Azure / Azure/bicep

Improve searchability of Bicep snippets & resource names

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Description

If a user types in "containerapp" wouldn't it be awesome if we could show them related resources even if the name is something gnarly like "Websites.x.y@...". This should also work in the case that a user types in "resource blah ___" . We could allow them to type in "resource containerAppName "containerapp"" and they would be shown all of the resources with a similar tag. They would then be able to hit tab to receive the snippet for this resource.

I propose we start with our most commonly created resources and make them more searchable by adding in aliases for each resource.

What are the most confusing or nonsensical resource names?

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Research direction

The issue names no files, tests, or entry points; start by locating the Bicep snippet search and resource-name matching implementation. Clarify which commonly created resources need aliases and define done as matching names such as "containerapp" and supporting the proposed resource query and snippet completion behavior.

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Assessment

Tech stack
azure
Domain
developer-experience, search
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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