Cannot use the plugin on macOS in Android Studio Otter | 2025.2.1 Patch 1

[mkulesh]

Hallo, I use your plugin in Linux for some years and it works well. However, if I try to use it on mac M4 with the latest macOS and the latest Android Studio, the plugin stops working with an error. Please find details below:

• mac M4 with macOS 26.1 (25B78)

• Android Studio Otter | 2025.2.1 Patch 1

• dart is awailable from the command line in Android Studio terminal:

family@mac-mini-m4 ~ % which dart
/Users/family/work/android/flutter/bin/cache/dart-sdk/bin/dart
family@mac-mini-m4 ~ % dart --version
Dart SDK version: 3.7.0-323.0.dev (dev) (Mon Jan 13 04:02:13 2025 -0800) on "macos_arm64"

• dart format is installed using "dart pub global activate dart_format" as mentioned in the documentation and also awailable from the command line in Android Studio terminal:

family@mac-mini-m4 ~ % which dart_format
/Users/family/.pub-cache/bin/dart_format
family@mac-mini-m4 ~ % dart_format
dart_format v1.4.2 (c) 2022-2024 Mark Eggenstein
Usage: dart_format [args]
    <dart file> [<dart file> ...]    Formats the specified dart file(s)
    --config=<config JSON>           Specifies the configuration
    --dry-run, -dr                   Writes output to "<original filename>.formatted.dart"
    --errors-as-json                 Writes errors as JSON to stderr
    --log-to-console                 Logs to console
    --skip-version-check             Skips version check on start-up
    --web[service]                   Starts in web service mode

• The plugin successfully installed:

• When I start the IDE, an error appears:

• The DartFormat log file:

family@mac-mini-m4 ~ % cat /System/Volumes/Data/private/var/folders/jm/c4x8bmfn5010qf9tcqqjkfxr0000gn/T/DartFormatPlugin_2025-12-08_22-41-27_89526.log
2025-12-08 22:41:27.262 DEBUG: OsTools()
2025-12-08 22:41:27.263 DEBUG:   IsWindows:      false (Mac OS X)
2025-12-08 22:41:27.263 DEBUG:   TempDir:        /var/folders/jm/c4x8bmfn5010qf9tcqqjkfxr0000gn/T/
2025-12-08 22:41:27.263 DEBUG:   $HOME:          /Users/family
2025-12-08 22:41:27.263 DEBUG:   $SHELL:         /bin/zsh
2025-12-08 22:41:27.277 DEBUG: Starting external dart_format: /bin/zsh -c "/Users/family/.pub-cache/bin/dart_format" --web --errors-as-json --log-to-temp-file
2025-12-08 22:41:27.294 ERROR: Error-Notification: Unexpected process exit while waiting for connection details from external dart_format.
2025-12-08 22:41:27.295 ERROR:                     StdErr: /Users/family/.pub-cache/bin/dart_format: line 8: dart: command not found|Did you install the dart_format package?|Basically just execute this:<pre>dart pub global activate dart_format</pre>
2025-12-08 22:42:20.182 ERROR: Error-Notification: Cannot format because external dart_format failed to start.

• When I try /bin/zsh -c "/Users/family/.pub-cache/bin/dart_format" --web --errors-as-json --log-to-temp-file from the command line in Android Studio terminal, it seems to work:

family@mac-mini-m4 ~ % /bin/zsh -c "/Users/family/.pub-cache/bin/dart_format" --web --errors-as-json --log-to-temp-file
dart_format v1.4.2 (c) 2022-2024 Mark Eggenstein
Usage: dart_format [args]
    <dart file> [<dart file> ...]    Formats the specified dart file(s)
    --config=<config JSON>           Specifies the configuration
    --dry-run, -dr                   Writes output to "<original filename>.formatted.dart"
    --errors-as-json                 Writes errors as JSON to stderr
    --log-to-console                 Logs to console
    --skip-version-check             Skips version check on start-up
    --web[service]                   Starts in web service mode

Do you have any idea? Please note:

• the Dart is installed with the Flutter together and it does not create any PATH variables automatically. I manually expanded my .zshrc by PATH variable as follows:

export PATH=$PATH\:$HOME/work/android/sdk/platform-tools:$HOME/work/android/flutter/bin:$HOME/work/android/flutter/bin/cache/dart-sdk/bin:$HOME/.pub-cache/bin

It means, these path variables are only accessable when $HOME/.zshrc is properly sourced. May be some mac-specific privacy issue?

• I use here a slightly older Dart SDK version 3.7.0. Is the latest plugin version compatible with it? may be I need an older plugin version?

[eggnstone]

Can you try the latest version please? 2.0.35