🧰 MayR Flutter Extensions

Flutter-specific extension methods to supercharge your Flutter development

A comprehensive collection of Flutter-specific extension methods designed to make your Flutter code cleaner, more expressive, and easier to write. This package focuses exclusively on Flutter widgets and framework features.

📦 Package Family

This package is part of the MayR Extensions family:

• mayr_dart_extensions - General Dart extensions for String, int, DateTime, Duration, List, Map, etc.
• mayr_flutter_extensions (this package) - Flutter-specific extensions for Widget, BuildContext, etc.

💡 Usage Together

For Flutter applications, you'll typically want to use both packages together:

// In your pubspec.yaml
dependencies:
  mayr_dart_extensions: ^1.0.0      # For general Dart utilities
  mayr_flutter_extensions: ^1.0.0   # For Flutter-specific features

This separation ensures:

• ✅ Pure Dart projects can use mayr_dart_extensions without Flutter dependencies
• ✅ Flutter projects get the best of both worlds
• ✅ No code duplication between packages
• ✅ Cleaner, more focused codebases

🚀 Installation

Add the package to your pubspec.yaml:

flutter pub add mayr_flutter_extensions

Or manually add it:

dependencies:
  mayr_flutter_extensions: ^1.0.0

Then import it:

import 'package:mayr_flutter_extensions/mayr_flutter_extensions.dart';

✨ Features

🧱 BuildContext Extensions

Quickly access common Flutter objects from BuildContext:

Navigation & State Access

// Easy access to common Flutter objects
context.navigator;          // Navigator.of(context)
context.scaffold;           // Scaffold.of(context)
context.form;              // Form.of(context)
context.overlay;           // Overlay.of(context)
context.scaffoldMessenger; // ScaffoldMessenger.of(context)

SnackBar Helper

// Show a snackbar with one line
context.showSnackBar(
  'Hello World!',
  duration: Duration(seconds: 2),
  behavior: SnackBarBehavior.floating,
);

Media Query

// Access MediaQueryData
context.mediaQuery;
context.widgetSize;           // Size of the widget
context.widgetWidth;          // Width only
context.widgetHeight;         // Height only
context.widgetShortestSide;   // Shortest side (useful for responsive design)

Theme & Brightness

// Platform brightness
context.platformBrightness;      // Brightness.dark or Brightness.light
context.platformInDarkMode;      // true if dark mode
context.platformInLightMode;     // true if light mode

Device Type Detection

// Responsive design helpers
context.orientation;        // Portrait or landscape
context.isPortrait;        // true if portrait
context.isLandscape;       // true if landscape

// Device type checks
context.isPhone;           // Screen width < 600
context.isSmallTablet;     // 600 <= width < 720
context.isLargeTablet;     // 720 <= width < 1024
context.isTablet;          // isSmallTablet || isLargeTablet
context.isDesktop;         // width >= 1024

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🎨 Widget Extensions

Basic Transformations

// Center a widget
Text('Hello').center();

// Make widget expanded
Container().expanded(2);  // flex = 2

// Make widget flexible
Container().flexible(flex: 1);

// Add opacity
Container().opacity(0.5);

// Wrap with SizedBox
Text('Hello').sizedBox(width: 100, height: 50);

// Add constraints
Container().constrained(
  maxWidth: 200,
  maxHeight: 300,
);

Padding

// Add padding
Widget().paddingAll(16);
Widget().paddingSymmetric(horizontal: 20, vertical: 10);
Widget().paddingOnly(left: 8, top: 16);
Widget().paddingZero();

Clipping

// Clip widget
Container().clipRect();
Container().clipRRect(BorderRadius.circular(12));
Container().clipRounded(16);  // Quick rounded corners

Positioning

// Position with Align
Widget().positionAlign(Alignment.center);

// Fill parent with Positioned.fill
Widget().positionedFill();

Visibility Helpers

final isLoggedIn = true;
final isLoading = false;

// Conditional visibility
Text('Welcome!').showIf(isLoggedIn);
Text('Please login').hideIf(isLoggedIn);
Text('Content').showUnless(isLoading);
Text('Loading...').hideUnless(isLoading);

Tap Interactions with InkWellManager

Easily add tap, double-tap, and long-press interactions to any widget:

// Simple tap
Text('Click me')
  .inkWellManager(() => print('Tapped!'))
  .onTap();

// With custom splash color
Container(
  padding: EdgeInsets.all(16),
  child: Text('Tap me'),
).inkWellManager(
  () => print('Tapped!'),
  color: Colors.blue,
).onTap();

// Long press
Widget().inkWellManager(() => print('Long pressed'))
  .onLongPress();

// Double tap
Widget().inkWellManager(() => print('Double tapped'))
  .onDoubleTap();

Why InkWellManager?

Instead of manually wrapping widgets in InkWell every time, InkWellManager provides quick .onTap(), .onDoubleTap(), and .onLongPress() methods — making your code shorter, cleaner, and more maintainable.

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🖼️ Image Extensions

Quickly create CircleAvatar from Image widgets:

Image.network('https://example.com/avatar.jpg')
  .circleAvatar(
    radius: 40,
    backgroundColor: Colors.grey,
  );

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📖 Complete Example

import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
import 'package:mayr_flutter_extensions/mayr_flutter_extensions.dart';

class MyScreen extends StatelessWidget {
  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return Scaffold(
      appBar: AppBar(title: Text('Demo')),
      body: Column(
        children: [
          // Show info based on device type
          Text('Device: ${context.isPhone ? "Phone" : "Tablet"}')
            .paddingAll(16),
          
          // Responsive container
          Container(
            color: Colors.blue,
            child: Text('Hello'),
          )
            .paddingAll(8)
            .opacity(0.8)
            .clipRounded(12)
            .center(),
          
          // Conditional visibility
          Text('Dark mode enabled!')
            .showIf(context.platformInDarkMode),
          
          // Tap interaction
          Container(
            padding: EdgeInsets.all(16),
            color: Colors.amber,
            child: Text('Tap me'),
          )
            .inkWellManager(() {
              context.showSnackBar('Tapped!');
            })
            .onTap(),
        ],
      ),
    );
  }
}

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🤝 Contributing

We welcome contributions! Please see CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines.

Quick Start for Contributors

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch
3. Make your changes (remember: Flutter-specific extensions only!)
4. Add tests for your changes
5. Run tests: flutter test
6. Format code: dart format .
7. Check for issues: dart analyze .
8. Submit a pull request

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📜 License

This package is licensed under the MIT License. See LICENSE for details.

Copyright (c) 2025 MayR Labs

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🌟 Support the Project

If you find this package helpful:

• ⭐ Star the repository on GitHub
• 👍 Like it on pub.dev
• 🐛 Report issues or suggest features
• 🔀 Contribute with pull requests
• 📢 Share it with other Flutter developers

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🔗 Links

• Package: pub.dev/packages/mayr_flutter_extensions
• Repository: github.com/MayR-Labs/mayr_flutter_extensions
• Related Package: mayr_dart_extensions
• Organization: MayR Labs
• Issues: Report a bug or request a feature

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