Create a project from external components

[radurentea]

Description

Users are now able to create projects from the examples that can be found in Component Registry.

• Link that opens "Component Registry" was added in the webview of "ESP-IDF: Show Example Projects"
• Button for creating projects from examples was added in the "Component Registry" webview

Type of change

• New feature (non-breaking change which adds functionality)
• This change requires a documentation update

Steps to test this pull request

1. Open Command Palette (CTRL + SHIFT + P) in VSCode and type ESP-IDF: Show Example Projects
2. Press the top left link "IDF Component Registry"
3. Search for "cmp" in the search box.
4. Click the "Create project from example"
5. Select Folder where you want the project to be created

Expected behaviour:

New window should open with the newly created project.

How has this been tested?

Tested by following the steps above on Mac.

Test Configuration:

• ESP-IDF Version: 5.2.0
• OS (Windows,Linux and macOS): Mac and Windows

Checklist

• PR Self Reviewed
• Applied Code formatting
• Added Documentation
• Added Unit Test
• Verified on all platforms - Windows,Linux and macOS

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Download the artifacts for this pull request:

• esp-idf-extension.vsix.zip
• esp-idf-extension-open.vsix.zip

[brianignacio5]

LGTM

[AndriiFilippov]

@radurentea hi !

Tested under:
OS - Windows 10
VS Code: 1.81.1
ESP-IDF: v5.1
CMakeOutput.log

Can't build the "Component Registry" cmp project.
LOGS:

-- Found Git: C:/Users/AndriiFilippov/.espressif/tools/idf-git/2.39.2/cmd/git.exe (found version "2.39.2.windows.1")
-- The C compiler identification is GNU 12.2.0
-- The CXX compiler identification is GNU 12.2.0
-- The ASM compiler identification is GNU
-- Found assembler: C:/Users/AndriiFilippov/.espressif/tools/xtensa-esp32-elf/esp-12.2.0_20230208/xtensa-esp32-elf/bin/xtensa-esp32-elf-gcc.exe
-- Detecting C compiler ABI info
-- Detecting C compiler ABI info - done
-- Check for working C compiler: C:/Users/AndriiFilippov/.espressif/tools/xtensa-esp32-elf/esp-12.2.0_20230208/xtensa-esp32-elf/bin/xtensa-esp32-elf-gcc.exe - skipped
-- Detecting C compile features
-- Detecting C compile features - done
-- Detecting CXX compiler ABI info
-- Detecting CXX compiler ABI info - done
-- Check for working CXX compiler: C:/Users/AndriiFilippov/.espressif/tools/xtensa-esp32-elf/esp-12.2.0_20230208/xtensa-esp32-elf/bin/xtensa-esp32-elf-g++.exe - skipped
-- Detecting CXX compile features
-- Detecting CXX compile features - done
-- Project is not inside a git repository, or git repository has no commits; will not use 'git describe' to determine PROJECT_VER.
-- Building ESP-IDF components for target esp32
Dependencies lock doesn't exist, solving dependencies.
CMake Error at C:/Users/AndriiFilippov/e/esp-idf-v5.1/tools/cmake/build.cmake:540 (message):  ERROR: Solver failed processing dependency "example/cmp" from the manifest
  file
  "C:/Users/AndriiFilippov/Desktop/Radu/hello_world/cmp_ex/main\idf_component.yml".


  The override_path you're using is pointing to directory
  "C:\Users\AndriiFilippov\Desktop\Radu" that is not a component.

Call Stack (most recent call first):
  C:/Users/AndriiFilippov/e/esp-idf-v5.1/tools/cmake/project.cmake:464 (idf_build_process)  
  CMakeLists.txt:8 (project)


-- Configuring incomplete, errors occurred!
See also "C:/Users/AndriiFilippov/Desktop/Radu/hello_world/cmp_ex/build/CMakeFiles/CMakeOutput.log".

 *  The terminal process "C:\WINDOWS\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe -Command cmake -G Ninja -DPYTHON_DEPS_CHECKED=1 -DESP_PLATFORM=1 -B c:\Users\AndriiFilippov\Desktop\Radu\hello_world\cmp_ex\build -S c:\Users\AndriiFilippov\Desktop\Radu\hello_world\cmp_ex" terminated with exit code: 1. 

[AndriiFilippov]

@radurentea

secondary:
some links are inactive on ESP Registry page.

[radurentea]

Hi @AndriiFilippov ,

Please re-test it with the last fix for the building issue.

In regards to the links, it's a separate issue and we should create a different task for it, most of it it has to do with changes on the Component Manager side.

[AndriiFilippov]

@radurentea hi !

Tested under:
OS: Windows 10 / Linux Ubuntu / MacOS
VS Code: 1.81.1
ESP-IDF: v5.1 / v5.0

Able to build the "Component Registry" cmp project.
LGTM 👍