Flutter Connectivity Manager

A comprehensive Flutter package for monitoring and managing network connectivity with advanced features like internet access verification, connection speed detection, and flexible configuration options.

🌟 Features

• 🔄 Real-time Connectivity Monitoring: Stream-based architecture for reactive connectivity updates
• 🌐 Internet Access Verification: Not just network connection - actual internet accessibility testing
• ⚡ Enhanced Connection Speed Detection: Comprehensive speed classification from poor to excellent with 8 speed levels
• 📡 Multiple Connection Types: Support for WiFi, Mobile, Ethernet, Bluetooth, and VPN connections
• ⚙️ Flexible Configuration: Customizable timeouts, retry attempts, test URLs, and monitoring intervals
• 🏭 Factory-Based Initialization: Proper async initialization with predefined configuration presets
• 🔋 Background Monitoring: Optional background checks with configurable intervals for battery efficiency
• 💾 State Caching: Performance optimization with intelligent connection state caching
• 🎯 Advanced Testing: Ping tests, URL reachability checks, and bandwidth capability assessment
• ⏳ Connection Waiting: Wait for specific connection types or internet availability with timeout support
• 🛡️ Enhanced Error Handling: Comprehensive error handling with detailed error information and stack traces
• 🔧 Resource Management: Proper lifecycle management with pause/resume/dispose methods

📱 Supported Platforms

• ✅ Android (API 16+)
• ✅ iOS (iOS 12.0+)
• ✅ macOS (macOS 10.14+)
• ✅ Windows (Windows 10+)
• ✅ Linux
• ✅ Web

🚀 Getting Started

Installation

Add flutter_connectivity_manager to your pubspec.yaml:

dependencies:
  flutter_connectivity_manager: ^1.0.3

Then run:

flutter pub get

Basic Usage

import 'package:flutter_connectivity_manager/flutter_connectivity_manager.dart';

class MyApp extends StatefulWidget {
  @override
  _MyAppState createState() => _MyAppState();
}

class _MyAppState extends State<MyApp> {
  late IConnectivityManager _connectivityManager;
  ConnectivityState _currentState = ConnectivityState.noConnection();

  @override
  void initState() {
    super.initState();
    _initializeConnectivity();
  }

  Future<void> _initializeConnectivity() async {
    // Create connectivity manager using factory (required for v1.0.3+)
    _connectivityManager = await ConnectivityManagerFactory.createForProduction();

    // Start monitoring
    await _connectivityManager.startMonitoring();

    // Listen to connectivity changes
    _connectivityManager.onConnectivityChanged.listen((state) {
      setState(() {
        _currentState = state;
      });

      if (state.isConnected) {
        print('Connected via ${state.primaryConnectionType}');
        print('Connection speed: ${state.connectionSpeed.description}');
      } else {
        print('Disconnected');
      }
    });
  }

  @override
  void dispose() {
    _connectivityManager.dispose();
    super.dispose();
  }

  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return Scaffold(
      appBar: AppBar(
        title: Text('Connectivity Status'),
        backgroundColor: _currentState.isConnected ? Colors.green : Colors.red,
      ),
      body: Center(
        child: Column(
          mainAxisAlignment: MainAxisAlignment.center,
          children: [
            Icon(
              _currentState.isConnected ? Icons.wifi : Icons.wifi_off,
              size: 64,
              color: _currentState.isConnected ? Colors.green : Colors.red,
            ),
            SizedBox(height: 16),
            Text(
              _currentState.isConnected ? 'Connected' : 'Disconnected',
              style: TextStyle(fontSize: 24, fontWeight: FontWeight.bold),
            ),
            if (_currentState.isConnected) ...[
              Text('Type: ${_currentState.primaryConnectionType}'),
              Text('Speed: ${_currentState.connectionSpeed.description}'),
              Text('Has Internet: ${_currentState.hasInternetAccess}'),
            ],
          ],
        ),
      ),
    );
  }
}

🏭 Factory-Based Initialization

Starting from version 1.0.3, the package uses factory-based initialization to ensure proper async setup:

Predefined Factory Methods

// Production configuration (balanced for production apps)
final manager = await ConnectivityManagerFactory.createForProduction();

// Development configuration (faster checks, more detailed logging)
final manager = await ConnectivityManagerFactory.createForDevelopment();

// Minimal configuration (battery-efficient)
final manager = await ConnectivityManagerFactory.createMinimal();

// Aggressive configuration (real-time monitoring)
final manager = await ConnectivityManagerFactory.createAggressive();

Custom Configuration

final config = ConnectivityConfig(
  internetCheckTimeout: Duration(seconds: 10),
  internetCheckInterval: Duration(seconds: 5),
  maxRetryAttempts: 3,
  retryDelay: Duration(seconds: 2),
  testUrls: [
    'https://www.gstatic.com/generate_204',
    'https://www.google.com',
    'https://www.cloudflare.com',
  ],
  enableSpeedTest: true,
  enableBackgroundChecks: true,
  backgroundCheckInterval: Duration(minutes: 1),
  enableConnectionStateCache: true,
  cacheValidDuration: Duration(seconds: 30),
);

final manager = await ConnectivityManagerFactory.create(config: config);

📊 Connection States

The ConnectivityState class provides comprehensive information about the current connection:

class ConnectivityState {
  final List<ConnectivityResult> networkTypes;  // Available network types
  final bool hasNetworkConnection;              // Device connected to network
  final bool hasInternetAccess;                 // Device can reach internet
  final ConnectionSpeed connectionSpeed;        // Estimated connection speed
  final DateTime? lastChecked;                  // Last update timestamp
  final String? error;                          // Any error occurred
  final StackTrace? stackTrace;                 // Error stack trace

  // Computed properties
  bool get isConnected;                         // Has network + internet
  bool get isOffline;                           // No network connection
  bool get hasNetworkButNoInternet;             // Network but no internet
  ConnectivityResult get primaryConnectionType; // Primary connection type
  bool get isMobileConnection;                  // Using mobile data
  bool get isWiFiConnection;                    // Using WiFi
  bool get isMeteredConnection;                 // Connection might be metered
}

Enhanced Connection Speed Levels

enum ConnectionSpeed {
  none,        // No connection
  poor,        // < 50 Kbps
  slow,        // 50 Kbps - 500 Kbps
  moderate,    // 500 Kbps - 2 Mbps
  good,        // 2-10 Mbps
  fast,        // 10-50 Mbps
  excellent,   // > 50 Mbps
  unknown,     // Speed not tested/determinable
}

Speed Helper Methods

final speed = ConnectionSpeed.good;

// Check if connection is usable for basic operations
if (speed.isUsable) {
  print('Connection is suitable for basic operations');
}

// Check if suitable for high-quality multimedia
if (speed.isGoodForMultimedia) {
  print('Connection can handle high-quality video streaming');
}

// Check if suitable for moderate multimedia
if (speed.isModerateForMultimedia) {
  print('Connection can handle moderate video streaming');
}

// Get human-readable description
print('Speed: ${speed.description}');

🎯 Advanced Features

Stream Subscriptions

// Listen to connectivity state changes
_connectivityManager.onConnectivityChanged.listen((state) {
  print('Connectivity changed: ${state.isConnected}');
  if (state.error != null) {
    print('Error: ${state.error}');
    print('Stack trace: ${state.stackTrace}');
  }
});

// Listen to internet availability only
_connectivityManager.onInternetAvailabilityChanged.listen((hasInternet) {
  print('Internet available: $hasInternet');
});

// Listen to network type changes
_connectivityManager.onNetworkTypeChanged.listen((types) {
  print('Network types: $types');
});

Manual Testing

// Check current connectivity
final state = await _connectivityManager.checkConnectivity();

// Test internet access with custom options
final hasInternet = await _connectivityManager.testInternetAccess(
  testUrls: ['https://httpbin.org/status/200'],
  timeout: Duration(seconds: 5),
  maxRetries: 2,
);

