Release 0.24.1

v0.24.1 - 15 Apr, 2021

Enhancements

• Cleaned up launch configuration snippets for easier debug setup
• To use dlv-dap by default for all launch configurations (including codelenses), set the debugAdapter field in the go.delveConfig setting (Issue 1293)
• The list of debugging features only available with dlv-dap is now available here
• Updated extension settings to match gopls v0.6.10

Fixes

• Tightened the test function detection regex for codelenses (Issue 1417)
• Show error message when dlv-dap fails to launch (Issue 1413)
• Corrected install instructions for dlv-dap in popup (Issue 1395)

Code Health

• Updated latest version of dlv-dap and gopls (v0.6.10)

Release 0.24.0

v0.24.0 - 6th Apr, 2021

🧪 We re-enabled the option to use dlv dap (Delve's native DAP implementation) instead of the old debug
adapter when debugging go code. See the documentation
to learn more about Delve's native DAP implementation, and how to choose dlv dap.

Full list of issues and changes can be found in the v0.24.0 milestone and the changes since v0.23.3.

Enhancements

• Supports custom format tools when gopls is enabled. (Issue 1238)
• Allows to use dlv dap for debugging.

Fixes

• Do not lint with staticcheck if it is enabled in gopls. (CL 301053)
• Use go list to check availability of newly released gopls. (CL 295418)
• Use go env -json to query go env variables. (CL 301730)
• Include gopls, go versions and OS info to the opt-out survey.

Code Health

• npm audit fix
• Removed the deprecated go.overwriteGoplsMiddleware setting.
• Added more testing for debug features using dlv-dap.

Thanks

Thanks for the contributions, @hoanggc, @suzmue, @rstambler, @polinasok!

Release 0.23.3

v0.23.3 - 19th Mar, 2021

Enhancements

• Always check the gopls version before activating automated issue reporter regardless of the gopls update settings.
• Updated the hard-coded latest gopls version to v0.6.8 and the gopls settings.

Release 0.23.2

v0.23.2 - 12th Mar, 2021

Fixes

• Updated the gopls version requirement. v0.23.1 requires v0.6.6+. (Issue 1300)

Release 0.23.1

v0.23.1 - 11th Mar, 2021

🎉   We use staticcheck as the default lint tool. We also changed to use goimports for formatting when not using gopls.

This version requires VS Code 1.52 or newer.

A list of all issues and changes can be found in the v0.23.1 milestone and the changes since v0.22.1

Enhancements

• Changed the default lint/format tools. (Issue 189, 192)
• Enhanced dlv-dap start logic (Issue 1270) and improved output/error message forwarding. (CL 296930)

Fixes

• Fixed the spurious popup message about the use of goreturns. (CL 300430)
• Fixed orphaned progress notification after restarting gopls. (Issue 1153)
• Fixed cryptic error messages that appear when gopls commands fail. (Issue 1237)
• Fixed incomplete folding range info issue caused by parse errors. Complete fix requires gopls v0.6.7+ (Issue 1224)

Code Health

• Updated LSP to 3.16.0 (stable), and DAP to 1.44.0.

Release 0.23.0

v0.23.0 - 4th Mar, 2021

A list of all issues and changes can be found in the v0.23.0 milestone and the changes since v0.22.1

Enhancements

• Improved debugging workflow of attaching to local process. (Issue 183)
  By setting processId to the command name of the process, ${command:pickProcess}, or ${command:pickGoProcess} a quick pick menu will show a list of processes to choose from.
• Enabled access to Delve DAP again. Simplified the Delve DAP launch workflow and removed the intermediate Node.JS adapter.
  If "debugAdapter": "dlv-dap" is specified in launch.json configurations, the extension will use Delve DAP for the debug session. When using Delve DAP, install the dev version of dlv built from master (cd; GO111MODULE=on go get github.com/go-delve/delve/cmd/dlv@master) to pick up the latest bug fixes and feature improvement. (Issue 23, 822,844)
• Added an opt-in "Always Update" setting for gopls auto-update. (Issue 1095)
• Go: Reset Global State and Go: Reset Workspace State commands are available for easier extension state reset.
• Enabled survey to collect feedback from users who disabled gopls.
• Added a new setting ("go.disableConcurrentTests") that prevents concurrent go test invocation. (Issue 1089)

Fixes

• Issue 1113: error message when debugee terminates fast.
• Issue 179: disable stackTrace error pop-ups during debugging.
• CL 290289: check incorrect gopls flag usage before automated gopls crash report.
• Issue 948: show lint tool's name as the lint diagnostic collection name.
• Issue 1252: search C:\Program Files\Go\bin, C:\Program Files (x86)\Go\bin\go.exe, the new default Go installation path in Windows.

