bazel-contrib / bazel-contrib/vscode-bazel

Tool window to select default `--config` flag value from values defined in `.bazelrc`

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Description

This is a feature request / idea.

As documented [here](https://bazel.build/extending/config#using-build-setting-aliases), the `.bazelrc` file allows defining aliases for collections of command lines arguments to pass to the Bazel commands, like this:
```
:
```

I think it would be valuable to offer the user an easy way to switch between configurations for each command (or maybe also globally?) in a UI element in the editor. I got the idea from looking at #292.

@jfirebaugh what do you think?

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Research direction

Start by reviewing the `.bazelrc` alias syntax described in the issue and the UI work referenced by #292. Determine how command-specific or global configuration selection should behave in the VS Code extension. Done means the editor offers a defined way to choose available `.bazelrc` configurations and applies the selected value to the relevant `--config` flag.

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Assessment

Tech stack
typescript, vscode
Domain
developer-experience, tooling
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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