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66 changes: 51 additions & 15 deletions .devcontainer/README.md
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### Custom devcontainer.json Configuration

You can create a custom devcontainer configuration by copying the main configuration to another directory inside the `.devcontainer` directory. Below is an example where the custom name is `jensen_dev`, but feel free to name the directory whatever you want:
You can create custom devcontainer configurations by copying the main configuration to another directory inside the `.devcontainer` directory.

#### General Custom Configuration

```bash
# By convention, Dev Container will look at the project's .devcontainer/<path>/devcontainer.json file.
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Common customizations include additional mounts, environment variables, IDE extensions, and build arguments. When you open a new Dev Container, you can pick from any of the `.devcontainer/<path>/devcontainer.json` files available.

### SGLANG Custom devcontainer.json Configuration (EXPERIMENTAL)
### Framework-Specific DevContainer Configuration (EXPERIMENTAL)

This is experimental. Please update/fix if you encounter problems. For sglang Dev Container, you first need to build `dynamo:latest-sglang-local-dev` image like this (wait about half an hour):
> **Warning**: This feature is experimental and may have issues. Only VLLM has been thoroughly tested. Other frameworks are still being developed and may not work as expected.

```bash
./container/build.sh --framework SGLANG --target local-dev
```
The `copy_devcontainer.sh` script automatically generates framework-specific devcontainer configurations for different AI frameworks.

Then, make a copy of the `devcontainer.json file` to a directory of your choice. For this example, we'll just call it `sglang`:
#### Available Frameworks
- **VLLM**: VLLM framework (✅ **Verified and stable** - tested by many users)
- **TRTLLM**: TensorRT-LLM framework (🔄 **In development** - being worked on)
- **SGLANG**: SGLang framework (🔄 **In development** - being worked on)
- **NONE**: No specific framework (🔄 **In development** - being worked on)

#### Usage

```bash
mkdir .devcontainer/sglang/
cp -a .devcontainer/devcontainer.json .devcontainer/sglang/
# Generate framework-specific configurations
./copy_devcontainer.sh

# Preview changes without applying them
./copy_devcontainer.sh --dryrun

# Force overwrite existing configurations
./copy_devcontainer.sh --force
```

Afterwards, edit your `.devcontainer/sglang/devcontainer.json` so that the name and image correspond to SGLANG. Example:
```json
"name": "[sglang] This is my amazing custom Dev Container Development",
...
"image": "dynamo:latest-sglang-local-dev",
#### Generated Structure
```
.devcontainer/
├── devcontainer.json # Original VLLM configuration
├── copy_devcontainer.sh # Original generation script
├── vllm/
│ └── devcontainer.json # auto-generated VLLM-specific config
├── sglang/
│ └── devcontainer.json # auto-generated SGLang-specific config
├── trtllm/
│ └── devcontainer.json # auto-generated TRTLLM-specific config
└── none/
└── devcontainer.json # auto-generated no-framework config
```

#### Building Framework Images
Before using framework-specific configurations, build the corresponding Docker images:

```bash
# Build VLLM image (already built by default)
./container/build.sh --framework VLLM --target local-dev

Now, go to **Dev Containers: Open Folder in Container** and select `[sglang] This is my amazing custom Dev Container Development`. The post-create.sh script should be running.
# Build SGLang image
./container/build.sh --framework SGLANG --target local-dev

# Build TRTLLM image
./container/build.sh --framework TRTLLM --target local-dev

# Build no-framework image
./container/build.sh --framework NONE --target local-dev
```
When you open a Dev Container, your IDE will show all available configurations from `.devcontainer/*/devcontainer.json` files.


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#!/bin/bash
# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2025 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0

# copy_devcontainer.sh - Framework-Specific DevContainer Distribution Script
#
# PURPOSE: Distributes devcontainer.json to framework-specific directories
#
# WHAT IT DOES:
# - Creates .devcontainer/{vllm,sglang,trtllm,none}/ directories
# - Copies and customizes devcontainer.json for each framework
# - Substitutes: vllm->$framework, VLLM->$framework_upper
#
# USAGE: ./copy_devcontainer.sh [--dry-run] [--force] [--silent]
#
# DIRECTORY STRUCTURE:
#
# BEFORE running the script:
# .devcontainer/
# ├── devcontainer.json
# └── copy_devcontainer.sh
#
# AFTER running the script:
# .devcontainer/
# ├── devcontainer.json
# ├── copy_devcontainer.sh
# ├── vllm/
# │ └── devcontainer.json
# ├── sglang/
# │ └── devcontainer.json
# ├── trtllm/
# │ └── devcontainer.json
# └── none/
# └── devcontainer.json
#
# ==============================================================================

set -eu

# Define base directory and source file
SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
SOURCE_FILE="${SCRIPT_DIR}/devcontainer.json"
DEVCONTAINER_DIR="${SCRIPT_DIR}"

