flutter / flutter/devtools

Add indication for lack of WidgetInspector

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Description

A WidgetInspector widget is needed to do widget inspection inside of an app. If there is none present then DevTools does not communicate that clearly.

It would be helpful to let the user know that no WidgetInspector was found, so they know they need to add one.

Furthermore it may be useful to let the user know which widgets are inside of the WidgetInspector, and therefor able to be inspected.

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Research direction

No file or test is named in the issue. Start by locating the DevTools UI and handling for WidgetInspector, then determine how the absence of an inspector is represented and how inspected widgets are currently surfaced. Done means DevTools clearly reports when no WidgetInspector is available and, if supported by the existing UI, identifies the widgets it can inspect.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
dart, flutter
Domain
devtools
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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