Auto-completion, Go to definition features when using Go modules, commands to run all benchmarks in file and package, using v2 of delve api by default, and more!

Read our wiki on Go modules in VS Code which tracks the progress of Go modules support.

• Rebecca Stambler @stamblerre

  • Use of forks for the tools godef and gocode to provide Go to definition and Auto-completion features respectively when using Go modules. The binaries installed from these forks will have the suffix -gomod and will only be used when you use Go modules.

• Bianca Rosa de Mendonça @biancarosa

  • New commands Go: Benchmark File, Go: Benchmark Package and codelens to run all the benchmarks in current file & package respectively. Feature Request 1522 with PR 1898 & PR 1899

• Jeffrey Bean @jeffbean

  • New setting go.generateTestsFlags to provide flags for the gotests tool when generating tests. PR 1841

• Johan Lejdung @johan-lejdung

  • New setting go.testTags to be used for running tests. This way, you can use the existing go.buildTags for compiling and a different set of tags for running tests. Feature Request 1842 implemented with PR 1877

• Ryan Gurney @ragurney

  • Skip the blank identifiers in file outline. Bug 1889 fixed with PR 1893

• Benas Svipas @svipben

  • Fix accessibility issues with the Analysis Tools Missing button in the status bar. PR 1922

• Alec Thomas @alecthomas

  • Improve snippets for iferr and forr i.e "if err ..." the "for range". Feature Request 1920 implemented with PR 1924

• Charles Kenney @Charliekenney23

  • Create new tmp directory for each session to avoid insecure use of the temporary files created by the extension. Fixes Bug 1905 with PR 1912

• Shreyas Karnik (@shreyu86)

  • Provide auto-completions for symbols from unimported packages even when the package name has multiple matches. Fixes Bug 1884 with PR 1900

• Ramya Rao (@ramya-rao-a)

  • Use random port instead of hard-coded 2345 when running delve. Fixes Bug 1906
  • Fix issue where tests using the check package cannot be run using the Go: Test File command. Bug 1911
  • Disable module support when installing the Go tools. Fixes Bug 1919
  • Use version 2 of delve apis by default instead of version 1. Replace existing useApiV1 setting/configuration with apiVersion. Feature Request 1876
  • Prompt to update gogetdoc and gopkgs if using Go modules.
  • Disable go.inferGopath in workspace settings when using Go modules automatically.
  • Add support for the below features when using Go modules
    • Go: Add Import command that gives you a list of importable packages to add to the import block of current file
    • Go: Browse Packages command that lets you browse available packages and their files
    • Auto-completion of unimported packages when go.autocompleteUnimportedPackages setting is enabled.