tasks.json

{
    // See https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=733558
    // for the documentation about the tasks.json format
    "version": "2.0.0",
    "tasks": [
        // Build tasks
        {
            "label": "build workspace",
            "detail": "Build ROS 2 workspace",
            "type": "shell",
            "command": "colcon build --symlink-install --cmake-args -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS=ON",
            "group": {
                "kind": "build",
                "isDefault": true
            },
            "problemMatcher": "$gcc"
        },
        {
            "label": "build pedantic release",
            "detail": "Build workspace with release info and with all warnings enabled",
            "type": "shell",
            "command": "colcon build --symlink-install --cmake-args '-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo' '-DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS=On' -Wall -Wextra -Wpedantic",
            "group": {
                "kind": "build",
                "isDefault": true
            },
            "problemMatcher": "$gcc"
        },
        {
            "label": "build single package",
            "detail": "Build single ROS 2 package",
            "type": "shell",
            "command": "colcon build --symlink-install --packages-select ${input:package} --cmake-args '-DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS=On'",
            "group": {
                "kind": "build",
                "isDefault": true
            },
            "problemMatcher": "$gcc"
        },
        {
            "label": "debug workspace",
            "detail": "Build ROS 2 workspace with debug symbols",
            "type": "shell",
            "command": "colcon build --symlink-install  --cmake-args '-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug'",
            "group": "build",
            "problemMatcher": "$gcc"
        },
        {
            "label": "debug single package",
            "detail": "Build single ROS 2 package with debug symbols",
            "type": "shell",
            "command": "colcon build --symlink-install --packages-select ${input:package} --cmake-args '-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug'",
            "group": "build",
            "problemMatcher": "$gcc"
        },
        {
            "label": "source-humble",
            "detail": "Sources the current workspace with bash shell",
            "type": "shell",
            "command": "source ${workspaceFolder}/install/setup.bash && printenv > ${workspaceFolder}/local_humble_ws.env",
            "group": {
                "kind": "build",
                "isDefault": true
            },
            "problemMatcher": "$gcc"
        },
        {
            "label": "test workspace",
            "detail": "Run all unit tests and show results.",
            "type": "shell",
            "command": "colcon test && colcon test-result --all",
            "group": {
                "kind": "test",
                "isDefault": true
            }
        }
    ],
    "inputs": [
        {
            "id": "package",
            "type": "promptString",
            "description": "Package name",
            "default": "demo_nodes_cpp"
        }
    ]
}