DevTools 2.44.0 release notes

The 2.44.0 release of the Dart and Flutter DevTools includes the following changes among other general improvements. To learn more about DevTools, check out the DevTools overview.

• Fixed various memory leaks and lifecycle issues.
  • #8901
  • #8902
  • #8907
  • #8917
  • #8932
  • #8933
  • #8934
  • #8935
  • #8937
  • #8953
  • #8969
  • #8970
  • #8975

• Improved the load time and memory usage of CPU profiles.
  • #8892
  • #8878
  • #8839
• Fixed incorrect duration calculations when there is time during which no samples were taken - #8941.

• Changed the memory heap snapshot tool so that references are included in snapshots by default. - #8899

• Added a tooltip to describe the exception mode drop-down. - #8849
• Updated syntax highlighting with support for digit separators and improved comment and string interpolation handling. - #8861
• Updated string_scanner dependency to avoid some syntax highlighting issues when source contains \r\n in certain positions on Windows. - #8904
• Added soft line wrapping in the debugger console. #8855.

• Added offline support for the network screen (thanks to @hrajwade96!) - #8332

  

  

• Changed the context menu style to be consistent with other screens #8859.

• Fixed an issue where HTTP requests would sometimes not be displayed properly, particularly when DevTools is communicating with an application over a slow network connection. - #8860

To find a complete list of changes in this release, check out the DevTools git log.