auto_shimmer_animate 0.2.1

A Flutter package that automatically converts existing widget trees into animated shimmer skeleton loading states.

Changelog

0.2.1

• Improved default shimmer visibility with softer base colors, a white moving highlight, and tuned sweep timing.
• Added selective child painting controls with onlyChildShimmer and blockChildShimmer.
• Improved shimmer rendering so parent surfaces and child skeleton details stay visible together.
• Improved card/container skeleton handling for nested child layouts.
• Expanded tests for default shimmer values, nested container rendering, child skeleton modes, aurora configuration, and switch list tiles.
• Reworked the example app around one shared product item with tabs for all package features.
• Replaced the old README/pub.dev GIF set with the new tab-based example GIFs.
• Updated the README use cases with side-by-side previews and compact code-only examples.

0.2.0

• Added the built-in AutoShimmerLayer animation renderer.
• Added AutoShimmerEffect with sweep, raw gradient, pulse, and aurora effects.
• Added effect support to AutoShimmerAnimate, AutoShimmerStateAnimate, and AutoShimmerConfig.
• Aligned default shimmer colors, gradient stops, bounds, and duration with the intended package style.
• Removed the shimmer_animation dependency from pubspec.yaml.
• Removed Shimmer and ShimmerDirection re-exports from the public API.
• Removed unnecessary uses-material-design from pubspec.yaml.
• Added SwitchListTile skeleton transformation support.
• Improved card surface painting for custom ShapeBorder values.
• Added a regression test for skeletonizing a Container inside Expanded.
• Updated the example with an aurora tab ready for screen recording.
• Replaced the old demo screenshot with separate default, custom color, state, custom builder, and aurora GIFs.
• Reworked the README with side-by-side use cases, effect, theme, state, builder, and example guidance.

0.1.1

• Fixed default shimmer highlight to use soft light grey instead of harsh pure white.
• Reduced default highlight width for more subtle shimmer animation.
• Added loadingBuilder parameter for custom loading UI (skips auto-skeleton generation).
• Clarified shimmerBuilder usage: wraps generated skeleton with custom animation only.
• Improved color behavior: user-provided colors are always respected exactly.
• Updated README with custom loading UI and shimmer animation builder examples.

0.1.0

• Added layered skeleton rendering.
• Added childBaseColor customization.
• Added layeredSkeleton toggle.
• Improved default shimmer appearance.
• Improved container, card, image, icon and text skeleton rendering.
• Improved default shimmer color contrast.
• Added synchronized per-element shimmer animation.
• Added highlightOpacity and highlightWidth tuning.
• Improved shared shimmer gradient alignment.
• Kept optional color overrides default-safe.

0.0.2

• Removed third-party shimmer animation dependency.
• Added built-in shimmer animation engine.
• Added repeatDelay support.
• Added internal shimmer direction enum.
• Improved package independence and maintainability.

0.0.1

Added

• Initial release of auto_shimmer_animate.
• AutoShimmerAnimate for boolean loading states.
• AutoShimmerStateAnimate<T> for enum, string, object, and custom state values.
• AutoShimmerTheme and AutoShimmerConfig for subtree defaults.
• Automatic skeleton conversion for common Flutter widgets.
• Custom shimmer builder support.
• Runnable example application and pub.dev demo GIF.