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emphasize microseconds vs milliseconds for the duration
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11 changes: 6 additions & 5 deletions pkgs/dart_mcp_server/lib/src/mixins/dtd.dart
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Expand Up @@ -662,10 +662,11 @@ base mixin DartToolingDaemonSupport
additionalProperties: true,
description:
'Command arguments are passed as additional properties to this map.'
'To specify a widgets, you should first use the '
'"${getWidgetTreeTool.name}" tool to inspect the widget tree for the '
'value id of the widget and then use the "ByValueKey" finder type '
'with that id.',
'To specify a widget to interact with, you must first use the '
'"${getWidgetTreeTool.name}" tool to get the widget tree of the '
'current page so that you can see the available widgets. Do not '
'guess at how to select widgets, use the real text, tooltips, and '
'widget types that you see present in the tree.',
properties: {
'command': Schema.string(
// Commented out values are flutter_driver commands that are not
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'duration': Schema.string(
description:
'Required for the scroll command, the duration of the '
'scrolling action in microseconds as a stringified integer.',
'scrolling action in MICROSECONDS as a stringified integer.',
),
'dx': Schema.string(
description:
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2 changes: 2 additions & 0 deletions pkgs/dart_mcp_server/lib/src/mixins/prompts.dart
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Expand Up @@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ Perform the following tasks in order:
widgets, but instead select them based on text, type, tooltip, etc. Avoid
reading in files to accomplish this task, just inspect the live state of the
app and widget tree. If you get stuck, feel free to ask the user for help.
ALWAYS get the widget tree after performing any interaction, so you can see
the updated state of the app.
- If you are able to successfully complete the journey, then create a flutter
driver based test with an appropriate name under the integration_test
directory. The test should perform all the successful actions that you
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