# Define frameworks (lowercase for directory names)
FRAMEWORKS=("vllm" "sglang" "trtllm" "none")

# Check for flags
DRYRUN=false
FORCE=false
SILENT=false
while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
case $1 in
--dryrun|--dry-run)
DRYRUN=true
;;
--force)
FORCE=true
;;
--silent)
SILENT=true
;;
--help|-h)
echo "Usage: $0 [OPTIONS]"
echo ""
echo "Options:"
echo " --dry-run, --dryrun Preview changes without making them"
echo " --force Force sync even if files already exist"
echo " --silent Suppress all output (for cron jobs)"
echo " --help, -h Show this help message"
echo ""
echo "This script copies devcontainer.json from bin/ to framework-specific"
echo "directories under .devcontainer/, customizing the Docker image for each."
exit 0
;;
*)
echo "Unknown option: $1"
echo "Use --help for usage information"
exit 1
;;
esac
shift
done

# Function to handle dry run output
dry_run_echo() {
if [ "$SILENT" = true ]; then
return
fi

if [ "$DRYRUN" = true ]; then
echo "[DRYRUN] $*"
else
echo "$*"
fi
}

# Command wrapper that shows commands using set -x format and respects dry-run mode
cmd() {
if [ "$DRYRUN" = true ]; then
# Dry run mode: show command but don't execute
if [ "$SILENT" != true ]; then
echo "[DRYRUN] $*"
fi
# Return success in dryrun mode
return 0
else
# Not dry run: execute the command
if [ "$SILENT" != true ]; then
# Show and execute
( set -x; "$@" )
else
# Execute silently
"$@"
fi
fi
}

# Check if source file exists
if [ ! -f "$SOURCE_FILE" ]; then
dry_run_echo "ERROR: Source file not found at $SOURCE_FILE"
exit 1
fi

dry_run_echo "INFO: Distributing devcontainer.json to framework-specific directories..."
dry_run_echo "INFO: Detected frameworks: ${FRAMEWORKS[*]}"

# Process each framework
SYNC_COUNT=0
TEMP_OUTPUT_FILE=$(mktemp)

for framework in "${FRAMEWORKS[@]}"; do
FRAMEWORK_DIR="${DEVCONTAINER_DIR}/${framework}"
DEST_FILE="${FRAMEWORK_DIR}/devcontainer.json"

# Check if destination already exists (unless force flag is set)
if [ -f "$DEST_FILE" ] && [ "$FORCE" = false ] && [ "$DRYRUN" = false ]; then
dry_run_echo "INFO: Skipping ${framework} - file already exists (use --force to overwrite)"
continue
fi

# Create framework directory if it doesn't exist
if [ ! -d "$FRAMEWORK_DIR" ]; then
cmd mkdir -p "${FRAMEWORK_DIR}"
fi

# Apply customizations to JSON file for this framework
# Substitute: name, container name, vllm->$framework, VLLM->$framework_upper
framework_upper="${framework^^}" # Convert to uppercase for display name
repo_basename=$(basename "$(dirname "${SCRIPT_DIR}")") # Get repo basename

sed "s|\"name\": \"|\"name\": \"[${repo_basename}] |g" "${SOURCE_FILE}" | \
sed "s|\"--name\", \"dynamo-|\"--name\", \"${repo_basename}-|g" | \
sed "s|vllm|${framework}|g" | \
sed "s|VLLM|${framework_upper}|g" > "${TEMP_OUTPUT_FILE}"

# Copy the modified file to the destination
if ! cmd cp "${TEMP_OUTPUT_FILE}" "${DEST_FILE}"; then
dry_run_echo "ERROR: Failed to copy devcontainer.json to ${DEST_FILE}"
fi

SYNC_COUNT=$((SYNC_COUNT + 1))
done

# Clean up temporary file
rm -f "${TEMP_OUTPUT_FILE}" 2>/dev/null

dry_run_echo "INFO: Distribution complete. Processed $SYNC_COUNT framework configurations."

