Gitainer VS Code Extension

Preview Gitainer stack hydration and environment variables directly in VS Code.

Features

• Hydration Preview: See how your docker-compose.yaml looks after resolving all #! fragment imports.
• Env Variables Preview: View a table of all environment variables used in your compose file and their resolved values from .env.
• IntelliSense Hover: Hover over #! fragment import lines to see the content of the fragment without opening the file.

Installation

From Source

1. Clone the repository.
2. Navigate to packages/gitainer-extension.
3. Install dependencies:

   bun install
   

4. Build the extension:

   bun run compile
   

5. Press F5 in VS Code to open a new window with the extension loaded, or package it (see below).

Using VSIX Package

1. Generate the .vsix package:

   bun run package
   

2. In VS Code, go to the Extensions view (Ctrl+Shift+X).
3. Click the ... (Views and More Actions) menu and select Install from VSIX....
4. Select the generated gitainer-extension-0.0.1.vsix file.

Advanced Features

• Variable Hovers: Hover over $VAR to see resolved values.
• Anchor Hovers/Completion: Hover over *anchor to see its source fragment, and get completions for anchors defined in fragments.
• Anchor Autofill: Automatically insert required anchor templates when importing fragments.

Publishing

To publish the extension to the VS Code Marketplace:

1. Create a publisher at Manage Publishers.
2. Create a Personal Access Token (PAT) in Azure DevOps with Marketplace -> Publish scope.
3. Use the helper script:

   ./publish.sh <YOUR_PAT>
   

   Or run the bun script:

   bun run publish -- -p <YOUR_PAT>
   

Development

• bun run compile: Build the extension.
• bun run watch: Build and watch for changes.
• bun run package: Create a .vsix file.