Add dependency update option to feature branch creation workflow (#50)

## Summary
Enhanced the feature branch creation workflow by adding an optional
dependency update step. This improvement streamlines the development
process by allowing developers to automatically update project
dependencies when creating new feature branches.

## Key Accomplishments
- **Enhanced Workflow Automation**: Added configurable dependency update
option to the feature creation process
- **Improved Developer Experience**: Integrated the new functionality
into VSCode tasks with user input prompts
- **Flexible Configuration**: Made dependency updates optional, allowing
developers to choose based on their specific needs
- **Streamlined Build Process**: Updated task definitions to support the
enhanced workflow parameters

## Changes Made
- Extended feature creation tooling to accept dependency update
parameter
- Added interactive input prompts in VSCode task configuration for
better user experience
- Updated build automation scripts to accommodate new workflow options
- Modified task definitions to support enhanced branch creation process

## Breaking Changes
None. All changes are backward compatible and dependency updates remain
optional.

## Testing Notes
- Verify feature branch creation works with and without dependency
update option
- Test VSCode task integration and input prompts function correctly
- Confirm build automation continues to work as expected
- Validate that existing workflows remain unaffected

## Infrastructure Considerations
This enhancement improves the local development environment setup and
standardizes the feature branch creation process across the team. The
optional nature of dependency updates ensures flexibility while
providing automation benefits when needed.

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**Branch Info:**
- Source: `chore/local-devex`
- Target: `main`
- Type: feature

Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>

Author: jfrench9

.vscode/tasks.json

@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
     {
       "label": "Create Feature",
       "type": "shell",
-      "command": "just create-feature ${input:branchType} ${input:branchName} ${input:baseBranch}",
+      "command": "just create-feature ${input:branchType} ${input:branchName} ${input:baseBranch} ${input:updateDependencies}",
       "problemMatcher": []
     },
     {
@@ -85,6 +85,13 @@
       "command": "just create-release ${input:versionType}",
       "problemMatcher": []
     },
+    {
+      "label": "Claude Code",
+      "type": "shell",
+      "command": "claude",
+      "args": [],
+      "problemMatcher": []
+    }
   ],
   "inputs": [
     {
@@ -113,6 +120,13 @@
       "description": "Enter base branch (default: main):",
       "default": "main"
     },
+    {
+      "id": "updateDependencies",
+      "type": "pickString",
+      "description": "Update dependencies after creating branch:",
+      "default": "yes",
+      "options": ["yes", "no"]
+    },
     {
       "id": "targetBranch",
       "type": "promptString",

bin/create-feature

@@ -3,12 +3,13 @@ set -e
 
 # Create feature branch script - local Git operations
 # Creates a new feature/bugfix/hotfix branch locally and pushes to remote
-# Usage: ./bin/create-feature [feature|bugfix|hotfix|chore|refactor] [branch-name] [base-branch]
+# Usage: ./bin/create-feature [feature|bugfix|hotfix|chore|refactor] [branch-name] [base-branch] [update-deps]
 
 # Default values
 BRANCH_TYPE=${1:-feature}
 BRANCH_NAME=${2:-}
 BASE_BRANCH=${3:-main}
+UPDATE_DEPS=${4:-yes}
 
 # Validate branch type
 if [[ "$BRANCH_TYPE" != "feature" && "$BRANCH_TYPE" != "bugfix" && "$BRANCH_TYPE" != "hotfix" && "$BRANCH_TYPE" != "chore" && "$BRANCH_TYPE" != "refactor" ]]; then
@@ -78,6 +79,15 @@ git push -u origin $FULL_BRANCH
 
 echo ""
 echo "🎉 Successfully created and checked out $FULL_BRANCH"
+
+# Update dependencies if requested (default: yes)
+if [[ "$UPDATE_DEPS" == "yes" ]]; then
+  echo ""
+  echo "📦 Updating dependencies..."
+  just update
+  echo "✅ Dependencies updated"
+fi
+
 echo ""
 echo "📝 Next steps:"
 echo "  1. Make your changes and commit them"

justfile

@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ build-package:
     python -m build
 
 # Create a feature branch
-create-feature branch_type="feature" branch_name="" base_branch="main":
-    bin/create-feature {{branch_type}} {{branch_name}} {{base_branch}}
+create-feature branch_type="feature" branch_name="" base_branch="main" update="yes":
+    bin/create-feature {{branch_type}} {{branch_name}} {{base_branch}} {{update}}
 
 # Version management
 create-release type="patch":