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[PR #2603] Add Dynamic Profile Generators #25007

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opened 2026-01-31 09:06:40 +00:00 by claunia · 0 comments
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Original Pull Request: https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/pull/2603

State: closed
Merged: Yes

This PR targets the #2515 PR. It does that for the sake of diffing. When this PR and #2515 are both ready, I'll merge #2515 first, then change the target of this branch, and merge this one.

Summary of the Pull Request

This PR adds support for "dynamic profiles", in accordance with the Cascading Settings Spec. Currently, we have three types of default profiles that fit the category of dynamic profile generators. These are profiles that we want to create on behalf of the user, but require runtime information to be able to create correctly. Because they require runtime information, we can't ship a static version of these profiles as a part of defaults.json. These three profile generators are:

  • The Powershell Core generator
  • The WSL Distro generator
  • The Azure Cloud Shell generator

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Detailed Description of the Pull Request / Additional comments

We want to be able to enable the user to edit dynamic profiles that are generated from DPGs. When dynamic profiles are added, we'll add entries for them to the user's profiles.json. We do this without re-serializing the settings. Instead, we insert a partial serialization for the profile into the user's settings.

Remaining TODOs:

  • Make sure that dynamic profiles appear in the right place in the order of profiles -> #2722
  • don't serialize the colorTable key for dynamic profiles.
  • re-parse the user settings string if we've changed it.
  • Handle changing the default profile to pwsh if it exists on first launch, or file a follow-up issue -> #2721

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**Original Pull Request:** https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/pull/2603 **State:** closed **Merged:** Yes --- _**This PR targets the #2515 PR**_. It does that for the sake of diffing. When this PR and #2515 are both ready, I'll merge #2515 first, then change the target of this branch, and merge this one. <!-- Enter a brief description/summary of your PR here. What does it fix/what does it change/how was it tested (even manually, if necessary)? --> ## Summary of the Pull Request This PR adds support for "dynamic profiles", in accordance with the [Cascading Settings Spec](https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/blob/master/doc/cascadia/Cascading-Default-Settings.md#dynamic-profiles). Currently, we have three types of default profiles that fit the category of dynamic profile generators. These are profiles that we want to create on behalf of the user, but require runtime information to be able to create correctly. Because they require runtime information, we can't ship a static version of these profiles as a part of `defaults.json`. These three profile generators are: * The Powershell Core generator * The WSL Distro generator * The Azure Cloud Shell generator <!-- Other than the issue solved, is this relevant to any other issues/existing PRs? --> ## References <!-- Please review the items on the PR checklist before submitting--> ## PR Checklist * [x] Closes #754 * [x] I work here * [x] look at all these **Tests** * [x] Requires documentation to be updated - This is done as part of the parent PR <!-- Provide a more detailed description of the PR, other things fixed or any additional comments/features here --> ## Detailed Description of the Pull Request / Additional comments We want to be able to enable the user to edit dynamic profiles that are generated from DPGs. When dynamic profiles are added, we'll add entries for them to the user's `profiles.json`. We do this _without re-serializing_ the settings. Instead, we insert a partial serialization for the profile into the user's settings. ### Remaining TODOs: * Make sure that dynamic profiles appear in the right place in the order of profiles -> #2722 * [x] don't serialize the `colorTable` key for dynamic profiles. * [x] re-parse the user settings string if we've changed it. * Handle changing the default profile to pwsh if it exists on first launch, or file a follow-up issue -> #2721 <!-- Describe how you validated the behavior. Add automated tests wherever possible, but list manual validation steps taken as well --> ## Validation Steps Performed
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