# Directory structure AFTER running the script:
# .devcontainer/
# ├── devcontainer.json
# ├── copy_devcontainer.sh
# ├── vllm/
# │ └── devcontainer.json
# ├── sglang/
# │ └── devcontainer.json
# ├── trtllm/
# │ └── devcontainer.json
# └── none/
# └── devcontainer.json

dry_run_echo "Framework-specific devcontainer.json files created in:"
for framework in "${FRAMEWORKS[@]}"; do
dry_run_echo " - ${DEVCONTAINER_DIR}/${framework}/devcontainer.json"
done
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"SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2025 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.",
"SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0"
],
"name": "NVIDIA Dynamo Dev Container Development",
"name": "NVIDIA Dynamo VLLM Dev Container",
"remoteUser": "ubuntu", // Matches our container user
"updateRemoteUserUID": true, // Updates the UID of the remote user to match the host user, avoids permission errors
"image": "dynamo:latest-vllm-local-dev", // Use the latest VLLM local dev image
"runArgs": [
"--name", "dynamo-vllm-devcontainer",
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🛠️ Refactor suggestion

Remove fixed --name to avoid container name collisions.

Hard-coding --name dynamo-vllm-devcontainer will clash when multiple Dev Containers are opened, and overrides the extension’s unique naming. Let the Dev Containers extension manage names, or template with a unique suffix generated by your script.

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 "runArgs": [
-        "--name", "dynamo-vllm-devcontainer",
         "--gpus=all",
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"runArgs": [
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.devcontainer/devcontainer.json around line 12: remove the hard-coded "--name",
"dynamo-vllm-devcontainer" entry so the Dev Containers extension can manage
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"runArgs" array or replace it with a templated/unique name generated by your
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This will be auto generated with the copy_devcontainer.sh script

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@keivenchang Thanks for the clarification! I can see from the copy_devcontainer.sh script that it automatically generates framework-specific container names by replacing the template values. The script handles the unique naming to prevent collisions between different framework configurations, which addresses the original concern about hard-coded names.

The automation approach makes sense for maintaining multiple framework-specific devcontainer configurations while avoiding manual duplication.


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#!/bin/bash
# Check the copy_devcontainer.sh script to understand how container naming works
cat .devcontainer/copy_devcontainer.sh

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@keivenchang Thank you for the clarification about the auto-generation! However, I wasn't able to locate the copy_devcontainer.sh script in the current repository state to verify how the container naming automation works.

Could you confirm if this script is part of the changes being introduced in this PR? If it's included in the PR but not yet visible in my current view, that would explain the automation mechanism you're referring to for generating unique framework-specific container names.

The approach of using a script to automatically generate framework-specific configurations with unique names definitely addresses the container name collision concern.


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#!/bin/bash
# Search for the copy_devcontainer.sh script across the repository
find . -name "copy_devcontainer.sh" -type f 2>/dev/null

# Also search for any script files in .devcontainer directory
find .devcontainer -type f 2>/dev/null

# Check if there are any shell scripts that might be related
find . -name "*.sh" -type f | grep -i devcontainer 2>/dev/null

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@keivenchang Thank you for the clarification! I understand that the copy_devcontainer.sh script (mentioned in the PR objectives) will handle the auto-generation of framework-specific container names from this template.

Since the script will automatically process the hard-coded name to create unique framework-specific variations, this addresses the container name collision concern. The template approach with automated processing makes sense for maintaining multiple devcontainer configurations efficiently.


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Learnt from: keivenchang
PR: ai-dynamo/dynamo#2797
File: .devcontainer/devcontainer.json:12-12
Timestamp: 2025-08-30T20:43:10.059Z
Learning: In the dynamo project, devcontainer.json files use templated container names (like "dynamo-vllm-devcontainer") that are automatically processed by the copy_devcontainer.sh script to generate framework-specific configurations with unique names, preventing container name collisions.

Learnt from: keivenchang
PR: ai-dynamo/dynamo#2797
File: .devcontainer/devcontainer.json:12-12
Timestamp: 2025-08-30T20:43:10.059Z
Learning: In the dynamo project's devcontainer setup, hard-coded container names in devcontainer.json files serve as templates that are automatically processed by the copy_devcontainer.sh script to generate framework-specific configurations with unique names, preventing container name collisions.

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"--gpus=all",
"--network=host",
"--ipc=host",
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# Local build artifacts for devcontainer
.build/
**/.devcontainer/.env

# Auto-generated custom devcontainer.json directories
.devcontainer/*/

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