api_request_handler 0.0.1

A package for handling API requests with Dio with cache functionality and auto cancel duplicate requests.

API Service

A lightweight and efficient Dart/Flutter package for handling API requests with optional response caching. Ideal for apps that need consistent, streamlined API access with performance optimization via local cache storage.

✨ Features

• Simple API request handling using Dio
• Built-in request caching support
• Automatic duplicate request cancellation
• Support for GET, POST, PUT, DELETE, and other HTTP methods
• Easily pluggable into any Flutter project
• Customizable cache expiry

🚀 Getting started

Prerequisites

• Flutter 3.10+
• Add api_service to your pubspec.yaml:

dependencies:
  api_service:
    path: ../path_to/api_service

Initialization

ApiService.initialize(
  baseUrl: 'https://api.example.com',
  enableLogging: true,
  cacheEnabled: true,
);

📦 Usage

final response = await ApiService.get('/users', queryParameters: {
  'page': 1,
});

// Optional: Clear specific cache
ApiService.clearCache('/users');

// Optional: Refresh request
final refreshed = await ApiService.get('/users', forceRefresh: true);

📁 Example

See the /example directory for a working Flutter integration demo.

📚 Additional information

• This package uses Hive for caching (can be extended to other solutions).
• Issues and contributions are welcome.
• For suggestions or help, reach out to the package maintainer.