Code Health

• Migrated to use gts to enforce consistent coding style. (Issue 1227)
• Preview mode features are available in both Nightly and the dev version.
• Enabled integration test in Go module mode.
• Enabled Delve DAP integration test.
• Removed the latest branch.

Thanks

Thanks for your contributions, @Charliekenney23, @eneuschild, @suzmue, @stamblerre, @pjweinbgo, @polinasok!

Release 0.22.1

v0.22.1 - 8th Feb, 2021

Enhancements

• Added error details to automated error reports. (CL 287952)
• Used clickable links in "go.languageServerExperimentalFeatures" setting deprecation error messages. (CL 288133)

Fixes

• Fixed a race during language client restarts. (CL 288372, CL 288352)
• Disabled the language server when using workspace folders over ssh. (Issue 1171)
• Added dlv to the "go.alternateTools" example value list. (CL 289231)

Code Health

• Bumped ini to 1.3.8 to address a vulnerability report from npm audit.

Thanks

Thank you for your contribution, @stamblerre, @hyangah, @patrasap0908!

Release 0.22.0

v0.22.0 - 26th Jan, 2021

• 🎉 The language server, gopls, is enabled by default. (Issue 1037)

Enhancements

• Added the new Go welcome page. (Issue 949)
• Updated documentation. (troubleshooting, customization, settings guide)
• Updated the hardcoded latest gopls version to 0.6.4.

Thanks

Thank you for your contribution, @suzmue, @stamblerre, @findleyr, @heschik, @hyangah!

Release 0.21.1

📣   Announcement:

• The language server, gopls, will be enabled by default in the next release. (Issue 1037). Please test and provide us your feedback on the #vscode-dev Gophers Slack channel.

• Some workspace or folder-level settings that affect tools location will not be used by default until users explicitly opt in by running Go: Toggle Workspace Trust Flag. See Issue 1094 for more information.

v0.21.1 - 21st Jan, 2021

A list of all issues and changes can be found in the v0.21.1 milestone.

Fixes

• Fixed the Cannot get property 'get' of undefined error. (Issue 1104)
• Restored the "go.languageServerExperimentalFeatures" setting for users who depend on this to run custom vet analyzers. (Issue 1110)

Release 0.21.0

v0.21.0 - 20th Jan, 2021

📣   Announcement:

• The language server, gopls, will be enabled by default in the next release. (Issue 1037). Please test and provide us your feedback on the #vscode-dev Gophers Slack channel.

• Some workspace or folder-level settings that affect tools location will not be used by default until users explicitly opt in by running Go: Toggle Workspace Trust Flag. See Issue 1094 for more information.

A list of all issues and changes can be found in the v0.21.0 milestone.

Enhancements

• The new dlvFlags debug attribute is available for conveniently supply extra flags to dlv. (Issue 978)
• Stop using workspace/folder-level settings from untrusted repositories that can be used to run arbitrary binaries. (Issue 1024)
• The extension now deduplicates diagnostics from both the language server and the linter. (Issue 142)
• Disabled gotype-live automatically when the language server is enabled. (Issue 1021)
• Removed the "go.languageServerExperimentalFeatures" setting. (CL 280601). The documentLink feature is replaced with gopls's ui.navigation.importShortcut setting. The diagnostics feature replacement is still under discussion. Please provide feedback in Issue 50.

Code Health

• Experimental features that were available only in the nightly extension are enabled in the master branch, and in presubmit & CI tests running on the master branch.

Thanks

Thank you for your contribution, @hyangah, @suzmue, @pjweinbgo, @stamblerre!