Add auto-complete / IntelliSense for dependsOn

When in a dependsOn block, ctrl > space or opening " could suggest a list of all resources found in the current template.

We could just use the resource name, however if the tempalte contains multiple resources with the same name, resourceId() must be used. Also, the resourceId convention does give indication of resource type which can also be desirable.

Initial suggestion is to create the dependencies using the resourceId()function, open for discussion.

"dependsOn": [
    "[resourceId('Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts', 'nepetersone')]",
    "[resourceId('Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts', variables('name'))]"
]

Other notes that may be helpful:

• Dependencies only apply to resources defined within the same template.
• A dependency can be defined with resource name or resource id. When using name, it must be unique to the template.
• In addition to resources, dependencies can be created for copy blocks. For these use the copy block name.
• Dependencies between a child and parent is not implicit, they must be specified (nested and decoupled), examples.
• Using the reference or list* functions do create an implicit dependency. Initial thought is that this should not factor into this work.

[StephenWeatherford]

Where the dependency would be the bane of the copy loop.

I agree… But did you mean “name”? 😃

[neilpeterson]

@bmoore-msft mentioned dependency on copy loops.

      "copy": {
        "name": "nicLoop",
        "count": "[parameters('numberOfInstances')]"
      },

Where the dependency would be the name of the copy loop.

      "dependsOn": [
        "nicLoop"
      ],