fix_globals 1.3.1

A command-line utility to cleanly reinstall and refresh all globally activated Dart and Flutter packages from their original sources (pub, path, git, and custom registries).

1.3.1

• Lowered minimum Dart SDK constraint to ^3.11.0 for broader compatibility across Dart 3.11+ environments.
• Code formatting and style cleanups across bin/, lib/, and test/.

1.3.0

• Comprehensive refactoring and security hardening:
  • Switched CLI execution backend to non-blocking asynchronous Process.run.
  • Added protection against circular symlink recursion in lockfile directory scanning (followLinks: false).
  • Added 10-second request timeouts to pub registry version checks.
  • Cached compiled regular expressions to optimize line parsing performance.
  • Hardened installation path resolution against missing home directory environment variables.
• Expanded unit test suite from 8 to 17 tests covering model helpers, environment guards, lockfiles, symlinks, and HTTP server mocks.

1.2.3

• Implemented an automatic pub.dev/custom registry API version check in update (--update) mode. Up-to-date packages are now skipped entirely to prevent redundant recompilations under the new dart install system.

1.2.2

• Removed version pinning for hosted and custom-hosted packages so they always install/upgrade to the latest version.

1.2.1

• Updated CHANGELOG to document the mandatory migration step (dart install fix_globals) for upgrading from pre-1.2.0 versions.

1.2.0

Important

Migration Note: Because the tool has transitioned to the new SDK toolchain, your old version of fix-globals installed via pub global activate will continue to use the old commands. You must manually run dart install fix_globals once to install the new version.

• Completely migrated package management backend from the deprecated pub global commands to the new dart install, dart installed, and dart uninstall commands.
• Implemented an internal OS-specific directory scanner to locate globally installed AOT app-bundles and parse pubspec.lock files to dynamically reconstruct their original install descriptors.
• Removed the deprecated --sdk / -s option, running all commands on the standard dart toolchain.
• Updated the dry-run output and final reinstallation summary layout to reflect the new install commands.
• Updated documentation and unit tests to verify the new toolchain integration.

1.1.0

• Added the --update / -u CLI flag. When active, it bypasses the package deactivation step to quickly pull updates for active packages and repair bound shims.
• Updated the dry-run output to only display activation commands when in update mode.
• Enhanced the end-of-execution summary table to show (up to date) or [Failed to Update] statuses.
• Added comprehensive documentation comparing Default Mode vs. Update Mode in the README.

1.0.1

• Explicitly declared supported desktop platforms (Linux, macOS, Windows) in pubspec.yaml to exclude non-applicable mobile/web platform tags on pub.dev.

1.0.0

• Initial release of fix_globals!
• Parses currently activated global packages from pub.dev, local path, git repositories, and custom hosted registries.
• Deactivates and cleanly reactivates packages to force re-compilation of same-version packages (essential for fixing stale/broken global binaries after Dart SDK upgrades).
• Standard CLI argument parser with support for:
  • --dry-run / -n to preview reinstallation commands.
  • --sdk / -s to choose between running processes via dart or flutter.
  • --help / -h for usage help.
• Implements automated rollback safety on reactivation failure to prevent package loss.
• Displays a clean, readable Reinstallation Summary table at the end of execution.