Add context menu option to generate snapshots for .bicepparam files#19024
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Add context menu option to generate snapshots for .bicepparam files#19024verschaevesiebe wants to merge 1 commit intoAzure:mainfrom
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The "Generate Snapshot" command currently only uses overwrite mode (creates or updates the
I chose overwrite as the default since it's the most straightforward use case for the VS Code UI. If there's a need to also support validate mode (e.g., as a separate command), I'm happy to add that. |
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I think realistically we'd need a way for someone to supply these inputs, but this would result in a complex UI experience, unless we're able to save the values somewhere.
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I think we can build a tree view for selecting scope later. It would be great if both deploy pane and the snapshot command can share the same UI.
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Description
Added a context menu option to generate snapshots for
.bicepparamfiles in VS Code. Users can now right-click a Bicep parameters file and select "Generate Snapshot" to create a.snapshot.jsonfile, making the existingbicep snapshotCLI command accessible directly from the editor.Fixes #18861 (only UI, pattern needs to be checked with PG if feature is wanted, i would assume the generate button is already sufficient)
generate.snapshot.vsc.ui.mp4
Example Usage
Before: Users had to manually run
bicep snapshot <file>.bicepparamfrom the command line.After: Users can right-click any
.bicepparamfile in VS Code and select "Bicep: Generate Snapshot":Context Menu Locations:
Example Output:
Snapshot generation succeeded. Created file c:\path\to\file.snapshot.json
The generated
.snapshot.jsonfile will appear alongside the.bicepparamfile.Checklist
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