Paste as bicep: Can we create new files directly in the editor for modules from nested templates?
- Dominant language
- Bicep
- Stars
- 3.6k
- Forks
- 830
- Avg merge
- 1d 21m
- Merged PRs (30d)
- 79
Description
from #1759
Right now, if you use context menu to decompile a bicep file that contains nested templates, it creates new module files on disk for those templates. But not if you paste as Bicep (you get a module reference, but the file does not exist).
Bicep discussion decided best solution is probably to create new files in the editor for the modules, and have them be unsaved.
Contributor guide
Research direction
Compare the existing context-menu decompile behavior with Paste as Bicep for nested templates, focusing on how module references are created. Done means Paste as Bicep creates the referenced module files as unsaved editor files, matching the proposed Bicep discussion outcome.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- azure
- Domain
- developer-experience
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100