AutoDisposeFutureProvider<State> constructor

AutoDisposeFutureProvider<State>(
  1. Create<FutureOr<State>, AutoDisposeFutureProviderRef<State>> _create, {
  2. String? name,
  3. List<ProviderOrFamily>? dependencies,
  4. Family<dynamic, dynamic, ProviderBase>? from,
  5. Object? argument,
})

A provider that asynchronously creates a single value.

FutureProvider can be considered as a combination of Provider and FutureBuilder. By using FutureProvider, the UI will be able to read the state of the future synchronously, handle the loading/error states, and rebuild when the future completes.

A common use-case for FutureProvider is to represent an asynchronous operation such as reading a file or making an HTTP request, that is then listened by the UI.

It can then be combined with:

Usage example: reading a configuration file

FutureProvider can be a convenient way to expose a Configuration object created by reading a JSON file.

Creating the configuration would be done with your typical async/await syntax, but inside the provider. Using Flutter's asset system, this would be:

final configProvider = FutureProvider<Configuration>((ref) async {
  final content = json.decode(
    await rootBundle.loadString('assets/configurations.json'),
  ) as Map<String, Object?>;

  return Configuration.fromJson(content);
});

Then, the UI can listen to configurations like so:

Widget build(BuildContext context, WidgetRef ref) {
  AsyncValue<Configuration> config = ref.watch(configProvider);

  return config.when(
    loading: () => const CircularProgressIndicator(),
    error: (err, stack) => Text('Error: $err'),
    data: (config) {
      return Text(config.host);
    },
  );
}

This will automatically rebuild the UI when the Future completes.

As you can see, listening to a FutureProvider inside a widget returns an AsyncValue – which allows handling the error/loading states.

See also:

Implementation

AutoDisposeFutureProvider(
  this._create, {
  String? name,
  this.dependencies,
  Family? from,
  Object? argument,
}) : super(name: name, from: from, argument: argument);