Option to configure from a file, with no way to export current configuration

[localden]

I am not sure what configuration file I can use here since there are no pointers anywhere in the UI about it. There is also no obvious way to export the current configuration.

[fflaten]

👍 Was expecting a Export-button on the last page (Review & finish) of end-to-end setup wizard.

[AmelBawa-msft]

The YAML input expected here is a WinGet Configuration file.

Examples:

• You can use this configuration file to help setup you machine for building Dev Home source code. Steps are available here: Building the code
• You can also use the sample configuration files to setup you machine for building other GitHub repositories.
• Edit: Example and details on How to author a WinGet Configuration file

[localden]

@AmelBawa-msft this issue is not necessarily related to the configuration file that I can import, but rather - I would expect an option to export the configuration after it was created through Dev Home.

[AmelBawa-msft]

@localden thank you for the question and request. Adding PM @shakersMSFT to help with feature requests in the setup flow.

[florelis]

I know we have a DSC resource for winget, so a configuration file can include installed apps. But do we have DSC resources for git or Dev Drive? I'm also not sure how/if the configuration code handles accounts to be able to clone private repos

[ryfu-msft]

I know we have a DSC resource for winget, so a configuration file can include installed apps. But do we have DSC resources for git or Dev Drive? I'm also not sure how/if the configuration code handles accounts to be able to clone private repos

@florelis, we don't have any DSC resources for git or Dev Drive. Currently for winget configure, we just assume that the github repository has already been cloned separately.

[florelis]

For creating the yaml configuration from the current machine state, I think the foundational work would be microsoft/winget-cli#3274. We would still need to integrate it into the Dev Home UI, but detecting the state and creating the file would probably be on the winget side

For creating a yaml configuration from the step by step setup provided by Dev Home, I think on the Dev Home side we could create one for applications, but for cloning and Dev Drive we would first need to have DSC resources for that

[soroshsabz]

related to #685

[shakersMSFT]

Hi, we are currently exploring how we might accomplish this through Dev Home. Please take a look and let us know what you think! #2160

[shakersMSFT]

fixed by #2466