Azure/bicep v0.45.6 on GitHub

Highlights

[Experimental] OCI registry support for Bicep extension publishing (#18956, #20032)
Publishing to non-ACR registries is now supported with the ociEnabled experimental feature enabled. Full documentation available here.
Example usage - publishing a module to GitHub Container Registry:
```
bicep publish ./main.bicep --target br:ghcr.io/myorg/modules/storage:v1
```
Example usage - consuming a module from GitHub Container Registry:
```
module storage 'br:ghcr.io/myorg/modules/storage:v1' = {
  params: {
    // ...
  }
}
```
@retryOn decorator is now GA! (#19988)
Use the @retryOn decorator to retry a resource deployment if the deployment hits a specific error code. You can also specify how many times this retry should happen.
Example usage:
```
@retryOn(['ServerError'], 1)
resource sqlServer 'Microsoft.Sql/servers@2021-11-01' = {
  name: 'sql-server-name'
  location: 'polandcentral'
}
```
[Bicep console] Add line navigation features, and undo+redo handling (#19992, #19996)

Recording.2026-07-02.111705.mp4

Inherited parameters are now optional in extended parameters files (#19698)

Example usage:

shared.bicepparam

using none

// These 3 parameters are permitted, even though they're unused in main.bicep
param location = 'switzerlandnorth'
param customerId = '12345'
param namePrefix = 'contoso'

main.bicepparam

using './main.bicep'
extends './shared.bicepparam'

param rgName = '${base.namePrefix}-infra'

main.bicep
```
param rgName string
```

Publish the language server as a NuGet dotnet tool (#19976)
It's now possible to run the Bicep Language Server with the following command:
```
dnx -y Azure.Bicep.LangServer
```

Add secure-params-in-parameters-file linter rule (#20021)

The following usage pattern will be flagged:

// main.bicep
@secure()
param secureParam string
param insecureParam string

// main.bicepparam
using 'main.bicep'
param secureParam = 'MYSECRET'
param insecureParam = secureParam  // <-- now flagged (Warning)

Add no-hardcoded-outputs linter rule (defaults to "off") (#19994)
The following usage pattern will be flagged:
```
output apiVersion string = '2024-01-01'
```
And given an automatic fix:
```
@export()
var apiVersion = '2024-01-01'
```
Bicep RPC Client: Implement pooled client factory (#19886)
Instead of creating a new Bicep client for each call to Initialize, this factory manages a pool of clients with multiplexed connections, making it more efficient for use across multiple threads.
Example usage:
```
using var factory = new PooledBicepClientFactory();

using var bicep = await factory.Initialize(new() {
    BicepVersion = "0.45.6"
});
```

Features and Bug Fixes

Show version-specific docs links on resource hovers (#20016)
Display nested operations in local deploy CLI (#19974)
Display nested errors in local deploy (#19983)
Make REPL load-function output locale-invariant for numeric values (#19752)
Handle invalid json parameters files in the deployment pane (#19838)
Improve inline type property decorator completion logic and add tests (#19174)
Fix build-params crash for inherited object params in extended bicepparam files (#19895)
Fix discriminated union IntelliSense for root-level params in .bicepparam files (#19987)
Validate instance function call placement (#19980)
Fix description not showing for template spec module (#20026)
Fix force restore command to show picklist if active file is not a bicep file or no file is open (#20029)
Emit warning comment when parameter names are renamed during decompilation (#19977)
any? property and parameter incorrectly marked as required (#19990)
Add '=' completion after module path string (Ctrl+Space) (#20022)
Add warning when decompiling a bicep generated ARM template (#20028)
Fix nested resource reference completions (#20017)
Fix invalid rename location errors (#20015)
Fix resource methods on aliased collection elements (#20019)
Fix Bicep playground WASM file handling (#20023)
Fix escape sequence semantic highlighting (#19975)
Block non-pure functions in exported declarations (#20025)
Replace BCP Error with Warning for Nullable Types (#20024)
Allow readable resource properties in user-defined functions (#19979)
Various improvements to the Visualizer rendering logic (#19757, #19792, #19884, #19937, #19939)
Add Azure visualizer resource icons (#20014)

Community Contributions

Fix local deploy compilation for large module templates (#19754) - thanks @GABRIELNGBTUC !
fix: bicep console multi-line user-defined type input handling (#19699) - thanks @johnlokerse !
Added option to exit Bicep console with CTRL+C (#19995) - thanks @johnlokerse !
Allow roleDefinitions in resource ID lint rule (#19888) - thanks @nkgotcode !
Support for filesystem-based mocks of registry aliases (#19452) - thanks @SimonWahlin !
fix: include deploy pane dropdown defaults (#19793) - thanks @nanookclaw !