Enhance devcontainer and VSCode configurations; add MCP Inspector debugging setup

Author: abeckDev

.devcontainer/devcontainer.json

@@ -5,22 +5,37 @@
 	// Or use a Dockerfile or Docker Compose file. More info: https://containers.dev/guide/dockerfile
 	"image": "mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/dotnet:1-9.0-bookworm",
 	"features": {
-		"ghcr.io/devcontainers/features/azure-cli:1": {}
+		"ghcr.io/devcontainers/features/azure-cli:1": {},
+		"ghcr.io/devcontainers/features/node:1": {
+			"version": "lts"
+		}
 	},
 
 	// Features to add to the dev container. More info: https://containers.dev/features.
 	// "features": {},
 
 	// Use 'forwardPorts' to make a list of ports inside the container available locally.
-	// "forwardPorts": [5000, 5001],
-	// "portsAttributes": {
-	//		"5001": {
-	//			"protocol": "https"
-	//		}
-	// }
+	"forwardPorts": [6274, 6277, 3001],
+	"portsAttributes": {
+		"6274": {
+			"protocol": "http",
+			"label": "MCP-Inspector",
+			"onAutoForward": "notify"
+		},
+		"6277": {
+			"protocol": "http",
+			"label": "MCP-Inspector-Proxy",
+			"onAutoForward": "notify"
+		},
+		"3001":{
+			"label": "MCP-Server",
+			"onAutoForward": "notify",
+			"protocol": "http"
+		}
+	},
 
 	// Use 'postCreateCommand' to run commands after the container is created.
-	//"postCreateCommand": "",
+	"postCreateCommand": "npm install -g @modelcontextprotocol/inspector",
 
 	// Configure tool-specific properties.
 	"customizations": {

.vscode/launch.json

@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+{
+    "version": "0.2.0",
+    "configurations": [
+        {
+            "name": "Debug MCP Server with Inspector (HTTP)",
+            "type": "node",
+            "request": "launch",
+            "runtimeExecutable": "npx",
+            "runtimeArgs": [
+                "@modelcontextprotocol/inspector",
+                "--transport",
+                "http",
+                "--server-url",
+                "http://localhost:3001/mcp"
+            ],
+            "env": {
+                "HOST": "0.0.0.0"
+            },
+            "console": "integratedTerminal",
+            "internalConsoleOptions": "neverOpen",
+            "preLaunchTask": "build-and-run-server",
+            "serverReadyAction": {
+                "pattern": "MCP Inspector is up and running at:\\s+(http://[^\\s]+)",
+                "uriFormat": "%s",
+                "action": "openExternally"
+            }
+        }
+    ]
+}

.vscode/tasks.json

@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+{
+    "version": "2.0.0",
+    "tasks": [
+        {
+            "label": "restore-solution",
+            "command": "dotnet",
+            "type": "process",
+            "args": [
+                "restore",
+                "${workspaceFolder}/AbeckDev.DbTimetable.sln"
+            ],
+            "problemMatcher": "$msCompile",
+            "presentation": {
+                "reveal": "silent",
+                "panel": "shared"
+            }
+        },
+        {
+            "label": "build-solution",
+            "command": "dotnet",
+            "type": "process",
+            "args": [
+                "build",
+                "${workspaceFolder}/AbeckDev.DbTimetable.sln",
+                "--no-restore"
+            ],
+            "problemMatcher": "$msCompile",
+            "group": {
+                "kind": "build",
+                "isDefault": true
+            },
+            "dependsOn": [
+                "restore-solution"
+            ],
+            "presentation": {
+                "reveal": "always",
+                "panel": "shared"
+            }
+        },
+        {
+            "label": "install-mcp-inspector",
+            "type": "shell",
+            "command": "npx",
+            "args": [
+                "-y",
+                "@modelcontextprotocol/inspector"
+            ],
+            "problemMatcher": [],
+            "presentation": {
+                "reveal": "silent",
+                "panel": "shared"
+            }
+        },
+        {
+            "label": "run-mcp-server",
+            "command": "dotnet",
+            "type": "process",
+            "args": [
+                "run",
+                "--project",
+                "${workspaceFolder}/AbeckDev.DbTimetable.Mcp/AbeckDev.DbTimetable.Mcp.csproj"
+            ],
+            "isBackground": true,
+            "problemMatcher": {
+                "pattern": {
+                    "regexp": "^$",
+                    "file": 1,
+                    "location": 2,
+                    "message": 3
+                },
+                "background": {
+                    "activeOnStart": true,
+                    "beginsPattern": "^.*Building.*$",
+                    "endsPattern": "^.*Now listening on.*$|^.*Application started.*$"
+                }
+            },
+            "presentation": {
+                "reveal": "always",
+                "panel": "dedicated"
+            }
+        },
+        {
+            "label": "build-and-run-server",
+            "dependsOn": [
+                "build-solution",
+                "run-mcp-server"
+            ],
+            "dependsOrder": "sequence",
+            "problemMatcher": []
+        }
+    ]
+}

AbeckDev.DbTimetable.Mcp/Program.cs

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 
 
 var app = builder.Build();
+
 app.MapMcp("/mcp");
 
-app.Run("http://localhost:3001");
+app.Run("http://0.0.0.0:3001");