How can I have VS Code show (or print) what is inside azure-dev.commands.getDotEnvFilePath ?

[AliMoeen]

I am using Azure Developer CLI VS Code extension:

https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-azuretools.azure-dev

Azure Developer CLI generated the following .vscode/launch.json file:

{
    // Use IntelliSense to learn about possible attributes.
    // Hover to view descriptions of existing attributes.
    // For more information, visit: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=830387
    "version": "0.2.0",
    "configurations": [
        {
            "name": "Debug Web",
            "request": "launch",
            "type": "msedge",
            "webRoot": "${workspaceFolder}/src/web/src",
            "url": "http://localhost:3000",
            "sourceMapPathOverrides": {
                "webpack:///src/*": "${webRoot}/*"
            }, 
        },

        {
            "name": "Debug API",
            "request": "launch",
            "runtimeArgs": [
                "run",
                "start"
            ],
            "runtimeExecutable": "npm",
            "skipFiles": [
                "<node_internals>/**"
            ],
            "type": "node",
            "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}/src/api",
            "envFile": "${input:dotEnvFilePath}",
            "env": {
                "NODE_ENV": "development"
            },
            "preLaunchTask": "Restore API",
            "outputCapture": "std"
        },
    ],

    "inputs": [
        {
            "id": "dotEnvFilePath",
            "type": "command",
            "command": "azure-dev.commands.getDotEnvFilePath"
        }
    ]
}

I note the mysterious azure-dev.commands.getDotEnvFilePath command.

How can I have VS Code show (or print) what is inside azure-dev.commands.getDotEnvFilePath ?

Please note that I know I can change the launch.json, add a print command the run the app to get what is inside. I just need to find a better way of finding the string value inside azure-dev.commands.getDotEnvFilePath

[rajeshkamal5050]

@vhvb1989 @bwateratmsft can you take a look?

[bwateratmsft]

You can see the source here: https://github.com/Azure/azure-dev/blob/main/ext/vscode/src/commands/getDotEnvFilePath.ts

In short, what it's doing is listing the environments (with azd env list --no-prompt --output json), finding which one is default (selected), and returning the path of the .env file for it. That .env file will be located in ./.azure/EnvName/.env.

[AliMoeen]

Thank you for help.

Is there any way to print the content of "azure-dev.commands.getDotEnvFilePath" to a shell command prompt?

[bwateratmsft]

Not that I'm aware of, but you could replicate the code for getDotEnvFilePath relatively easily in a shell.