Dev Container Features Collection

This repository contains my personal collection of Dev Container Features that I've built and regularly use in my daily workflow as a software engineer. These features are designed to streamline development environment setup and enhance productivity across different projects.

Available Features

lazydocker-binary-release

A simple terminal UI for both docker and docker-compose, installed via Linux binary release. This feature provides an intuitive interface to manage Docker containers, services, and logs.

{
    "image": "mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/base:ubuntu",
    "features": {
        "ghcr.io/irfanputra/devcontainer-features/lazydocker-binary-release:1": {
            "version": "latest"
        }
    }
}

Options

Option	Type	Default	Description
version	string	"latest"	The version of lazydocker to install (e.g. '0.24.1'). Defaults to the latest version.

kcat-apt

A Kafka command line utility using kcat (formerly kafkacat). This feature is specifically designed for Debian/Ubuntu-based containers.

{
    "image": "mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/base:ubuntu",
    "features": {
        "ghcr.io/irfanputra/devcontainer-features/kcat-apt:1": {
            "version": "latest"
        }
    }
}

Options

Option	Type	Default	Description
version	string	"latest"	Select version of kcat (kafkacat) to install. Use distribution version format (e.g., '1.7.0-1').

Repo Structure

This repository follows the standard dev container Feature structure:

├── src
│   └── kcat-apt
│       ├── devcontainer-feature.json   # Feature metadata and options
│       ├── install.sh                  # Installation script
│       └── README.md                   # Feature-specific documentation
├── test                               # Test files
└── README.md                          # This file

Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a new feature directory under src/
3. Add the required files:
   • devcontainer-feature.json
   • install.sh
   • README.md (optional)
4. Add tests under the test/ directory
5. Submit a pull request

License

This project is licensed under the terms specified in the LICENSE file.