Development Container

This project uses a development container to provide a consistent development environment. The container is defined using Docker and configured for Visual Studio Code.

Prerequisites

• Docker installed on your machine
• Visual Studio Code installed on your machine
• Remote - Containers extension installed in Visual Studio Code

Getting Started

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone <repository-url>
   cd <repository-directory>

2. Open the repository in Visual Studio Code:

   code .

3. Reopen in Container:

   • Press F1 to open the command palette.
   • Type Remote-Containers: Reopen in Container and select it.

Visual Studio Code will build the Docker image defined in the .devcontainer folder and start a container with the specified configuration.

Configuration Details

• Dockerfile: The container is built using the Dockerfile located in the .devcontainer folder. It uses ubuntu:20.04 as the base image and installs curl, git, and vim.

• devcontainer.json: The configuration file for the development container.

  • name: The name of the container.
  • build: Specifies the Dockerfile to use for building the container.
  • customizations: Custom settings for Visual Studio Code.
    • settings: Sets the default shell to /bin/bash.
    • extensions: Installs the ms-vscode.cpptools and ms-python.python extensions.
  • postCreateCommand: Command to run after the container is created.
  • workspaceFolder: The folder to open in the container.
  • workspaceMount: Mounts the local workspace folder into the container.

Post-Create Command

After the container is created, the following command is run:

echo 'Container setup complete!'