devcontainer-tools
devcontainer is a way to combine application sources and a Docker container which packages build tools/dependencies to produce a binary (or a full-featured development environment) in a snap - all without local installation shenanigans or ever mucking around with permissions/volumes. Also, because devcontainer uses the same file formats and structures used by the Visual Studio Remote Containers extensions, this tool also acts as a handy way to manage and use multiple devcontainer configurations. If Visual Studio Code is installed, it can instantly act as an IDE with full intellisense and debugging support right out of the box.
All you need is:
Installed on the Host
- Docker
- docker-compose
- docker-machine (optional, only required for cloud devcontainers)
- .NET Core 3.0+
- Visual Studio code with Remote Containers extension (optional)
Per project
- A Dockerfile that sets up the environment to build your application (this file will not be modified, but used)
- Any source files or assets you may need
Example
dotnet tool install -g devcontainer
cd /to/project/dir
devcontainer new csharp
devcontainer activate csharp
~~devcontainer run build.sh~~
alternatively, open Visual Studio Code and choose "Reopen in Container" from the Command menu.
That's it! Now devcontainer/nupkg/ will contain the output of the buildᙿ. Note that this can for any platform or architecture supported by your Docker engine.
ᙿNote: devcontainer sets up the correct access rights of the logged on user, so any files produced are directly usable on the host
