always_ use_ package_ imports
Use 'package:' imports for files in the 'lib' directory.
Description
#
The analyzer produces this diagnostic when an
import
in a library inside
the
lib
directory uses a relative path to import another library inside
the
lib
directory of the same package.
Example
#
Given that a file named
a.dart
and the code below are both inside the
lib
directory of the same package, the following code produces this
diagnostic because a relative URI is used to import
a.dart
:
import 'a.dart';
Common fixes
#Use a package import:
import 'package:p/a.dart';
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