nRF Connect SDK devcontainer for Visual Studio Code

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nRF Connect SDK devcontainer for Visual Studio Code

Devcontainer for Visual Studio Code to develop microcontroller applications easily with the nRF Connect SDK.

Full explaination on my blog post

devcontainer.json

{
    "name": "nRFConnect-SDK",
    "build": {
            "_comment" : "Links to the dockerfile",
        "dockerfile": "Dockerfile"
    },
    "customizations": {
        "vscode": {
            "settings": {
                    "_comment": "The command called when opening the terminal",
                "terminal.integrated.shell.linux": "nrfutil toolchain-manager launch /bin/bash -- /root/entry.sh",

                    "_comment": "Path to the working directory for nRF Connect extension",
                "nrf-connect.topdir": "/workdir",

                    "_comment": "Path to the nRF Connect SDK",
                "nrf-connect.toolchainManager.installDirectory": "/root/ncs",

                    "_comment": "Program used to detect conneted devices",
                "nrf-connect.deviceProvider": "nrfjprog"
                },

                    "_comment": "Extensions to be installed",
                "extensions": [
                        "nordic-semiconductor.nrf-connect-extension-pack",
                        "ms-vscode.cpptools",
                        "twxs.cmake",
                        "mhutchie.git-graph",
                        "geeebe.duplicate",
                        "mcu-debug.debug-tracker-vscode",
                        "marus25.cortex-debug"
                    ]
                }
            },
        "userEnvProbe": "loginInteractiveShell",

            "_comment": "Mount the working folder...",
        "workspaceMount": "source=${localWorkspaceFolder},target=/workdir/workspace,type=bind",

            "_comment": "... to this path",
        "workspaceFolder": "/workdir/workspace",

            "_comment": "The privileged container will have access to the USB devices",
        "runArgs": [ "--privileged" ] 
}

Dockerfile

# Derive from Nordic's image, SDK version 2.5
FROM nordicplayground/nrfconnect-sdk:v2.5-branch
# Update the distro
RUN apt-get -y update
# Install git and GDB
RUN apt-get -y install git gdb-multiarch
# Create the workspace folder
RUN mkdir /workdir/workspace

launch.json

{
    "version": "0.2.0",
    "configurations": [
        {
            "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",

                "_comment": "The elf file to debug",
            "executable": "${workspaceFolder}/Main/build/zephyr/zephyr.elf",

            "name": "Cortex debug Main",
            "request": "launch",
            "type": "cortex-debug",

                "_comment": "Run to main",
            "runToEntryPoint": "main",
            "showDevDebugOutput": "none",

                "_comment": "Which type of debugger to use",
            "servertype": "jlink",

                "_comment": "Location of the debug server",
            "serverpath": "/opt/SEGGER/JLink/JLinkGDBServerCLExe",

                "_comment": "GDB path, we installed it in the Dockerfile",
            "gdbPath": "gdb-multiarch",

                "_comment": "The device to debug",
            "device": "nRF52833_xxAA",

                "_comment": "Path to the SVD file fo the device",
            "svdFile": "/workdir/modules/hal/nordic/nrfx/mdk/nrf52833.svd"
        }
    ]
}