tcb-bundle task should delete the bundle folder on starting?

[escherstair]

I see that tcb template has a tcb-bundle task
https://github.com/toradex/vscode-torizon-templates/blob/df4eeecf92aed9fb3cff59252f6b25735f7a6321/tcb/.vscode/tasks.json#L342-L378

It downloads the container images in a local directory, as described here

As far as I understand, if the local bundle folder already exists, it's not deleted and ovewritten downloading new containers, but it's used as it is.
If this is the case, it could contain old taghs of containers (from previous bundle commands).

Shouldn't tcb-bundle task start with the deletion of the bundle local folder (if it exists)?

[escherstair]

This message on Toradex community explains that this behavior is possible using bundle --force which forces torizoncore-builder to delete any pre-existing bundle directory before creating a new one.

Should this be the default behavior?

[leograba]

It seems sensible to be, because in the context of the IDE it makes usage more ergonomic.

The build command should make it easy to re-create the directory if deleted by mistake. Allied to Git, it should be trivial to revert unintended changes.

@lucas-akira, as a TCB developer, do you have any thoughts?

@microhobby @andreriesco what about on the IDE side? Thoughts or concerns?

[lucas-akira]

When using TCB as a separate command line interface, its default behavior is to avoid overwriting existing files and directories unless explicitly instructed by the user via the --force flag. We do this to reduce the risk of accidental data loss. Plus, it is also possible to specify a different directory for the bundle output with the --bundle-directory argument.

If the TCB template on the IDE extension only uses one default bundle directory and it's not possible to change that, I guess it makes sense to overwrite it by default when running the bundle task.

[microhobby]

or also add an second task, that will run the with --force, with a user input like "have you sure? this will delete the bundle folder" or some like this.