Visual Studio BICEP extension

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Visual Studio BICEP extension

Luke Uhren 201

So if Microsoft is pushing BICEP for infrastructure as a code https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/bicep/overview?tabs=bicep .... why the hell is it not recognized in Visual Studio? I like Visual Studio and use VSCode too... but Visual Studio has a terraform extension even to read .tf files but not .bicep files? I knows all ARM JSON, BICEP and Terraform now and I want my monster visual studio application to recognize .bicep files.

I currently got this installed and terraform modules too

Microsoft Visual Studio Enterprise 2022 (64-bit) - Current
Version 17.2.4

Am I missing something why it's not? Or do I have to use VSCode only?

Thanks

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Answer 1

Hi @Luke Uhren ,

Welcome to Microsoft Q&A!

From the page: Bicep for Visual Studio, the extension requires Visual Studio 17.3 or above.
According to your description, you are using Visual Studio Enterprise 2022 version 17.2.4.
Please update your VS to the latest version and retry to install the extension.

Sincerely,
Anna
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Answer 2

I found this and because I have enterprise it's possibly not compatible .... lol

https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/bicepforvs/

1/6/2022 4:48:13 AM - Found installed product - Visual Studio Enterprise 2022
11/6/2022 4:48:13 AM - VSIXInstaller.NoApplicableSKUsException: This extension is not installable on any currently installed products.
at VSIXInstaller.ExtensionService.GetInstallableDataImpl(IInstallableExtension extension, String extensionPackParentName, Boolean isRepairSupported, IStateData stateData, IEnumerable1& skuData) at VSIXInstaller.ExtensionService.GetInstallableData(String vsixPath, String extensionPackParentName, Boolean isRepairSupported, IStateData stateData, IEnumerable1& skuData)
at VSIXInstaller.ExtensionPackService.IsExtensionPack(IStateData stateData, Boolean isRepairSupported)
at VSIXInstaller.ExtensionPackService.ExpandExtensionPackToInstall(IStateData stateData, Boolean isRepairSupported)
at VSIXInstaller.App.Initialize(Boolean isRepairSupported)
at VSIXInstaller.App.Initialize()
at System.Threading.Tasks.Task`1.InnerInvoke()
at System.Threading.Tasks.Task.Execute()
--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Telemetry.WindowsErrorReporting.WatsonReport.GetClrWatsonExceptionInfo(Exception exceptionObject)

Terraform extension

NO BICEP EXTENSION

BICEP Visual Studio here

VSCODE BICEP here (readable)

The difference is that visual studio enterprise won't recognize it as a file and treat it like a text file.

Answer 3

Andreas Baumgarten 123.7K MVP Volunteer Moderator

Hi @Luke Uhren ,

maybe these two links are helpful:

https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/bicepforvs/
https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-azuretools.visualstudiobicep

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(If the reply was helpful please don't forget to upvote and/or accept as answer, thank you)

Regards
Andreas Baumgarten

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Luke Uhren 201

Still same and I'm Windows 10 version 21H2. I get my installs from https://my.visualstudio.com/ for visual studio.

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Luke Uhren 201

Thanks! I will get that version installed here sometime this week. Much appreciated.

Anna Xiu-MSFT 31,056 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff

2022-11-08T03:16:01.783+00:00

It's nothing, my pleasure! If you have any updates, please feel free to let us know.
Anna Xiu-MSFT 31,056 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff

2022-11-16T13:15:59.1+00:00

Hello, do you have any update? after updating your VS to the latest version, is the extension installed successfully?
Luke Uhren 201 Reputation points

2022-11-28T07:49:41.76+00:00

Yes, it did work updating to latest version. The bicep extension worked perfectly.

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