Dev container

[robbrad]

Here's the rewritten summary of the diff output:

Dockerfile Changes (.devcontainer/dev.Dockerfile):

• Introduced ukbc-dev-base as a new base image.
• Defined PYTHON_VIRTUALENV_HOME and POETRY_VERSION.
• Installed Poetry using pipx.
• Set environment variables for Poetry to prevent interaction and ensure it doesn't manage virtual environments.
• Created a Python virtual environment, updated pip, and modified PATH.
• Added bash completions for Poetry and updated .bashrc for PATH.
• Set /ukbc_build as the working directory.
• Included a multi-stage build for handling dependencies.
• The FROM instruction now references ukbc-dev-base to build the ukbc-dev-dependencies image.

JSON Configuration Changes (.devcontainer/devcontainer.json):

• Updated with details such as Docker Compose file path and service details.
• Specified workspace folder.
• Customized VSCode settings, including Python and formatting configurations.

Docker Compose Changes (.devcontainer/docker-compose.yml):

• Defined services: devcontainer, chrome, chrome_video, and selenium-hub.
• Configured devcontainer with build context and set it to use an image built from the Dockerfile.
• Set up Selenium services with configurations for ports and environment variables.
• Network devnet configured as a bridge.

Docker Ignore Changes (.dockerignore):

• Updated rules to ignore all files by default and whitelist specific types, such as JSON, Python scripts, and Docker-related files.

GitHub Workflow Changes (.github/workflows/behave.yml):

• Introduced environment variable HEADLESS set to True for integration tests.

Git Ignore Changes (.gitignore):

• Updated to include more specific patterns for Docker and Python-related files.

Contributing Guide Changes (CONTRIBUTING.md):

• Added details on running tests in headless mode and provided examples of how to modify test configurations and run specific tests using pytest.

Makefile Changes (Makefile):

• Updated the integration-tests and unit-tests targets with new commands for test execution and coverage reporting.

Test Configuration Changes (conftest.py):

• Added a new pytest option for headless mode and provided a fixture to handle this configuration.

Feature Test Changes (uk_bin_collection/tests/features/validate_council_outputs.feature):

• Updated the feature for validating council outputs, including changes to how Selenium URL and mode are set.

Step Definitions and Test Helpers Changes (uk_bin_collection/tests/step_defs/step_helpers/file_handler.py and uk_bin_collection/tests/step_defs/test_validate_council.py):

• Enhanced JSON file loading with error handling and updated logging.
• Refactored test steps to incorporate changes in context management and handling of the headless mode.

Other Test Changes:

• Various updates across test scripts to refine the use of mock data, improve error handling, and adjust to configuration changes.

This summary captures major changes across Docker configurations, JSON settings, testing setups, and utility scripts, indicating an overhaul aimed at improving development environments, testing strategies, and configuration management.

[robbrad]

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