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Packer Powertools

Packer Powertools

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Packer file formatting, inline validation, commands, syntax highlighting, and code folding
Installation
Launch VS Code Quick Open (Ctrl+P), paste the following command, and press enter.
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Packer Powertools

VS Code extension for Packer with code formatting, inline error messages, syntax highlighting, code folding, and command palette integration.

Features

Code formatting

Code formatting

Validation

Validation

Syntax highlighting

Syntax highlighting

Code folding

Code folding

Toggle comments

Toggle comments

Commands

  • packer init
  • packer build
  • packer inspect

Commands

Requirements

You must have Packer installed and in your system PATH.

Release Notes

0.3.0

  • Update to the latest syntax highlighting file from the HashiCorp Syntax repo

0.2.0

  • Add packer inspect command
  • Update syntax highlighting to look the same as the official Terraform plugin

0.1.0

  • Initial release
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