Jul 2, 2025 · Jul 1, 2025 · Jul 2, 2025
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md

 ## Unreleased

 - Update `/openDevContainer` to support all dev container features when hostPath
  and configFile are provided.

 ## [v1.9.2](https://github.com/coder/vscode-coder/releases/tag/v1.9.2) 2025-06-25

 ### Fixed
diff --git a/src/commands.ts b/src/commands.ts
 *
 * Throw if not logged into a deployment.
 */
 public async openDevContainer(...args: string[]): Promise<void> {
 public async openDevContainer(
 workspaceOwner: string,
 workspaceName: string,
 workspaceAgent: string,
 devContainerName: string,
 devContainerFolder: string,
 localWorkspaceFolder: string = "",
 localConfigFile: string = "",
 ): Promise<void> {
 const baseUrl = this.restClient.getAxiosInstance().defaults.baseURL;
 if (!baseUrl) {
 throw new Error("You are not logged in");
 }

 const workspaceOwner = args[0] as string;
 const workspaceName = args[1] as string;
 const workspaceAgent = args[2] as string;
 const devContainerName = args[3] as string;
 const devContainerFolder = args[4] as string;

 await openDevContainer(
 baseUrl,
 workspaceOwner,
 workspaceName,
 workspaceAgent,
 devContainerName,
 devContainerFolder,
 localWorkspaceFolder,
 localConfigFile,
 );
 }

 workspaceAgent: string,
 devContainerName: string,
 devContainerFolder: string,
 localWorkspaceFolder: string = "",
 localConfigFile: string = "",
 ) {
 const remoteAuthority = toRemoteAuthority(
 baseUrl,
 workspaceAgent,
 );

 const hostPath = localWorkspaceFolder ? localWorkspaceFolder : undefined;
 const configFile =
 hostPath && localConfigFile
 ? {
 path: localConfigFile,
 scheme: "vscode-fileHost",
 }
 : undefined;
 const devContainer = Buffer.from(
 JSON.stringify({ containerName: devContainerName }),
 JSON.stringify({
 containerName: devContainerName,
 hostPath,
 configFile,
 localDocker: false,
 }),
 "utf-8",
 ).toString("hex");
 const devContainerAuthority = `attached-container+${devContainer}@${remoteAuthority}`;

 const type = localWorkspaceFolder ? "dev-container" : "attached-container";
 const devContainerAuthority = `${type}+${devContainer}@${remoteAuthority}`;

 let newWindow = true;
 if (!vscode.workspace.workspaceFolders?.length) {
diff --git a/src/extension.ts b/src/extension.ts
 const workspaceAgent = params.get("agent");
 const devContainerName = params.get("devContainerName");
 const devContainerFolder = params.get("devContainerFolder");
 const localWorkspaceFolder = params.get("localWorkspaceFolder");
 const localConfigFile = params.get("localConfigFile");

 if (!workspaceOwner) {
 throw new Error(
 );
 }

 if (localConfigFile && !localWorkspaceFolder) {
 throw new Error(
 "local workspace folder must be specified as a query parameter if local config file is provided",
 );
 }

 // We are not guaranteed that the URL we currently have is for the URL
 // this workspace belongs to, or that we even have a URL at all (the
 // queries will default to localhost) so ask for it if missing.
 workspaceAgent,
 devContainerName,
 devContainerFolder,
 localWorkspaceFolder,
 localConfigFile,
 );
 } else {
 throw new Error(`Unknown path ${uri.path}`);
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		## Unreleased

		- Update `/openDevContainer` to support all dev container features when hostPath
		and configFile are provided.

		## [v1.9.2](https://github.com/coder/vscode-coder/releases/tag/v1.9.2) 2025-06-25

		### Fixed
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Expand Up		@@ -620,25 +620,29 @@ export class Commands {
		*
		* Throw if not logged into a deployment.
		*/
		public async openDevContainer(...args: string[]): Promise<void> {
		public async openDevContainer(
		workspaceOwner: string,
		workspaceName: string,
		workspaceAgent: string,
		devContainerName: string,
		devContainerFolder: string,
		localWorkspaceFolder: string = "",
		localConfigFile: string = "",
		): Promise<void> {
		const baseUrl = this.restClient.getAxiosInstance().defaults.baseURL;
		if (!baseUrl) {
		throw new Error("You are not logged in");
		}

		const workspaceOwner = args[0] as string;
		const workspaceName = args[1] as string;
		const workspaceAgent = args[2] as string;
		const devContainerName = args[3] as string;
		const devContainerFolder = args[4] as string;

		await openDevContainer(
		baseUrl,
		workspaceOwner,
		workspaceName,
		workspaceAgent,
		devContainerName,
		devContainerFolder,
		localWorkspaceFolder,
		localConfigFile,
		);
		}

Expand DownExpand Up		@@ -751,6 +755,8 @@ async function openDevContainer(
		workspaceAgent: string,
		devContainerName: string,
		devContainerFolder: string,
		localWorkspaceFolder: string = "",
		localConfigFile: string = "",
		) {
		const remoteAuthority = toRemoteAuthority(
		baseUrl,
Expand All		@@ -759,11 +765,26 @@ async function openDevContainer(
		workspaceAgent,
		);

		const hostPath = localWorkspaceFolder ? localWorkspaceFolder : undefined;
		const configFile =
		hostPath && localConfigFile
		? {
		path: localConfigFile,
		scheme: "vscode-fileHost",
		}
		: undefined;
		const devContainer = Buffer.from(
		JSON.stringify({ containerName: devContainerName }),
		JSON.stringify({
		containerName: devContainerName,
		hostPath,
		configFile,
		localDocker: false,
		}),
		"utf-8",
		).toString("hex");
		const devContainerAuthority = `attached-container+${devContainer}@${remoteAuthority}`;

		const type = localWorkspaceFolder ? "dev-container" : "attached-container";
		const devContainerAuthority = `${type}+${devContainer}@${remoteAuthority}`;

		let newWindow = true;
		if (!vscode.workspace.workspaceFolders?.length) {
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Expand Up		@@ -165,6 +165,8 @@ export async function activate(ctx: vscode.ExtensionContext): Promise<void> {
		const workspaceAgent = params.get("agent");
		const devContainerName = params.get("devContainerName");
		const devContainerFolder = params.get("devContainerFolder");
		const localWorkspaceFolder = params.get("localWorkspaceFolder");
		const localConfigFile = params.get("localConfigFile");

		if (!workspaceOwner) {
		throw new Error(
Expand All		@@ -190,6 +192,12 @@ export async function activate(ctx: vscode.ExtensionContext): Promise<void> {
		);
		}

		if (localConfigFile && !localWorkspaceFolder) {
		throw new Error(
		"local workspace folder must be specified as a query parameter if local config file is provided",
		);
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		}

		// We are not guaranteed that the URL we currently have is for the URL
		// this workspace belongs to, or that we even have a URL at all (the
		// queries will default to localhost) so ask for it if missing.
Expand DownExpand Up		@@ -228,6 +236,8 @@ export async function activate(ctx: vscode.ExtensionContext): Promise<void> {
		workspaceAgent,
		devContainerName,
		devContainerFolder,
		localWorkspaceFolder,
		localConfigFile,
		);
		} else {
		throw new Error(`Unknown path ${uri.path}`);
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