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v2.18.0 2018-08-31

Debugger Improvements

• It’s now possible to set environment variables via a launch.json property (env) for debug sessions
• Support for VS Code’s new terminateRequest call has been added to allow graceful debugger shutdowns and reduce the chance of orphaned processes
• The working directory will now be set more reliable when using a relative path in a launch.json’s program property
• Arrays are once again sorted numerically in Variables and Watch windows
• Asserts are now enabled by default for VM projects and can be controlled with the enableAsserts property in launch.json
• The Flutter: Inspect Widget command will now jump to the correct location (user code, not framework code) on Windows

Test Runner Improvements

• Files are now only considered tests if they are in the root test/ folder or end with _test.dart
• Running a single test file and then the Dart: Run all tests command will no longer result in duplicate test nodes in the tree
• Suite icons in the tree should no longer disappear if you stop a test run mid-execution
• Test results from previous test runs will now be faded out to make it clearer which results are from the most recent run
• Test files that fail to produce any results will no longer leave a “loading…” node in the tree

Editor Improvements

• Quick-fixes that create files (eg. Create file on an import that doesn’t exist) are now supported
• Dart snippets now work with VS Code’s editor.tabCompletion feature which allows pressing <tab> to complete snippets even when the completion list is not open
• The code completion list will no longer consider the (…) characters when filtering as you type

Other Improvements

• Dart SDK update checks will no run for Dart SDKs being used from a Flutter SDK even if being used in a non-Flutter project
• Log files capture with the Dart: Capture Logs command will now include the VS Code version number at the top
• The Dart SDK update notification now has a “Disable update checks” button that will disable updating checking (this sets the dart.checkForSdkUpdates setting)
• Running pub/flutter commands from within the editor will print the correct folder name in the output instead of sometimes strings like ../..

Upstream Issues

Some feature requests and fixes require new features and fixes in upstream projects like VS Code and LSP which use counts of 👍s on those issues to help gauge demand. The Dart-Code website now lists some of the most significant upstream issues with a description of the feature/fix they would enable. Please consider reviewing this list and adding your 👍 to any GitHub issues relevant to features you’d like to see!

https://dartcode.org/upstream-issues/