dev-tools-loader 0.3.0

Development tools loader

Development Tools Loader

A CLI tool for automated downloading of development tools:

• VS Code installers and extensions (.vsix files).
• Python installers and pip packages;

The tool ensures version compatibility, handles dependencies, and supports repeatable configurations via JSON.

Key Features

• Version control: Ensures VS Code extension versions match the target VS Code engine version.
• Package bundles: Supports downloading multiple packages/extensions in a single config.
• Dependency handling: Automatically resolves and downloads dependencies for VS Code extensions.
• Resilient downloads: Automatically retries on connection loss.
• Repeatable setups: JSON-based configuration enables reproducible environment setups.
• Flexible versioning: Supports "latest" for extensions and packages.

Installation

pip install dev-tools-loader

Running

Once installed, you can run the tool from the command line using the JSON configuration file.

dev_tools_loader -j path/to/config.json

Command‑Line Options

• -j, --json-path <json_config_path> (required) Specifies the path to the JSON configuration file that defines download targets.
• -o, --output-path <output_dir> Sets the output directory where downloaded files will be saved.
• -c, --clean If specified, deletes files in the target output directory before starting the download process.
• -t, --template Create JSON config template (json-path required).
• -h, --help Displays the help message with a summary of all available options and exits.
• --version Prints the current version of the dev-tools-loader package and exits.

Example Config

{
    "version": "0.1.0",
    "targets": [
        {
            "type": "python",
            "platform": "win_amd64",
            "version": "3.12.0",
            "installer": "load",
            "packages": [
                {
                    "name": "compiledb",
                    "version": "0.10.6"
                },
                {
                    "name": "requests",
                    "version": "latest"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "type": "vscode",
            "platform": "win32-x64",
            "version": "1.96.0",
            "installer": "load",
            "extensions": [
                {
                    "uid": "ms-vscode.cpptools",
                    "version": "1.28.0"
                },
                {
                    "uid": "ms-python.python",
                    "version": "latest"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}

Configuration Fields

• version (str): Schema version.
• targets (list): List of download targets. Each target has:
  • type (str): "python" or "vscode".
  • platform (str): Target platform (see supported platforms below).
  • version (str): Version of the tool.
  • installer (str): "load" to download installer or "skip".
  • packages (list, Python-only): List of pip packages to download.
    • name (str): Package name.
    • version (str): Package version ("latest" supported).
  • extensions (list, VS Code-only): List of VS Code extensions to download.
    • uid (str): Extension ID (e.g., "ms-vscode.cpptools").
    • version (str): Extension version ("latest" supported).

Supported Platforms Python

• win32
• win_amd64
• win_arm64
• manylinux1_x86_64
• manylinux2010_x86_64
• manylinux2014_x86_64
• manylinux1_i686
• manylinux2010_i686
• manylinux2014_i686
• manylinux2014_aarch64
• manylinux2014_armv7l
• macosx_10_9_x86_64
• macosx_11_0_arm64

Supported Platforms VS Code

• win32-x64
• win32-arm64
• linux-x64
• linux-arm64
• linux-armhf
• alpine-x64
• alpine-arm64
• darwin-x64
• darwin-arm64