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v2.5.1

• Chinese characters in paths should no longer result in breakpoints not being hit during debugging

v2.5.0

• A new Dart: Open Observatory command is now available during Dart and Flutter debugging sessions to launch Observatory in a browser
• A new Dart: Open Timeline command is now available during Flutter debugging sessions to launch the Observatory Timeline in a browser
• Closing Labels are now enabled by default when you are using a version of the SDK that supports it
  • A new option (dart.closingLabels) has been added to allow these to be disabled
• The setting dart.flutterHotReloadOnSave now defaults to true and will force a hot reload upon saving (if there are no errors in the file being saved)
• Progress messages will now be shown in the status bar when building/debugging Flutter projects
• Characters typed at the end of a line will no longer appear after the Closing Labels
• The dart.sdkContainer option (which adds a quick “SDK Picker”) now works if pointing directly at an SDK instead of its parent

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/