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coder/examples/examples.go
Nick Vigilante 369a191972 feat: add Quickstart template with language and IDE selection (#24904)
Add a new Quickstart starter template that lets users pick programming
languages, editors, and an optional Git repo to clone. The template uses
Docker under the hood but presents a developer-focused experience: pick
your tools, start coding.

## What's included

- **Languages parameter** (multi-select): Python, Node.js, Go, Rust,
Java, C/C++
- **IDEs parameter** (multi-select): VS Code (Browser), VS Code Desktop,
Cursor, JetBrains, Zed, Windsurf
- **Git repo parameter**: Optional URL to clone on workspace start
- **JetBrains filtering**: Maps selected languages to relevant IDE codes
(Python → PyCharm, Go → GoLand, etc.)
- **Docker precondition check**: Uses `data "external"` +
`terraform_data` precondition to surface a friendly error when Docker is
unavailable, before the Docker provider fails with a cryptic message
- **4 presets**: Web Development, Backend (Go), Data Science, Full Stack
- **Single install script**: All languages install in one `coder_script`
to avoid apt-get lock conflicts (agent scripts run in parallel via
`errgroup`)

<details><summary>Design decisions</summary>

- **Docker as invisible backend**: Docker is required on the Coder
server but never mentioned in the user-facing parameter UI. The
experience is entirely "pick languages, pick editors, start coding."
- **`coder_script` over startup_script**: Language installs use a
templated script file (`install-languages.sh.tftpl`) driven by the
languages parameter. A single script avoids dpkg lock contention since
`coder_script` resources execute concurrently.
- **`data "external"` for Docker check**: The external provider probes
Docker availability independently of the Docker provider. If Docker is
down, the `terraform_data` precondition fails with a human-readable
message before any `docker_*` resource is evaluated. This depends on the
Docker provider connecting lazily (at resource eval time, not at
provider init), which current behavior confirms.
- **JetBrains filtering by language**: Rather than showing all 9
JetBrains IDEs, the template computes relevant IDE codes from the
language selection (e.g. Python → PY, Go → GO) and passes them as
`default` to the JetBrains module.
- **Arch-aware Go install**: The install script detects `uname -m` to
download the correct Go binary for amd64 or arm64.

</details>

<details><summary>Screenshots and recordings from the UI</summary>
<p>
<img width="1851" height="1471" alt="Screenshot 2026-05-05 at 2 14
20 PM"
src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/d4c9cdc5-d311-43a5-9e2e-f90b0019eda7"
/>
<img width="1851" height="1471" alt="Screenshot 2026-05-05 at 2 15
06 PM"
src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/cf3023fe-b6db-4503-a6c4-eaa0ec0659f8"
/>


https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/7507fd7d-ddb5-457a-9f7d-cbf89b36eb20


