@szerwi

Describe the solution you'd like
I would like to propose support for external tools / plugins which are compatible with Arduino IDE. Ex. https://github.com/me-no-dev/arduino-esp32fs-plugin or https://github.com/me-no-dev/EspExceptionDecoder
If it is already supported, how can I use tools in Pro IDE?
If it is not supported yet, are there any plans for implementing that?

Describe the problem

There is no support for extending the capabilities of Arduino IDE via external tools/plugins. This is a feature parity mismatch with Arduino IDE 1.x.

To reproduce

1. Follow the instructions to install the "Arduino Pico LittleFS Filesystem Uploader" plugin:
   https://github.com/earlephilhower/arduino-pico-littlefs-plugin#installation
2. Start Arduino IDE 2.x
3. Open the Tools menu.

🐛 The expected "Pico LittleFS Data Upload" menu item is missing.

Expected behavior

Support for extending the capabilities of Arduino IDE via external tools/plugins equivalent to the system provided by Arduino IDE 1.x.

Arduino IDE version

Original report

2.0.0-beta.1

Last verified with

2.0.2

Operating system

All

Operating system version

any

Additional context

Additional reports

• Ardublocks needed for teaching #350
• How can we add an extension to Arduino IDE 2.0? #239
• no tools #1931
• Allow 3rd parts tools in Tools menu #807
• Missing support for external tools / plugins #58 (comment)
• Missing support for external tools / plugins #58 (comment)
• Missing support for external tools / plugins #58 (comment)
• Missing support for external tools / plugins #58 (comment)
• Missing support for external tools / plugins #58 (comment)
• Missing support for external tools / plugins #58 (comment)
• Missing support for external tools / plugins #58 (comment)
• Missing support for external tools / plugins #58 (comment)
• Missing support for external tools / plugins #58 (comment)
• Missing support for external tools / plugins #58 (comment)
• Missing support for external tools / plugins #58 (comment)
• Missing support for external tools / plugins #58 (comment)
• Tool not working with Arduino IDE v2.0 beta me-no-dev/arduino-esp32fs-plugin#30
• Arduino 2.x - where to put .jar file? lorol/arduino-esp32fs-plugin#8
• ESP8266LittleFS does not show in Arduino earlephilhower/arduino-esp8266littlefs-plugin#20
• arduino-esp8266littlefs-plugin on the new Arduino IDE 2.0 earlephilhower/arduino-esp8266littlefs-plugin#21
• littlefs on linux earlephilhower/arduino-esp8266littlefs-plugin#22
• Plugin tool not compatible with Arduino IDE 2.x earlephilhower/arduino-esp8266littlefs-plugin#25
• Arduino IDE 2.0.1 me-no-dev/EspExceptionDecoder#85
• [Question] Server-Side RPC: Receiving Attributes doesn't work thingsboard/thingsboard-client-sdk#107 (comment)
• https://forum.arduino.cc/t/exception-decoder/1055759/1
• https://forum.arduino.cc/t/exception-decoder/1055759/4
• https://forum.arduino.cc/t/exception-decoder/1055759/5
• https://forum.arduino.cc/t/exception-9-epc1-0x40100262-epc2-0x00000000-epc3-0x00000000-excvaddr-0xc010e109-depc-0x00000000/1054425/14
• https://forum.arduino.cc/t/esp-exception-decoder-for-arduino-2-0/1050587
• https://forum.arduino.cc/t/tool-menu-esp8266-littlefs-filesystem-uploader-not-displaying/1037055
• https://forum.arduino.cc/t/esp8266-sketch-data-upload/941933
• https://forum.arduino.cc/t/tools-for-arduino-ide-2-0-beta/894962
• https://forum.arduino.cc/t/ide-2-0-and-esp32-sketch-data-upload/904160
• https://forum.arduino.cc/t/add-tools-to-arduino-ide-2-0/893213
• https://forum.arduino.cc/t/ide-2-0-beta-10-not-yet-configurable-tools-menu/892980
• https://forum.arduino.cc/t/espexceptiondecoder-cant-be-found-in-tool-directory/876547
• https://forum.arduino.cc/t/nrf5-softdevice-flashing-tool/866336
• https://forum.arduino.cc/t/arduino-2-0-beta-no-ardublock/856338
• https://forum.arduino.cc/t/tools-directory-with-esp32fs-or-esp8266fs/703461
• https://forum.arduino.cc/t/tool-to-upload-data-to-spiffs-is-missing/699986
• https://forum.arduino.cc/t/how-to-install-plugin-in-linux/1120703
• https://forum.arduino.cc/t/decoding-abort-backtrace-help/1130283
• https://forum.pjrc.com/index.php?threads/teensyduino-1-59-beta-6.74402/#post-338480

Related

• feat: Exception Stack Trace Decoder for esp32 #1893
• Serial Monitor plugin system to be able to add protocols like VT100, VTX, VTnnn, etc. #406

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