functional on rolling

Author: ARK3r

.devcontainer/Dockerfile

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+ARG ROS_DISTRO=rolling
+FROM ros:rolling
+
+ARG USERNAME=ros_user
+ARG USER_UID=1000
+ARG USER_GID=$USER_UID
+
+# Delete user if it exists in container (e.g Ubuntu Noble: ubuntu)
+RUN if id -u $USER_UID ; then userdel `id -un $USER_UID` ; fi
+
+# Create the user
+RUN groupadd --gid $USER_GID $USERNAME \
+    && useradd --uid $USER_UID --gid $USER_GID -m $USERNAME \
+    #
+    # [Optional] Add sudo support. Omit if you don't need to install software after connecting.
+    && apt-get update \
+    && apt-get install -y sudo \
+    && echo $USERNAME ALL=\(root\) NOPASSWD:ALL > /etc/sudoers.d/$USERNAME \
+    && chmod 0440 /etc/sudoers.d/$USERNAME
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get upgrade -y
+RUN apt-get install -y python3-pip
+
+# Create workspace directory with proper ownership
+RUN mkdir -p /home/ws && chown -R $USERNAME:$USERNAME /home/ws
+
+RUN git clone https://github.com/ros-navigation/navigation2.git -b main /home/ws/src/navigation2
+
+ENV SHELL=/bin/bash
+
+# [Optional] Set the default user. Omit if you want to keep the default as root.
+USER $USERNAME
+CMD ["/bin/bash"] 

.devcontainer/devcontainer.json

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+{
+    "name": "Navigation2 Tutorials Development Container",
+    "privileged": true,
+    "remoteUser": "ros_user",
+    "build": {
+        "dockerfile": "Dockerfile",
+        "args": {
+            "USERNAME": "ros_user",
+            "ROS_DISTRO": "rolling"
+        }
+    },
+    "workspaceFolder": "/home/ws",
+    "workspaceMount": "source=${localWorkspaceFolder},target=/home/ws/src/navigation2_tutorials,type=bind",
+    "customizations": {
+        "vscode": {
+            "extensions": [
+                "ms-vscode.cpptools",
+                "ms-vscode.cpptools-themes",
+                "twxs.cmake",
+                "donjayamanne.python-extension-pack",
+                "eamodio.gitlens", 
+                "ms-iot.vscode-ros",
+                "ms-vscode.cmake-tools",
+                "ms-python.python",
+                "ms-python.flake8",
+                "charliermarsh.ruff"
+            ]
+        }
+    },
+    "containerEnv": {
+        "DISPLAY": "unix:0",
+        "ROS_AUTOMATIC_DISCOVERY_RANGE": "LOCALHOST",
+        "ROS_DOMAIN_ID": "42",
+        "ROS_DISTRO": "${ROS_DISTRO}"
+    },
+    "runArgs": [
+        "--net=host",
+        "--pid=host", 
+        "--ipc=host",
+        "-e", "DISPLAY=${env:DISPLAY}"
+    ],
+    "mounts": [
+        "source=/tmp/.X11-unix,target=/tmp/.X11-unix,type=bind,consistency=cached",
+        "source=/dev/dri,target=/dev/dri,type=bind,consistency=cached"
+    ],
+    "postCreateCommand": "sudo rosdep update && sudo rosdep install --from-paths src --ignore-src -r -y"
+} 

README.md

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 # navigation2_tutorials
 Tutorial code referenced in https://docs.nav2.org/
+
+## Quick Start with Dev Container
+
+This repository includes a VS Code development container for easy setup. Open in VS Code and select "Reopen in Container" when prompted or by using the shortcut Ctrl+Shift+P to bring up the command palette and selecting "Dev containers: Rebuild and Reopen in Container". For detailed setup instructions, see the [official ROS 2 documentation](https://docs.ros.org/en/rolling/How-To-Guides/Setup-ROS-2-with-VSCode-and-Docker-Container.html).