MAINT set up GitHub Copilot in devcontainer#1431
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Adds GitHub Copilot tooling to the devcontainer so Copilot is available inside the containerized dev environment.
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- Install
@github/copilotglobally in the devcontainer image. - Add
github.copilotandgithub.copilot-chatto the devcontainer’s VS Code extension list. - Update
frontend/package-lock.json(includes a Rollup version change).
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frontend/package-lock.json |
Updates locked frontend dependencies (notably Rollup + platform-specific Rollup binaries). |
.devcontainer/devcontainer.json |
Adds Copilot and Copilot Chat extensions to the container’s VS Code setup. |
.devcontainer/Dockerfile |
Installs Copilot CLI via npm during devcontainer image build. |
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Reset the lockfile to main and re-ran npm install to eliminate spurious metadata churn (libc fields, peer flag noise) that was introduced by a different npm version. The lockfile now has a minimal, consistent diff. Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
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Sets up GitHub Copilot in the devcontainer:
This makes both the Copilot CLI (for terminal use) and Copilot Chat (in the VS Code sidebar) available inside the devcontainer.
GitHub Copilot CLI appears to be more convenient in many situations. This change adds it into our devcontainer so that it's available inside.
This can be used quite easily with the following button in the GitHub Copilot dropdown in VS Code
and just renders inline
which can be split to the right just like the GitHub Copilot Chat view.