</p>
</details> 

> [!NOTE]
> This PR was authored by Coder Agents.
2026-05-06 13:55:38 +00:00

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package examples
import (
"archive/tar"
"bufio"
"bytes"
"embed"
"encoding/json"
"io"
"io/fs"
"path"
"slices"
"strings"
"sync"
"golang.org/x/sync/singleflight"
"golang.org/x/xerrors"
"github.com/coder/coder/v2/codersdk"
)
var (
// Only some templates are embedded that we want to display inside the UI.
// The metadata in examples.gen.json is generated via scripts/examplegen.
// Template IDs should not change over time. They are used as persistent identifiers in telemetry.
//go:embed examples.gen.json
//go:embed templates/aws-devcontainer
//go:embed templates/aws-linux
//go:embed templates/aws-windows
//go:embed templates/azure-linux
//go:embed templates/digitalocean-linux
//go:embed templates/docker
//go:embed templates/docker-devcontainer
//go:embed templates/docker-envbuilder
//go:embed templates/gcp-devcontainer
//go:embed templates/gcp-linux
//go:embed templates/gcp-vm-container
//go:embed templates/gcp-windows
//go:embed templates/incus
//go:embed templates/kubernetes
//go:embed templates/kubernetes-devcontainer
//go:embed templates/nomad-docker
//go:embed templates/quickstart
//go:embed templates/scratch
//go:embed templates/tasks-docker
files embed.FS
exampleBasePath = "https://github.com/coder/coder/tree/main/examples/templates/"
examplesJSON = "examples.gen.json"
parsedExamples []codersdk.TemplateExample
parseExamples sync.Once
archives singleflight.Group
ErrNotFound = xerrors.New("example not found")
)
const rootDir = "templates"
// List returns all embedded examples.
func List() ([]codersdk.TemplateExample, error) {
var err error
parseExamples.Do(func() {
parsedExamples, err = parseAndVerifyExamples()
})
return parsedExamples, err
}
func parseAndVerifyExamples() (examples []codersdk.TemplateExample, err error) {
f, err := files.Open(examplesJSON)
if err != nil {
return nil, xerrors.Errorf("open %s: %w", examplesJSON, err)
}
defer f.Close()
b := bufio.NewReader(f)
// Discard the first line (code generated by-comment).
_, _, err = b.ReadLine()
if err != nil {
return nil, xerrors.Errorf("read %s: %w", examplesJSON, err)
}
err = json.NewDecoder(b).Decode(&examples)
if err != nil {
return nil, xerrors.Errorf("decode %s: %w", examplesJSON, err)
}
// Sanity-check: Verify that the examples in the JSON file match the
// embedded files.
var wantEmbedFiles []string
for i, example := range examples {
examples[i].URL = exampleBasePath + example.ID
wantEmbedFiles = append(wantEmbedFiles, example.ID)
}
files, err := fs.Sub(files, rootDir)
if err != nil {
return nil, xerrors.Errorf("get templates fs: %w", err)
}
dirs, err := fs.ReadDir(files, ".")
if err != nil {
return nil, xerrors.Errorf("read templates dir: %w", err)
}
var gotEmbedFiles []string
for _, dir := range dirs {
if dir.IsDir() {
gotEmbedFiles = append(gotEmbedFiles, dir.Name())
}
}
slices.Sort(wantEmbedFiles)
slices.Sort(gotEmbedFiles)
want := strings.Join(wantEmbedFiles, ", ")
got := strings.Join(gotEmbedFiles, ", ")
if want != got {
return nil, xerrors.Errorf("mismatch between %s and embedded files: want %q, got %q", examplesJSON, want, got)
}
return examples, nil
}
// Archive returns a tar by example ID.
func Archive(exampleID string) ([]byte, error) {
rawData, err, _ := archives.Do(exampleID, func() (interface{}, error) {
examples, err := List()
if err != nil {
return nil, xerrors.Errorf("list: %w", err)
}
var selected codersdk.TemplateExample
for _, example := range examples {
if example.ID != exampleID {
continue
}
selected = example
break
}
if selected.ID == "" {
return nil, xerrors.Errorf("example with id %q not found: %w", exampleID, ErrNotFound)
}
exampleFiles, err := fs.Sub(files, path.Join(rootDir, exampleID))
if err != nil {
return nil, xerrors.Errorf("get example fs: %w", err)
}
var buffer bytes.Buffer
tarWriter := tar.NewWriter(&buffer)
err = fs.WalkDir(exampleFiles, ".", func(path string, entry fs.DirEntry, err error) error {
if err != nil {
return err
}
if path == "." {
// Tar files don't have a root directory.
return nil
}
info, err := entry.Info()
if err != nil {
return xerrors.Errorf("stat file: %w", err)
}
header, err := tar.FileInfoHeader(info, "")
if err != nil {
return xerrors.Errorf("get file header: %w", err)
}
header.Name = strings.TrimPrefix(path, "./")
header.Mode = 0o644
if entry.IsDir() {
// Trailing slash on entry name is not required. Our tar
// creation code for tarring up a local directory doesn't
// include slashes so this we don't include them here for
// consistency.
// header.Name += "/"
header.Mode = 0o755
header.Typeflag = tar.TypeDir
err = tarWriter.WriteHeader(header)
if err != nil {
return xerrors.Errorf("write file: %w", err)
}
} else {
file, err := exampleFiles.Open(path)
if err != nil {
return xerrors.Errorf("open file %s: %w", path, err)
}
defer file.Close()
err = tarWriter.WriteHeader(header)
if err != nil {
return xerrors.Errorf("write file: %w", err)
}
_, err = io.Copy(tarWriter, file)
if err != nil {
return xerrors.Errorf("write: %w", err)
}
}
return nil
})
if err != nil {
return nil, xerrors.Errorf("walk example directory: %w", err)
}
err = tarWriter.Close()
if err != nil {
return nil, xerrors.Errorf("close archive: %w", err)
}
return buffer.Bytes(), nil
})
if err != nil {
return nil, err
}
data, valid := rawData.([]byte)
if !valid {
panic("dev error: data must be a byte slice")
}
return data, nil
}