flutter_text_parser

flutter_text_parser is a Dart library that allows you to parse strings with custom HTML-like tags and convert them into styled spanned text for Flutter. It supports nested tags, inline formatting, colors, and more.

Features

  • Parse strings with custom tags like <b>, <i>, <u>, <color:red>, etc.
  • Supports nested tags.
  • Returns a list of TextPart containing NormalText and SpannedText.
  • Easy to convert to styled Flutter widgets.

Installation

Add this to your pubspec.yaml:

dependencies:
  flutter_text_parser:
    git:
      url: https://github.com/yourusername/flutter_text_parser.git

Then run

flutter pub get

Usage

import 'package:flutter_text_parser/flutter_text_parser.dart';

void main() {
  String text = "<b><i>Flutter</i></b> is <color:red>awesome</color>!";
  List<TextPart> parsed = text.parsedSpanTexts;

  for (var part in parsed) {
    print(part);
    // Output: SpannedText(text: Flutter, tags: [b, i])
    //         NormalText( is )
    //         SpannedText(text: awesome, tags: [color:red])
  }
}

TextPart Types

  • NormalText: Regular text without styling.
  • SpannedText: Text with applied tags.
  • SpannedTag: Represents a tag with an optional attribute (like color).

Supported Tags

  • Bold: or
  • Italic: or
  • Underline:

Libraries

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