packages folder is added as ignored in "Project Structure -> Modules"

[angelcervera]

I'm following a few tutorials like bloclibrary.dev where packages folder is used to group local packages used by the application.

The issue is that every time that flutter pub get is executed, IntelliJ/Android Studio adds the packages folder into Project Structure -> Modules -> Excluded Folders so the code is not included in the source.

Steps to Reproduce

1. Create a project flutter project.
2. Create a folder packages
3. From inside of that folder, create a flutter package. For example: flutter create --template package pack1
4. Add the package into the main pubspec.yaml. For example:

   dependencies:
    flutter:
      sdk: flutter
    auth_repository:
      path: packages/pack1
   

5. From the root of the project, execute flutter pub get
6. Regress the project in IntelliJ/Android Studio with reload from Disk option, for example.
7. Check Project Structure -> Modules -> Excluded Folders and packages folder will be in the list of the excluded folders.

Version info

/home/angelcc/apps/flutter/bin/flutter doctor --verbose
[✓] Flutter (Channel beta, 1.20.0, on Linux, locale en_IE.UTF-8)
    • Flutter version 1.20.0 at /home/angelcc/apps/flutter
    • Framework revision 916c3ac648 (3 weeks ago), 2020-08-01 09:01:12 -0700
    • Engine revision d6ee1499c2
    • Dart version 2.9.0 (build 2.9.0-21.10.beta)

[✓] Android toolchain - develop for Android devices (Android SDK version 30.0.1)
    • Android SDK at /home/angelcc/apps/Android/Sdk
    • Platform android-30, build-tools 30.0.1
    • ANDROID_SDK_ROOT = /home/angelcc/apps/Android/Sdk
    • Java binary at: /home/angelcc/.local/share/JetBrains/Toolbox/apps/AndroidStudio/ch-0/193.6626763/jre/bin/java
    • Java version OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_242-release-1644-b3-6222593)
    • All Android licenses accepted.

[✓] Chrome - develop for the web
    • Chrome at google-chrome

[✓] Android Studio (version 4.0)
    • Android Studio at /home/angelcc/.local/share/JetBrains/Toolbox/apps/AndroidStudio/ch-0/193.6626763
    • Flutter plugin version 48.0.2
    • Dart plugin version 193.7361
    • Java version OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_242-release-1644-b3-6222593)

[✓] Connected device (3 available)
    • AOSP on IA Emulator (mobile) • emulator-5554 • android-x86    • Android 9 (API 28) (emulator)
    • Web Server (web)             • web-server    • web-javascript • Flutter Tools
    • Chrome (web)                 • chrome        • web-javascript • Google Chrome 84.0.4147.135

• No issues found!

[devoncarew]

cc @jwren, @alexander-doroshko; I suspect that we can remove the special case handling of directories names 'packages' in the Dart plugin now.

[alexander-doroshko]

Agree, I'll fix this and publish new Dart plugin soon.

[devoncarew]

Agree, I'll fix this and publish new Dart plugin soon.

👍, great!

[alexander-doroshko]

For the reference, the same request: #4383

[alexander-doroshko]

Fixed. The latest Dart plugin won't change packages folder exclusion state automatically. Users may exclude or unexclude packages folders manually as needed.