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Raising Issues in Dart Code

If you've found an issue or have a suggestion for Dart Code, please do open an issue. For bugs, it is beneficial to attach a log file recorded while reproducing the issue. Information on using the Capture Logs command or enabling background logging is available on the Dart Code website.

Contributing Code to Dart Code

If you're going to work on an issue, please add a comment to the issue so others know it's being looked at. If there isn't an issue for the work you want to do, please create one. The good first issue issues might make good starting points for new contributors.

For general details on developing VS Code extensions see the VS Code API docs.

Project Structure

Dart Code is currently written in TypeScript. There's a lot of configuration for how Code interacts with Dart Code in package.json though the main entry point is the activate method in src/extension/extension.ts. Functionality is split into classes that provide small pieces of functionality via the Code APIs (which are documented here).

Source code is split into several top level folders:

src/extension

The folder contains VS Code extension-specific code - for example VS Code providers and the extension activation/deactivation code. This code should not be imported directly into any files outside of this folder.

The src/extension/analysis folder contains classes for interacting with the Dart analysis server ("DAS", shipped inside the Dart SDK) via its own protocol over stdin/stdout. This server that is used for most of the langauge support in Dart Code. Some of these files are auto-generated from the analysis server specification.

The src/extension/commands folder contains commands that Dart Code handles that are not tied to API providers, such as the command executed when a debug session starts and commands added to the command palette like pub get.

The src/extension/providers folder contains the implementation for all of the providers wired up in src/extension/extension.ts during activation. These provide functionality like code completion, formatting, reporting errors, etc. Most of these interact with the analysis server from the src/extension/analysis folder.

The src/extension/services folder contains some plumbing code for services, such as a base class for various services Dart Code uses that communicate over stdin/stdout streams.

src/debug

This folder contains Debug adapter code that implements the Debug Adapter Protocol. This code is in charge of launching Dart and Flutter apps and forwarding the DAP requests on to the VM via the Dart VM Service protocol.

Debug adapters currently run in-process but will be moved (back) out of process. This code should therefore not call any VS Code APIs directly (only DAP APIs). CustomEvents can be used to communicate with the main VS Code extension host process.

Code in this folder must not be imported into any files outside of this folder. Can in this folder may import code from src/shared as long as it's not inside a folder named vscode.

src/shared

This folder contains all shared code that can be used by extension, debug and test code. This code should not contain any global state, nor should it define classes that may be tested with instanceof. This is because the extension code is packed with webpack and any state/classes will be duplicated in both packed and unpacked code (leading to multiple copies and unexpected behaviour during test runs). Any code in here that uses the vscode module should be inside a folder named vscode to allow the lints to detect it being imported into debug adapters (src/debug).

src/test

Code for automated tests, including some test projects (in src/test/test_projects) required by the tests. Code here should not be imported into any files outside of this folder.

Cloning and Running Dart Code

Running Dart Code from source is relatively straight forward. You should:

  1. Clone the Dart Code repository (or your own fork)
  2. Run npm install to install dependencies
  3. Open the repository root folder in Visual Studio Code
  4. Ensure "Extension" is selected in the Debug side bar
  5. Press F5

This will compile Dart Code and launch the Code Extension Development Host. You may see a warning in the top of the screen telling you the extension has been overwritten - this is normal; it's Code informing you that the normal installed version of the extension has been replaced by the version you just compiled. This only affects that particular session of the extension development host.

You'll now have two versions of Code open - the standard instance that has the Dart Code source code open and the extension development host which is running the extension. In the standard instance you should be able to add breakpoints in the Dart Code source code and hit them by using Dart Code in the extension development host. If you make code changes you'll want to click the Restart button in the standard instance (or press Ctrl+Shift+F5) in order to reload changes.

Automated Tests

Automated tests live in the src/test folder and each sub-folder has a launch configuration you can select form the Debug side bar to run them. You can also use npm test to run the whole suite in one go (without the debugging). Running the test suite may spawn Code windows multiple times during execution as multiple workspaces are tested.

All tests will be run on all supported platforms via GitHub Actions when you submit a PR.

