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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 ../..

Raising Bugs/Feature Requests and Voting on Issues

If you encounter bugs or have suggestions for the extension, please file them in the [github.com/Dart-Code/Dart-Code repo](https://github.com/Dart-Code/Dart-Code/issues). Please add 👍s to existing issues you would like to see implemented to help us prioritize.

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/