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Add option to select render profile

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enhancement vscode
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TypeScript
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Description

In the Quarto project profiles documentation, when we have two environment files named _quarto-advanced.yml and _quarto-production.yml, we gain the capability to render a document under either a single profile or multiple profiles using the following commands:

# Render a single profile via command line
quarto render --profile advanced
quarto render --profile production

# Render with multiple profiles via command line
quarto render --profile advanced,production

However, only the default set in _quarto.yml is being used.

Would it be possible to add a way to specify or select the Quarto profile to build from when using the click-to-render button in VS Code?

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Research direction

Start with the Quarto project profiles documentation and the VS Code click-to-render behavior described in the issue. Compare the existing default from _quarto.yml with the command-line --profile advanced,production examples. Done means a user can select a profile or profile combination when using the VS Code render button, instead of always using the default.

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Assessment

Tech stack
typescript, vscode
Domain
developer-experience, tooling
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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