Dev Containers: Clone Repository in Container Volume...
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About 10 mins after asking this question I thought of a different approach which is perhaps still a hack, but it avoids having to use the project directory name. I put the VSIX file in the .devcontainer/ directory, and then added a COPY command to the end of my Dockerfile thus:
COPY vscode-cds-1.1.4.vsix /tmp/
and could then specify this neutral path in the extensions property thus:
"extensions": [
"dbaeumer.vscode-eslint",
"/tmp/vscode-cds-1.1.4.vsix"
]
This works. Wondering if there's a better way though.
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devcontainer.json has access to the following variables:
https://containers.dev/implementors/json_reference/#variables-in-devcontainerjson
So in your example it would be:
"customizations": {
"vscode": {
"extensions": [
"dbaeumer.vscode-eslint",
"${containerWorkspaceFolder}/vscode-cds-1.1.4.vsix"
]
}
}
Additional variable support was added in this PR
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Aspire
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Dev Containers in Visual Studio Code | Aspire
To configure Dev Containers in Visual Studio Code, use the .devcontainer/devcontainer.json file in your repository. The simplest way to get started is by creating a new repository from the Aspire Dev Container template.
Visual Studio Code
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Dev Containers tutorial
November 3, 2021 - For example, the dev container in this example installs the streetsidesoftware.code-spell-checker extension.
Ken Muse
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Implementing Private VS Code Extensions for Dev Containers - Ken Muse
September 20, 2024 - Download the extension from a known endpoint URL and copy it to a known path within the dev container. Tools such as curl, wget, or gh can download the file to a the user’s home folder and then install the extension. For example: 1 curl -sSLo /home/vscode/tool.vsix \ 2 -H "Accept: application/octet-stream" \ 3 -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \ 4 https://github.com/myorg/myrepo/releases/download/v1.0/tool.vsix
Development Containers
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Supporting tools and services
Visual Studio added dev container support in Visual Studio 2022 17.4 for C++ projects using CMake Presets. It is part of the Linux and embedded development with C++ workload, so make sure it is selected in your VS installation.
Tibco
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Using the Extension with Visual Studio Code Dev Containers
For example, Microsoft's Dev Container .mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/base:bullseye. Based on the configuration and your selections, a .devcontainer folder with a devcontainer.json file and a Dockerfile is built. You are connected to the container environment in Visual Studio Code.
Open VSX Registry
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DevPod Containers
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Visual Studio Marketplace
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Dev Containers - Visual Studio Marketplace
Extension for Visual Studio Code - Open any folder or repository inside a Docker container and take advantage of Visual Studio Code's full feature set.
Visual Studio Code
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Dev Containers FAQ
November 3, 2021 - A VS Code window can only connect to one window currently, but you can open a new window and attach to an already running container or use a common Docker Compose file with multiple devcontainer.json files to automate the process a bit more.
Softworx
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Automatic installation of an extension in VSCode from a *.vsix file when starting a Dev Container
"postAttachCommand": "/home/node/.vscode-server/bin/*/bin/remote-cli/code --install-extension /workspace/swx-time-tracker-0.0.1.vsix", This way, the extension is automatically installed every time the Dev Container starts – without any manual steps.
Docker Hub
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microsoft/vscode-devcontainers - Docker Image
Either create a codespace for your repository or set up your local machine for use with the Remote - Containers extension, start VS Code, and open your project folder. Press F1, and select the Add Development Container Configuration Files...
Rancher Desktop
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VS Code Remote Containers | Rancher Desktop Docs
Press F1 to bring up a search bar on the command pallette to query for available commands. Begin to type in "Dev Containers: Open Folder in Container..." and click on the command Dev Containers: Open Folder in Container....
GitHub
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GitHub - microsoft/vscode-dev-containers: NOTE: Most of the contents of this repository have been migrated to the new devcontainers GitHub org (https://github.com/devcontainers). See https://github.com/devcontainers/template-starter and https://github.com/devcontainers/feature-starter for information on creating your own! · GitHub
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Reverse engineering Microsoft's dev container CLI - Michi's Blog
February 11, 2024 - So if it detects that the folder you are trying to open, with e.g. vscli dev/myproject, contains a dev container configuration file, it will open it in a vscode dev container instead.
Medium
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VS Code Air-Gapped Dev Container by Fabian Heinrich | Medium
December 28, 2023 - In this example, I installed pip packages to run a Jupyter Notebook inside our Dev Container. Before we can launch a notebook, we have to install at least the Python and the Jupyter extensions locally inside the container.
Medium
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Introduction to Dev Containers. An introduction to Dev Containers in… | by Mathew Hemphill | Versent Tech Blog | Medium
June 19, 2024 - This article provides an introduction to Dev Containers in Visual Studio Code (VS Code) and demonstrates the benefits of using Java development as an example.
VsixHub
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Dev Containers 0.411.0 VSIX (Latest Version) - VsixHub
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