Debugging the Debug Adapters

Debug adapters currently run in-process and debugging them is the same as any other extension code.

Code Etiquette and Style

  • If you end up with a large number of commits for tidying up/fixing, consider squashing
  • If your branch lives for a long time, rebase on top of master before sending pull requests to ensure any conflicts are dealt with
  • Try to keep the bulk of work out of extension.ts by creating new files/classes but do keep the wire-up code in extension.ts as a central place to track what's set up
  • Code Style (these are mostly enforced with lints)
    • Use PascalCase for type names
    • Do not use I as a prefix for interface names
    • Use PascalCase for enum values
    • Use camelCase for function names
    • Use camelCase for property names and local variables
    • Do not use _ as a prefix for private properties
    • Use whole words in names when possible
    • Prefer double quotes " over single quotes ' as they're easier to distinguise from backticks ` (which TS uses for Template Strings)
    • Prefer positively-named booleans/settings (showTodos) and set defaults accordingly rather than negatively-named (disableLogging) to avoid double-negatives (if (!disableLogging) { log(); }).
    • Indent with tabs
    • Reformat files (Alt+Shift+F) before committing (or use editor.formatOnSave)
    • Use arrow functions over anonymous function expressions
    • Only surround arrow function parameters with parens when necessary

Release Procedure

Testing

  • Before testing/deploying, ensure you have run npm install recently so that your local dependencies match those listed in the dependencies list (in case they have been upgraded)
  • Ensure all local changes are committed and your local folder is free of artifacts/log files/etc.
  • Ensure all automated tests pass
  • Ensure extension behaves correctly for a Dart project
    • Activates correctly (SDK version appears in status bar)
    • No errors in dev console (Help -> Toggle Developer Tools)
    • Code completion, go-to-definition and other basic functionality work
    • Able to launch a simple Dart script inside a bin/ folder
      • Add a breakpoint to user code
      • Press F5 to begin debugging and ensure breakpoint is hit
  • Ensure extension behaves correctly for a Flutter project
    • Activates correctly (SDK version appears in status bar, tooltip shows "(Flutter)")
    • No errors in dev console (Help -> Toggle Developer Tools)
    • Code completion, go-to-definition and other basic functionality work
    • Able to launch a simple Flutter app
      • Add a breakpoint to user code
      • Press F5 to begin debugging and ensure breakpoint is hit
      • Hot reload and ensure breakpoint hit again

Deploying

  • Set the version number correctly in packages.json
  • Commit and push to GitHub (pushing before creating the GH release is important for the tag to be against the correct version)
  • Create a new Release on GitHub with the title "Dart Code v{x.y.z}" where {x.y.z} is the correct version number and copy the body text from a previous release, amending the version number/release notes link
  • Use the tool/generate_release_notes.dart script in the Website repo to generate placeholder release notes from the latest GitHub milestone
  • Review/reword release notes, adding screenshots for any significant features
  • If the version is not final, set provisional: true in the release notes YAML front matter
  • Commit and push to GitHub

To release Dart Code you will need access to the Publisher account on the VS marketplace and will need to install vsce. Follow these instructions to get vsce set up and authorised with a personal access token.

  • Run vsce ls to preview files that will be included in the release (ensure there are no artifacts/log files/etc. hanging around in your directory that haven't been excluded by .vscodeignore)
  • Run vsce publish to publish the extension
  • Open your stable version of Code (which should have Dart Code installed) and ensure it shows the update/auto-updates
    • This may take a few minutes due to VS Code marketplace caching
  • Do some basic testing of the published release
    • If significant issues are found, they either need fixing or a new version of the extension to be re-published from the previous releases tag
  • Announce the new release in Discord/Gitter/Twitter/etc.!
  • Increase the version number in packages.json and add a -dev suffix back and commit/push

Deploying the Flutter extension

The Flutter extension should be updated with every Dart extension release and the version numbers kept in-sync. Currently the Flutter extension has very little code and therefore the release process is very simple.

  • Increase the version number in package.json
  • Commit and push to GitHub
  • Create a new Release on GitHub with the version number and copy the body text from a previous release, amending the version number/release notes link
  • Run vsce publish to publish the extension