feat(dev container): give developers a ready to go (customizable) dev environment

PeterFarber commented 2 weeks ago

Background

Currently, developers all have there own local dev environment and/or are using gitpod.

Problem

It is very difficult to setup a development environment that allows developers to spin up locally hosted versions of the AO services.
Developers can be running different versions of Node, Rust, DENO, Lua, EMSDK.
Developers can be using different Operating Systems: Mac, Linux, Windows ( And Subsets Of ).
No easy way to spin up the AO services like the SU, MU, and CU and debug them locally.

Solution

The Developer can run an development environment in docker with a predetermined configuration using VS Code Dev Containers.

The Developer needs to install one extension in VS Code which gives them the ability to open the repo in a remote container.

dtfiedler commented 2 weeks ago

Hey @PeterFarber - have you checked out https://github.com/permaweb/ao-localnet? It containerizes the services allowing you to remote them locally.

PeterFarber commented 2 weeks ago

Hey @PeterFarber - have you checked out https://github.com/permaweb/ao-localnet? It containerizes the services allowing you to remote them locally.

Hey @dtfiedler, Yes I have! This works similarly but also sets up a development environment in docker with the necessary tools to develop out of the box. Also soon I plan on configuring gitpod to use it as well so devs can work in a uniform environment, without any local dependencies.

--edit: Besides Docker, Node, and VSCODE =P

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