Azure/bicep v0.34.1

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Highlights

• Optional Module Names GA (#16518)

  module storage 'storageaccount.bicep' = {
  // no need to specify a name here!
    scope: rg
    params: {
      location: location
      sku: skuProd
    }
  }

• Experimental support for typed variables (#16451) using the feature flag "typedVariables"

  // an optional type can be added to a variable declaration statement.
  
  // current syntax
  var foo = 'hello'
  
  // with optional type
  var foo string = 'hello'

• Resource Derived Types GA (#16517)

  param storageSkuName resourceInput<'Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts@2024-01-01'>.sku.name
  
  output storageEndpoints resourceOutput<'Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts@2024-01-01'>.properties.primaryEndpoints = ...

• ACR Private Module Completions (#16051)
• Add Notepad++ Bicep Syntax Highlighting Information (#16506) - thanks @richardsondev !

Bug Fixes and Features

• secure-secrets-in-params: Flag insecure references to secure params (#16251)
• Add code action to suggest multi-line strings (#16296)
• Handle decompilation of variable-defined API version correctly (#16384)
• Support dark + light mode in the Bicep playground (#16388)
• Support for validating inputs in deploy pane (#16442)
• Add the --pattern CLI argument for faster batch operations on multiple files (#16456)

  # build all .bicep files under current path
  bicep build --pattern './**/*.bicep'
  # build all .bicepparam files under current path
  bicep build-params --pattern './**/*.bicepparam'
  # format all .bicep files under current path
  bicep format --pattern './**/*.bicep*'
  # lint all .bicep files under current path
  bicep lint --pattern './**/*.bicep'
  # restore modules for all .bicep files under current path
  bicep restore --pattern './**/*.bicep'

• Fix for completions inside object (#16558)
• Imported functions invoked in .bicepparam files can refer to variables from their source template (#16322)
• Emit an info-level diagnostic on safe access of undeclared property (#16327)
• Forward base-type errors when accessing type properties (#16394)
• Allow duplicated resources (by name) if at most one is unconditional (#15909)
• Index from end operator ([^]) (#16104)

  param foo string[]
  
  var lastElement = foo[^1]
  var secondLastElement = foo[^2]

• Partially parse function calls with no closing paren (#16508)
• Fix 13606, stuck in ext-src loop (#16381)