ARCHIVED. dart pub now has native add, remove subcommands.

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dab adds package dependencies to your pubspec, saving you a trip to pub.dev to look up the latest version.

setup

Assuming the Dart SDK is available on your $PATH, to install (or update) the top-level dab command, run:

$ pub global activate dab

usage

$ dab help
The dart+pub companion.  ヽ( •_)ᕗ

Usage: dab <command> [arguments]

Global options:
-h, --help         Print this usage information.
    --[no-]scp     Write ssh URLs with scp syntax.
                   (defaults to on)

-f, --filename     Pubspec file to edit
                   (defaults to "pubspec.yaml")

-n, --dry-run      Only print the modified pubspec, without overwriting the file.
-s, --[no-]sort    Sort list output alphabetically.
                   (defaults to on)

-u, --update       Run "pub get" with the new pubspec.

Available commands:
  add    Add a package dependency.
  help   Display help information for dab.
  rm     Remove a package from the pubspec.

Run "dab help <command>" for more information about a command.

known issues

• TODO: error handling
• TODO: tests
• It WILL eat the executables section, pending dart-lang/pubspec_parse#49.
• It WILL eat comments.
• It WILL sort dependencies alphabetically.

It's always a good idea review the changes: git diff pubspec.yaml.

hacking

Run tool/gen_{once,watch} to update the generated code *.g.dart. This is idempotent.

see also

• Pubspec Assist for VS Code
• flutter/flutter-intellij#2313
• pubx