Why is Visual Studio Code included in the configuration for binder?

[rgaiacs]

Description

When running

quarto use binder

the configuration created will include steps for Visual Studio Code.

@dragonstyle why are the configuration for Visual Studio Code included?

@dragonstyle how can I configure my project to not include the configuration for Visual Studio Code? I read

quarto-cli/src/command/use/commands/binder/binder.ts

Lines 392 to 395 in 7ca42c0

	if (projEnv.codeEnvironment === "vscode") {
	pythonConfig.pip?.push(
	"git+https://github.com/trungleduc/jupyter-server-proxy@lab4",
	);

but I couldn't figure out how to change my code environment in the project environment.

[mcanouil]

@rgaiacs please stop pinging developers in your questions, especially when they are no longer on the project.
Thank you.

All the active developers/maintainers are tracking all issues/discussions.

[cderv]

To answer the interogation

Quarto guesses the code environment

quarto-cli/src/project/project-environment.ts

Lines 65 to 67 in e8eefd9

	// Figure out the editor
	const editorContext = projectEditor(context);
	containerCtx.codeEnvironment = editorContext.editor;

quarto-cli/src/project/project-environment.ts

Lines 176 to 218 in e8eefd9

	const projectEditor = (context: ProjectContext) => {
	const qmdCodeTool = context.engines.includes("knitr") ? "rstudio" : "vscode";
	const ipynbCodeTool = "jupyterlab";
	const openFiles: string[] = [];
	let editor: QuartoEditor = qmdCodeTool;
	// Determine the code environment
	// Special case manuscripts - the root article will drive the code environment
	if (projectType(context.config?.project.type).type === kManuscriptType) {
	// Choose the code environment based upon the engine and article file type
	const manuscriptConfig = context.config
	?.[kManuscriptType] as ResolvedManuscriptConfig;
	if (extname(manuscriptConfig.article) === ".qmd") {
	editor = qmdCodeTool;
	} else {
	editor = ipynbCodeTool;
	}
	// Open the main article file
	openFiles.push(manuscriptConfig.article);
	} else {
	// Count the ipynb vs qmds and use that as guideline
	const exts: Record<string, number> = {};
	const inputs = context.files.input;
	for (const input of inputs) {
	const ext = extname(input);
	exts[ext] = (exts[ext] || 0) + 1;
	}
	const qmdCount = exts[".qmd"] || 0;
	const ipynbCount = exts[".ipynb"] || 0;
	if (qmdCount >= ipynbCount) {
	editor = qmdCodeTool;
	} else {
	editor = ipynbCodeTool;
	}
	}
	return {
	editor,
	openFiles,
	};
	};

You can't configure for now. It just default to RStudio for knitr engine, and vscode otherwise when .qmd file are used. When .ipynb it default to jupyterlab

This is then used in binder to automatically create the context. I don't think you can configure it right now.