microsoft / microsoft/vscode-remote-release
Add ability to specify container name in `devcontainer.json`
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Description
It would be great to be able to specify a default container name rather than the autogenerated name provided via VSCode.
I could rename the container afterwards but without knowing what the name of the container will be when first generated, it's non-trivial to automate this.
My use case is knowing the name of my development container so I can use volumes-from to pass its volumes to any new containers it creates.
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by tracing how the project reads devcontainer.json and assigns the autogenerated container name. Define the configuration behavior needed for a default name, then verify that the created development container can be identified for the described volumes-from workflow.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- docker
- Domain
- devops
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100