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The DockerCompose@1 task was failing when using the --profile argument because it was placing global Docker Compose flags in the wrong position in the command line.

Problem

When users specified --profile in the arguments field:

- task: DockerCompose@1
  inputs:
    action: 'Build services'
    arguments: '--profile build'

The task generated this command:

docker compose -f docker-compose.yml build --profile build

This fails with unknown flag: --profile because --profile is a global Docker Compose flag that must be placed before the command, not after it.

Solution

This PR implements argument parsing that correctly separates global Docker Compose flags from command-specific flags:

  1. Added parseComposeArguments() function in dockercomposeutils.ts that identifies global flags (--profile, --ansi, --compatibility, --dry-run, --env-file, --parallel, --progress, --project-directory) and separates them from command-specific arguments.

  2. Updated createComposeCommand() in dockercomposeconnection.ts to accept global arguments and place them in the correct position: docker compose [global-flags] [file-flags] [project] [command] [command-args].

  3. Modified all action modules (dockercomposebuild.ts, dockercomposerun.ts, dockercomposeup.ts, dockercomposecommand.ts) to use the new argument parsing logic.

Result

The same configuration now generates the correct command:

docker compose --profile build -f docker-compose.yml build

This fix is backward compatible and handles various argument formats including --flag value, --flag=value, and quoted arguments.

Testing

  • Added comprehensive unit tests for the argument parsing function
  • Added integration tests to the existing test suite for both Windows and Linux
  • Manually verified the fix resolves the original issue scenario
  • Tested edge cases including multiple profiles and mixed global/command flags

Fixes #21150.

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@Copilot Copilot AI changed the title [WIP] [BUG]: DockerCompose@1 ##[error]unknown flag: --profile Fix DockerCompose@1 task to support --profile global flag correctly Aug 6, 2025
Copilot finished work on behalf of v-schhabra August 6, 2025 11:32
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