Init Data API Builder

A Visual Studio Code extension that guides users through initializing Data API Builder in a folder.

Features

• Adds a right-click context menu for folders.
• Single multi-select dialog for all configuration options: REST, GraphQL, MCP, Cache, Developer Mode, and Simulated security.
• Guides users through streamlined prompts for dab init configuration.
• Automatically configures OpenTelemetry with environment variable placeholders for observability.
• Automatically updates .env and .gitignore.

Requirements

• Ensure that dab is installed: dotnet tool install microsoft.dataapibuilder -g.

Known Issues

• Assumes dab is available globally in your environment.
• Prompts may fail if folder paths contain unsupported characters.

Release Notes

1.2.5 - 2026-03-14

Changed

• Version bump for coordinated release

0.2.0 - 2026-01-13

Added

• Single consolidated multi-select dialog for all configuration options
• REST, GraphQL, MCP, Cache, Developer Mode, and Simulated security all in one dialog
• MCP (Model Context Protocol) endpoint configuration support
• Developer Mode checkbox to control development vs production host mode
• Simulated security option integrated into main dialog (defaults to unchecked)
• Migrated to dab-vscode-shared package for terminal management
• Automatic .env file creation with connection string placeholder
• Automatic .gitignore creation/update to protect sensitive files

Changed

• Consolidated ALL configuration dialogs into single multi-checkbox selection
• Simulated security option moved from separate dialog to main features dialog
• Improved user experience - from 3 separate dialogs down to 1
• Standard security (StaticWebApps) is now the default
• Terminal management moved to shared package for consistency
• Enhanced prompts with better defaults and descriptions

Removed

• Individual boolean prompts for REST, GraphQL, and Cache options
• Separate host mode selection dialog
• Separate security provider selection dialog
• Local runTerminal.ts in favor of shared package

Fixed

• .gitignore properly excludes .env files
• Connection string properly references @env() syntax
• Default selections align with best practices

0.1.0

• Initial release: Guided prompts for dab init and configuration updates.