flutter_reacton

Flutter widgets and bindings for the Reacton state management library. Provides ReactonScope, context.watch(), ReactonBuilder, ReactonConsumer, ReactonListener, ReactonSelector, and automatic disposal.

Installation

dependencies:
  flutter_reacton: ^0.2.0

flutter_reacton re-exports package:reacton/reacton.dart, so you only need this single dependency.

Quick Start

import 'package:flutter_reacton/flutter_reacton.dart';

// 1. Define reactons at the top level
final counterReacton = reacton(0, name: 'counter');

// 2. Wrap your app in ReactonScope
void main() => runApp(ReactonScope(child: MyApp()));

// 3. Use in widgets
class CounterPage extends StatelessWidget {
  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    final count = context.watch(counterReacton);

    return Scaffold(
      body: Center(child: Text('Count: $count')),
      floatingActionButton: FloatingActionButton(
        onPressed: () => context.update(counterReacton, (n) => n + 1),
        child: Icon(Icons.add),
      ),
    );
  }
}

Widgets

ReactonScope

Provides the ReactonStore to all descendants. Must wrap your app or the subtree that uses Reacton.

ReactonScope(
  store: ReactonStore(), // optional, creates one if omitted
  child: MyApp(),
)

context.watch()

Reads a reacton and subscribes the widget to changes. The widget rebuilds when the reacton value changes.

final count = context.watch(counterReacton);

context.read()

Reads a reacton without subscribing. Use this in event handlers, not in build().

onPressed: () {
  final current = context.read(counterReacton);
  context.set(counterReacton, current + 1);
}

context.set()

Sets a writable reacton's value.

context.set(counterReacton, 42);

context.update()

Updates a writable reacton using a function.

context.update(counterReacton, (count) => count + 1);

ReactonBuilder

A widget that rebuilds when a specific reacton changes. Useful when you need a builder pattern instead of context.watch().

ReactonBuilder<int>(
  reacton: counterReacton,
  builder: (context, count) => Text('$count'),
)

ReactonConsumer

Exposes a ReactonWidgetRef that can watch, read, set, and update multiple reactons inside a single builder.

ReactonConsumer(
  builder: (context, ref) {
    final count = ref.watch(counterReacton);
    return ElevatedButton(
      onPressed: () => ref.update(counterReacton, (c) => c + 1),
      child: Text('$count'),
    );
  },
)

ReactonListener

Listens to a reacton and runs a callback on change without rebuilding. Useful for navigation, snackbars, and other side effects.

ReactonListener<String>(
  reacton: errorReacton,
  listener: (context, error) {
    ScaffoldMessenger.of(context).showSnackBar(
      SnackBar(content: Text(error)),
    );
  },
  child: MyPage(),
)

ReactonSelector

Watches a sub-value of a reacton and only rebuilds when the selected value changes.

ReactonSelector<User, String>(
  reacton: userReacton,
  selector: (user) => user.name,
  builder: (context, name) => Text(name),
)

Auto-Dispose

Reacton automatically cleans up reacton subscriptions when widgets are removed from the tree. No manual dispose() calls are needed for context.watch() subscriptions.

Documentation

See the Reacton documentation for full API reference and guides. Source at github.com/sitharaj88/reacton.

License

MIT