vscode-dev-containers/containers/cpp-mariadb

C++ & MariaDB

Summary

Develop C++ applications on Linux. Includes Debian C++ build tools.

Metadata	Value
Contributors	The VS Code Team
Categories	Core, Languages
Definition type	Docker Compose
Available image variants	See cpp definition.
Supported architecture(s)	x86-64, aarch64/arm64 for debian-11, ubuntu-22.04, and ubuntu-18.04 variants
Works in Codespaces	Yes
Container host OS support	Linux, macOS, Windows
Container OS	Debian, Ubuntu
Languages, platforms	C++

Using this definition

This definition creates two containers, one for C++ and one for MariaDB (MySQL). VS Code will attach to the C++ dev container, and from within that container the MariaDB container will be available on localhost port 3306. The .env file sets the default credentials for the MariaDB Database. The default database is named mariadb with a user of mariadb whose password is mariadb, and if desired this may be changed in .env. Data is stored in a volume named mariadb-data.

While the definition itself works unmodified, you can select the version of Debian or Ubuntu the container uses by updating the VARIANT arg in .devcontainer/docker-compose.yml (and rebuilding if you've already created the container).

build: 
  context: .
  dockerfile: Dockerfile
    args:
      # Update 'VARIANT' to pick a version of CPP
      # See the README for more information on available versions.
      VARIANT: debian-11

Beyond git, this image / Dockerfile includes zsh, Oh My Zsh!, a non-root vscode user with sudo access, a set of common dependencies for development, and Vcpkg a cross-platform package manager for C++.

Using Vcpkg

This dev container and its associated image includes a clone of the Vcpkg repo for library packages, and a bootstrapped instance of the Vcpkg-tool itself.

The minimum version of cmake required to install packages is higher than the version available in the main package repositories for Debian (<=11) and Ubuntu (<=21.10). Vcpkg will download a compatible version of cmake for its own use if that is the case (on x86_64 architectures), however you can opt to reinstall a different version of cmake globally by adding REINSTALL_CMAKE_VERSION_FROM_SOURCE: <VERSION> to build args in .devcontainer/docker-compose.yml. This will install cmake from its github releases. For example:

args:
  VARIANT: debian-11
  REINSTALL_CMAKE_VERSION_FROM_SOURCE: "3.21.5" # Set to "none" to skip re-install of cmake

Most additional library packages installed using Vcpkg will be downloaded from their official distribution locations. To configure Vcpkg in this container to access an alternate registry, more information can be found here: Registries: Bring your own libraries to vcpkg.

To update the available library packages, pull the latest from the git repository using the following command in the terminal:

cd "${VCPKG_ROOT}"
git pull --ff-only

Note: Please review the Vcpkg license details to better understand its own license and additional license information pertaining to library packages and supported ports.

Adding the definition to a project or codespace

1. If this is your first time using a development container, please see getting started information on setting up Remote-Containers or creating a codespace using GitHub Codespaces.

2. Start VS Code and open your project folder or connect to a codespace.

3. Press F1 select and Add Development Container Configuration Files... command for Remote-Containers or Codespaces.

   Note: If needed, you can drag-and-drop the .devcontainer folder from this sub-folder in a locally cloned copy of this repository into the VS Code file explorer instead of using the command.

4. Select this definition. You may also need to select Show All Definitions... for it to appear.

5. Finally, press F1 and run Remote-Containers: Reopen Folder in Container or Codespaces: Rebuild Container to start using the definition.

Using the MariaDB Database

You can connect to MariaDB from an external tool when using VS Code by updating .devcontainer/devcontainer.json as follows:

"forwardPorts": [ "3306" ]

Once the MariaDB container has port forwarding enabled, it will be accessible from the Host machine at localhost:3306. The MariaDB Documentation has:

1. An Installation Guide for MySQL, a CLI tool to work with a MariaDB database.
2. Tips on populating data in the database.

If needed, you can use postCreateCommand to run commands after the container is created, by updating .devcontainer/devcontainer.json similar to what follows:

"postCreateCommand": "g++ --version && git --version"

Adding another service

You can add other services to your docker-compose.yml file as described in Docker's documentation. However, if you want anything running in this service to be available in the container on localhost, or want to forward the service locally, be sure to add this line to the service config:

# Runs the service on the same network as the database container, allows "forwardPorts" in devcontainer.json function.
network_mode: service:[$SERVICENAME]

Testing the definition

This definition includes some test code that will help you verify it is working as expected on your system. Follow these steps:

1. If this is your first time using a development container, please follow the getting started steps to set up your machine.
2. Clone this repository.
3. Start VS Code, press F1, and select Remote-Containers: Open Folder in Container...
4. Select the containers/cpp-mariadb folder.
5. After the folder has opened in the container, press F5 to start the project.
6. You should see the following in the a terminal window after the program finishes executing.

Hello, Remote World!
DB Connecting
DB Executing
Cluster has the following user created databases
mariadb
DB Success

7. You can also run test.sh in order to build and test the project.
8. From here, you can add breakpoints or edit the contents of the test-project folder to do further testing.

Debugging Security

To allow C++ based debuggers to run within the Docker Containers, the docker-compose.yml contains the following lines which can be uncommented::

    security_opt:
      - seccomp:unconfined
    cap_add:
      - SYS_PTRACE

As these can create security vulnerabilities, it is advisable to not use this unless needed. This should only be used in a Debug or Dev container, not in Production.

License

Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Licensed under the MIT License. See LICENSE.