Bazel C++ VSCode Boilerplate

This repo contains useful configurations when you write a C++ code in vscode with bazel.

VSCode Extensions

This recommends to install following extensions, which are also listed in .vscode/extensions.json:

• Remote Container
• Bazel
• C++ Extension Pack
• Clang-format
• Docker

Requirements

1. Specify the name of the project.

• name field in .devcontainer/.devcontainer.json
• name in WORKSPACE

2. Choose the C++ standard version.

• -std= in .bazelrc

3. Choose the format style.

• BasedOnStyle field in .clang-format

4. (optional) Disable --gpus if the project does not require CUDA support.

• Remove runArgs: ... in .devcontainer/.devcontainer.json

5. Revise Dockerfile with respect to your project.

Usage

• Run Dev Containers: Reopen in Container in VSCode.
• .vscode/tasks.json and .vscode/launch.json specifies the bazel build pipelines.
  • All launch commands first build the target with the bazel build ${relativeFileDirname}:${fileBasenameNoExtension} command and run vscode launcher.
  • Launch Bazel (Debug): Build the target in debug mode (-c dbg) and run.
  • Launch Bazel: Build the target and run.
  • Launch Bazel (Opt): Build the target in optimized mode (-c opt) and run.