Dashboard ignores spring.profiles.active configuration and defaults to alphabetically first profile

[fedeolivera1]

Description

The Spring Boot Dashboard ignores the spring.profiles.active configuration set in application.yml and always defaults to the alphabetically first profile (in my case "desa" instead of "test").

Steps to Reproduce

1. Create a Spring Boot project with multiple profiles: application-desa.yml, application-test.yml, application-prod.yml
2. Set default profile in application.yml:

   spring:
     profiles:
       active: test
   

Configure .vscode/settings.json:
{
"spring-boot.ls.java.vmargs": ["-Dspring.profiles.active=test"],
"java.debug.settings.vmArgs": "-Dspring.profiles.active=test"
}

Start application from Spring Boot Dashboard using "Run" or "Debug"
Expected Behavior
Application should start with profile "test" as configured in application.yml

Actual Behavior
Application always starts with profile "desa" (alphabetically first profile), ignoring all configuration

Workaround
Using "Run with profile" or "Debug with profile" works, but requires manual selection every time. It does not remember last used.

Environment
VSCode Version: 1.109.5
Spring Boot Dashboard Extension Version: 0.14.0
OS: Windows 11
Java Version: 21

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Hi federicouy (@fedeolivera1), I'm an AI Support assistant here to help with your issue. While the team reviews your request, I wanted to provide some possible tips and documentation that might help you in the meantime.

Workarounds / Suggestions

• Dashboard does not read spring.profiles.active from your application.yml or the Java VM args in settings.json. You must supply the active profile via a VS Code launch configuration:

  // .vscode/launch.json
  {
    "version": "0.2.0",
    "configurations": [
      {
        "type": "java",
        "name": "Run Spring Boot App",
        "request": "launch",
        "mainClass": "com.example.YourApplication",
        "projectName": "your-project",
        "vmArgs": "-Dspring.profiles.active=test"
      }
    ]
  }

  • See Launch Configurations (Java Debug): https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/java/java-debugging#_launch-configurations

• Alternatively, set the Dashboard’s JVM args directly in your workspace settings:

  // .vscode/settings.json
  {
    "spring-boot.dashboard.jvmArgs": "-Dspring.profiles.active=test"
  }

  • See Dashboard configuration: https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-spring-boot-dashboard#configuration

• Unfortunately the Dashboard does not yet remember the last-used profile. You must either use one of the above approaches or choose Run with Profile each time.

Other references with low confidence

• How to stop a SpringBoot Application start with wrong args? (asks for more details; no solution)
  How to stop a SpringBoot Application start with wrong args? #119 (comment)

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