import_order_lint 0.2.2

A custom lint plugin for enforcing import order in Dart files.

Import Order Lint Changelog

Recorded here are the high level changes for the dart import_order_lint package.

Guide: Each version update is recorded here with a short user-oriented description of the update. Updates in the 0.1.n series are heading toward a 0.2 release. The [version timestamp user] string is utilised by the flutter version_widget package.

The package is available from pub.dev.

0.2.2 Import Spacing Fix

• FIX: Correct spacing between import groups to follow Flutter style guide [0.2.2 20251008 atangster]
  • Fix bug where blank lines were added between every import instead of only between categories
  • Remove early exit logic that bypassed spacing checks when imports were correctly ordered
  • Ensure blank lines only appear between different import categories (dart, flutter, external, project, relative)
  • No blank lines within the same import category (e.g., between external packages)
  • Fixes GitHub issue #17: "Import order fix is adding extra spaces"

0.2.1 Comment Preservation Fix

• FIX: Preserve comments associated with imports during reordering [0.2.1 20250130 atangster]
  • Comments that immediately precede imports (no empty line) now move with their imports
  • Multi-line comments are preserved and move with their associated imports
  • Comments with empty lines after them stay in their original position
  • Fixes GitHub issue #15: "Comments in the import section are lost with a import_order fix"

0.2.0 Standalone Tool Architecture (BREAKING CHANGES)

• BREAKING: Migrate from custom_lint plugin to standalone ergonomic tool [0.2.0 20250130 atangster]
  • Remove all custom_lint/analyzer dependencies (eliminates version conflicts)
  • Add ergonomic import_order.dart with dart format-like UX
  • Auto-detect project name from pubspec.yaml (no manual --project-name needed)
  • Add --set-exit-if-changed flag for CI/CD (matching dart format behavior)
  • Restructure package: docs/ and scripts/ directories following Dart conventions
  • Update example project to demonstrate standalone tool usage
  • Simplify commands from 95+ chars to ~60 chars (31% reduction)
  • Remove 33KB+ of plugin code, 3.2MB of log files

0.1 Plugin-Based Releases

• Update analyzer/custom_lint_builder dependencies to any [0.1.2 20250725 atangster]
• Bug fix for errant duplicate code [0.1.1 20250703 atangster]
• Fix multiple line import handling. [0.1.0 20250627 atangster]
• Automatic import fixer (fix_imports) [0.1.0 20250503 atangster]
• CLI import fixer/recursive directory scanning [0.1.0 20250503 atangster]

0.0 Initial release

• Remove unnecessary dependencies [0.0.3 20250404 gjw]