What's New in GoLand

In this release, we have introduced the Run gofmt on code reformat option. It’s the first step towards making gofmt more discoverable in GoLand, which has its own formatter.

When this option is checked, you can invoke both formatters with a shortcut, Ctrl+Alt+L, and gofmt will be run after GoLand’s formatter.

This option is enabled by default and can be toggled in Settings | Editor | Code Style | Go.

GoLand has a couple of new quick-fixes to help you correctly use both the old // +build constraints and the new //go:build syntax.

The first quick-fix will move the //go:build lines to the top of the file, as the new syntax requires.

And since in Go 1.16 you can use either the old syntax or both of them together, there is a quick-fix for generating // +build lines in addition to //go:build lines.

If you imported a “C” package but then forgot to enable cgo support in the project settings, GoLand will display a banner with the Enable cgo support quick-fix.

There is also the Navigate to cgo import option, which will put the cursor at the beginning of the package’s name. This can help you find the import statement in a big project.

GoLand 2021.2 allows you to sign commits with a GPG key to secure them. This feature can be enabled via Settings | Version Control | Git.

If this is your first time using a GPG key, you’ll first need to configure it. If you have an existing preconfigured GPG key, you can just select it from the drop-down list.

You can now Run tests and Analyze code before committing your changes. Go to Settings | Version Control | Commit | Before commit or click on the gear icon in the Commit view.

Please be aware that the Run tests option is only available if you tick the Use non-modal commit interface box in Settings | Version Control | Commit.

We’ve added a new search field to the Local History menu, which tracks changes independently of version control. It can help you quickly find the text you are looking for in your Local History revisions. To try it out, right-click on the file and go to Local History | Show History.

Please note that Local History shouldn’t be used as a substitution for VCS. We recommend making VCS your default choice for tracking changes and using Local History as a last resort.

We have a new name for the node that stores all uncommitted changes. Previously it was called Default Changelist; now it's called Changes. This update will be available by default in all new projects. Also, Git operations will no longer trigger the automatic creation of changelists.

GoLand can now update the page in a browser as you edit and save HTML, CSS, and JavaScript files.

Page reloading on save is turned on by default. You can toggle it in Settings | Build, Execution, Deployment | Debugger | Built-in Server.

Refactoring now works for useState values and functions in React hooks. Just place the caret on a state value and invoke the Rename refactoring with Shift+F6 or by going to Refactor | Rename from the right-click context menu.

GoLand can add missing import statements as you complete ES6 symbols, and now it can do the same for CommonJS modules – require() imports will be inserted on Code completion.

Code completion now works for private npm packages. GoLand will let you browse information about the latest versions of the package, just like it does for public packages.

We are introducing a new version of web-types – an open-source standard for documenting various web frameworks. Web-types' initial version was focused only on Vue.js support.

We want to build a new architecture to make it easier to support new JavaScript frameworks and extend support for the existing ones. This blog post and a webinar from the WebStorm team will help you understand how you can use web-types.

Code completion now works in the MongoDB console for fields, nested fields, and fields inside aggregation expressions. It also works for query and projection operators, update operators, and aggregation stages.

We’ve collected all the possible on-save actions together in Settings | Tools | Actions on Save. You can now configure all of them there – just tick the checkbox next to the action you want to enable.

You can also configure the settings for any action more precisely. To do so, hover over it, click the configuration link, and fine-tune the action on the related settings page that appears.

GoLand will automatically clean up cache and log directories that were last updated more than 180 days ago. This process won’t affect your system settings and plugin directories.

You can clean up the logs and caches manually using the Help | Delete Leftover IDE Directories… action.

We’ve enabled intelligent spelling and grammar checks in Go files by default. These checks are provided by the Grazie plugin, which is bundled with the IDE.

To adjust the settings, go to Settings | Editor | Natural Languages | Grammar.

GoLand now has a fully localized UI in Chinese, Korean, and Japanese. Localization is available as non-bundled language pack plugins, which can be easily installed in GoLand.

You can now keep track of which Code completion suggestions GoLand offers to your colleagues during Code With Me sessions. To use this feature, you need to be in Following mode.