A pre-configured development environment that includes all tools, extensions, and dependencies needed for HVE Core development. Ensures consistency across all development machines.

• Docker Desktop
• Visual Studio Code
• Dev Containers extension
• Git

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/microsoft/hve-core.git
   cd hve-core

2. Open in VS Code:

   code .

3. Reopen in container:

   • Press F1 or Ctrl+Shift+P
   • Select Dev Containers: Reopen in Container
   • Wait for the container to build (first time takes 5-10 minutes)

• Node.js 24
• Python 3.11
• PowerShell 7.x

• Git
• GitHub CLI (gh)
• Azure CLI (az)
• actionlint (GitHub Actions workflow linter)

• Markdown: markdownlint, markdown-table-formatter
• Spelling: Code Spell Checker (VS Code extension)
• Shell: shellcheck

• Gitleaks (secret scanning)

• PSScriptAnalyzer
• PowerShell-Yaml
• Pester 5.7.1

• Spell Checking: Street Side Software Spell Checker
• Markdown: markdownlint, Markdown All in One, Mermaid support
• GitHub: GitHub Pull Requests

Run these commands inside the container:

# Lint Markdown files
markdownlint '**/*.md' --ignore node_modules

# Check spelling
cspell '**/*.md'

# Check shell scripts
shellcheck scripts/**/*.sh

# Security scan
gitleaks detect --source . --verbose

Container won't build: Ensure Docker Desktop is running and you have sufficient disk space (5GB+).

Extensions not loading: Reload the window (F1 → Developer: Reload Window).

For more help, see SUPPORT.md.

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