lorien_chat_list

lorien_chat_list is a package to help build chat pages like Messenger or WhatsUp. The main difference with other packages is the scrolling part - it will scroll automatically on a new message or preserve the current scroll position if the user scrolled up in the list (you can set the treshold for that).

lorien_dev_chat_list_demo_short

Getting Started

Add the dependency in pubspec.yaml:

dependencies:
  ...
  lorien_chat_list:: ^0.0.2

Basic Usage

Import

import 'package:lorien_chat_list/lorien_chat_list.dart';

Controller

final ChatListController<int> _controller = ChatListController(initialItems: List<int>.generate(10, (index) => index));

Adding an item to the bottom of the list.

_controller.addToBottom(100);

Adding a range of items to the bottom of the list.

_controller.addRangeToBottom([100, 200]);

Adding an item to the top of the list.

_controller.addToTop(-100);

Adding a range of items to the top of the list.

_controller.addRangeToTop([-100, -200]);

Clearing all items and resetting the controller to its initial state.

_controller.clearAll();

ChatList(
  controller: _controller,
  itemBuilder: (item, properties) => Text(
    '${item.toString()} - ${properties.toString()}',
  ),
),

For a more complex usage please see the example.

Customization (optional)

ChatList

loadingMoreWidget - widget that is visible at the top of the list while loading more old items (onLoadMoreCallback)
onLoadMoreCallback - function called to load more old items. Triggered while reached top edge of the list. Should return bool - true if there are more old messages to load, otherwise false if everything is loaded.
scrollController - scroll controller
scrollPhysics - scroll physics
padding - list padding
spacing - vertical spacing between items
useJumpTo - whether to use jumpTo instead of animateTo in automatic scrolling
animateToDuration - animateTo duration, defaults to 300 milliseconds
fadeInDuration - fade in duration, defaults to 300 milliseconds
animateToCurve - animateTo curve, defaults to Curves.easeInOut
fadeInCurve - fade in curve, defaults to Curves.easeInOut
bottomEdgeThreshold - threshold for automatic scrolling to a new bottom items, defaults to 0

Contributing

Pull requests are welcome. For major changes, please open an issue first to discuss what you would like to change.

Please make sure to update tests as appropriate.

Author

Michał Lot LORIEN.DEV

License

I would say it's Beerware license - if you find the package useful, you can buy me a beer or a coffee 🍺... but unfortunately it says on the pub.dev that No license was recognized so let's say it is MIT License 🥸.