Documentation: Using PnP.PowerShell in Remote Containers

[shurick81]

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe. Not a big problem, but when I set up a new project that is using PnP.PowerShell, if I want to use Visual Studio remote containers, I need to come up with a new text of devcontainer.json. There seems no good description of the procedure and devcontainer.json to use.

Describe the solution you'd like It would be probably great to have an article, similar to https://pnp.github.io/powershell/articles/azurecloudshell.html, called something like "Using PnP PowerShell in Visual Studio Remote Containers"

Describe alternatives you've considered Someone could post it in their blogs, gists etc.

Additional context

[CallumCrowley]

@shurick81 Please use the Bug Report template when reporting bugs. You can do this by clicking New Issue > Get Started (next to Bug Report).

[veronicageek]

@CallumCrowley - This is not a bug, and @KoenZomers already added the documentation label.

[CallumCrowley]

@veronicageek apologies, I'm not sure how I missed that! 😆

[gautamdsheth]

hi @shurick81 , any update on this one as well ? Would be great to have this in our docs :)

[shurick81]

For me it would be nice to contribute consecutively, after #2008

[gautamdsheth]

hi @shurick81, you are our docker expert,so wanted your opinion :)

Would it make sense to have devcontainer.json kinda thing for PnP PowerShell ? If possible ? I looked at the CLI M365 code, and they are using it as well. Check this -->

https://github.com/pnp/cli-microsoft365/blob/main/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json

Is it possible to have something like this for PnP PowerShell ?

[shurick81]

Yes, I think we should also have something like this. For example, here's the docu that I made for the SharePoint Framework: https://github.com/shurick81/docker-spfx/blob/feature/Remote-Containers-Docu/DevelopmentContainers.md

[shurick81]

Or maybe @gautamdsheth you mean using dev containers for the those who want to contribute to PnP.PowerShell? Yes, that is another improvement that I would suggest. If so, let's create a separate issue for that?

[gautamdsheth]

Both? If possible? Can you create them as enhancements? Sorry, am not even sure what to write for this. Would be a great improvement I think

[shurick81]

@gautamdsheth when I wanted to register this new enhancement suggestion, I stumbled into the fact that I know very little about how does it usually works for contributors to implement changes in the PnP.PowerShell module: what environment they need for building and debugging. Would you recommend any person to discuss this with?

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[shurick81]

Hi @gautamdsheth, @veronicageek, could someone help me show some practices of contributing to new versions of this module? Then I could register a new issue for documenting how to use development containers.

[gautamdsheth]

hi @shurick81 , can you elaborate more , sorry not getting this. The repo is totally open-source and we welcome all contributions. We dont have any such defined practices because every person who wants to contribute is different and uses different environment.

I use Visual Studio, where after cloning the repo, I just need to do F5. Erwin/Koen prefer VS code for development and Veronique uses Mac. Other contributors may use different stuff as well.

The code works wherever PowerShell works :) For this issue/feature, maybe just send a PR whenever you are ready. You can showcase whatever you have used for containers, it is totally fine as long as it works :) Let me know if you need more info.