Add modern shell tools to devcontainer

template/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json.jinja

@@ -3,9 +3,10 @@
   "image": "mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/base:ubuntu-24.04",
   "features": {
     "ghcr.io/nils-geistmann/devcontainers-features/zsh:1": {
-      "plugins": "git colored-man-pages colorize history zsh-autosuggestions zsh-completions zsh-syntax-highlighting"
+      "plugins": "git colored-man-pages colorize history zsh-autosuggestions fast-syntax-highlighting zsh-autocomplete"
     },
-    "ghcr.io/guiyomh/features/just:0.1.0": { "version": "1.42.4" }{% if python  %},
+    "ghcr.io/guiyomh/features/just:0.1.0": { "version": "1.42.4" },
+    "ghcr.io/meaningfy-ws/devcontainer-features/modern-shell-tools:1": {}{% if python  %},
     "ghcr.io/devcontainers/features/python:1": {
       "version": "os-provided",
       "installTools": "false"
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@
     "source=${localEnv:HOME}/.aws,target=/home/vscode/.aws,type=bind,consistency=cached"
   ],
   {% endif %}
-  "postCreateCommand": "bash ./.devcontainer/postCreateCommand.sh",
+  "postCreateCommand": "bash ./.devcontainer/installOhmyZshPlugins.sh && bash ./.devcontainer/setupShellAliases.sh && bash ./.devcontainer/postCreateCommand.sh",
   "customizations": {
     "vscode": {
       "extensions": [

template/.devcontainer/installOhmyzshPlugins.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+git clone https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-autosuggestions.git ~/.oh-my-zsh/custom/plugins/zsh-autosuggestions
+git clone https://github.com/zdharma-continuum/fast-syntax-highlighting.git ~/.oh-my-zsh/custom/plugins/fast-syntax-highlighting
+git clone --depth 1 -- https://github.com/marlonrichert/zsh-autocomplete.git ~/.oh-my-zsh/custom/plugins/zsh-autocomplete

template/.devcontainer/setupShellAliases.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# Set up shell aliases for modern tools
+# These tools are installed via the modern-shell-tools devcontainer feature
+
+# Create or append to .zshrc
+ZSHRC="$HOME/.zshrc"
+
+# Check if aliases already exist to avoid duplicates
+if ! grep -q "# Modern shell tool aliases" "$ZSHRC" 2>/dev/null; then
+    cat >> "$ZSHRC" << 'EOF'
+
+# Modern shell tool aliases
+alias ls='eza'
+alias cat='bat'
+alias grep='ag'
+EOF
+    echo "Shell aliases configured successfully"
+else
+    echo "Shell aliases already configured"
+fi

tests/test_template.py

@@ -243,5 +243,41 @@ def test_devcontainer_zsh_feature(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
     assert_file_contains(
         dest,
         ".devcontainer/devcontainer.json",
-        "git colored-man-pages colorize history zsh-autosuggestions zsh-completions zsh-syntax-highlighting",
+        "git colored-man-pages colorize history zsh-autosuggestions fast-syntax-highlighting zsh-autocomplete",
     )
+
+
+def test_devcontainer_modern_shell_tools(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+    """Test that modern shell tools are configured in devcontainer."""
+    dest = tmp_path / "modern_shell"
+    res = run_copier(
+        Path(__file__).parents[1],
+        dest,
+        {
+            "author": "Test",
+            "email": "test@example.com",
+            "author_github_handle": "test",
+            "project_name": "modern-shell-proj",
+            "project_description": "Test modern shell tools",
+            "project_features": "[python_data_science]",
+            "use_github": True,
+            "open_source_license": "MIT license",
+            "aws": False,
+        },
+    )
+    assert res.returncode == 0, res.stderr
+    # Check that devcontainer includes the modern-shell-tools feature
+    assert_file_contains(
+        dest, ".devcontainer/devcontainer.json", '"ghcr.io/meaningfy-ws/devcontainer-features/modern-shell-tools:1"'
+    )
+    # Check that postCreateCommand is configured to set up aliases
+    assert_file_contains(dest, ".devcontainer/devcontainer.json", "setupShellAliases.sh")
+    # Check that the aliases script exists
+    assert_exists(dest, ".devcontainer/setupShellAliases.sh")
+    # Check that the aliases script contains the expected aliases
+    assert_file_contains(dest, ".devcontainer/setupShellAliases.sh", "alias ls='eza'")
+    assert_file_contains(dest, ".devcontainer/setupShellAliases.sh", "alias cat='bat'")
+    assert_file_contains(dest, ".devcontainer/setupShellAliases.sh", "alias grep='ag'")
+    # Ensure fd is NOT aliased
+    content = (dest / ".devcontainer/setupShellAliases.sh").read_text()
+    assert "alias find=" not in content and "alias fd=" not in content, "fd should not be aliased"