// Test connection speed
final speed = await _connectivityManager.testConnectionSpeed(
  testUrl: 'https://httpbin.org/bytes/1024',
  timeout: Duration(seconds: 10),
);

Connection Waiting

// Wait for any internet connection
final connected = await _connectivityManager.waitForConnection(
  timeout: Duration(seconds: 30),
  checkInterval: Duration(seconds: 1),
);

// Wait for specific connection type
final wifiConnected = await _connectivityManager.waitForConnectionType(
  ConnectivityResult.wifi,
  timeout: Duration(seconds: 60),
);

Advanced Network Operations

// Ping a host
final latency = await _connectivityManager.ping(
  'google.com',
  timeout: Duration(seconds: 5),
  maxAttempts: 3,
);

// Check if URL is reachable
final reachable = await _connectivityManager.isUrlReachable(
  'https://api.example.com/health',
  timeout: Duration(seconds: 10),
);

// Check bandwidth capability
final canHandleBandwidth = await _connectivityManager
    .canHandleBandwidthIntensiveOperations();

// Get connection quality score (0.0 to 1.0)
final qualityScore = await _connectivityManager.getConnectionQualityScore();

// Get detailed network information
final networkInfo = await _connectivityManager.getNetworkInfo();

Lifecycle Management

// Pause monitoring (e.g., when app goes to background)
await _connectivityManager.pauseMonitoring();

// Resume monitoring (e.g., when app comes to foreground)
await _connectivityManager.resumeMonitoring();

// Reset and restart monitoring
await _connectivityManager.reset();

// Clean up resources
await _connectivityManager.dispose();

🏗️ Architecture

The package follows clean architecture principles:

• IConnectivityManager: Main interface defining all connectivity operations
• ConnectivityManagerImpl: Default implementation with comprehensive features
• ConnectivityManagerFactory: Factory class for proper async initialization
• ConnectivityState: Immutable state class representing current connectivity
• ConnectivityConfig: Configuration class for customizing behavior
• ConnectivityUtils: Utility functions for connectivity operations
• Factory Pattern: Ensures proper async initialization with predefined configurations

🧪 Testing

The package is designed with testability in mind:

// Mock the interface for testing
class MockConnectivityManager extends Mock implements IConnectivityManager {}

void main() {
  late MockConnectivityManager mockConnectivityManager;

  setUp(() {
    mockConnectivityManager = MockConnectivityManager();
  });

  testWidgets('should show connected state', (tester) async {
    // Arrange
    when(mockConnectivityManager.currentState)
        .thenReturn(ConnectivityState.connected(
          networkTypes: [ConnectivityResult.wifi],
          connectionSpeed: ConnectionSpeed.good,
        ));

    // Act & Assert
    await tester.pumpWidget(MyApp(
      connectivityManager: mockConnectivityManager,
    ));

    expect(find.text('Connected'), findsOneWidget);
  });
}

📚 Examples

Check out the example directory for a complete sample app demonstrating all features:

• Factory-based initialization
• Real-time connectivity monitoring
• Manual connectivity testing
• Connection speed testing
• Advanced network operations
• Configuration options
• Error handling with stack traces

🔄 Migration from v1.0.2 to v1.0.3

Breaking Changes

Old initialization (v1.0.2):

final manager = ConnectivityManagerImpl();
await manager.startMonitoring();

New initialization (v1.0.3+):

final manager = await ConnectivityManagerFactory.createForProduction();
await manager.startMonitoring();

Benefits of Factory-Based Initialization

• Proper Async Setup: Ensures all async dependencies are initialized
• Error Prevention: Eliminates initialization-related runtime errors
• Better Performance: Optimized initialization process
• Consistent Configuration: Predefined presets for common use cases

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please read our Contributing Guide for details on our code of conduct and the process for submitting pull requests.

📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

🐛 Issues

Please file issues on the GitHub Issues page.

📖 Documentation

For detailed API documentation, visit pub.dev documentation.

🙏 Acknowledgments

• Built on top of connectivity_plus
• Uses internet_connection_checker_plus for internet verification
• Utilizes flutter_shared_utilities for shared functionality