consumer 2.3.1 copy "consumer: ^2.3.1" to clipboard
consumer: ^2.3.1 copied to clipboard

consumer is like react-consumer state manage, use Stream at dart, consumer have memo and shoudWidgetUpdate function to intercept update.

consumer #

中文文档

Please use this: obx, obx is better to consumer.

consumer is like react-consumer state manage, use Stream at dart.

Feature #

  • consumer only use StatelessWidget create full app.
  • consumer not need Provider at root Widget.
  • consumer can ease create sub StateManager at detail modules.
  • consumer use memo to intercept update, like react.Hooks.
  • consumer is tiny and ease use, only 2 API:
    • setState
    • build

API Document:

If your need use old API, please use consumer: 0.1.4;

Install consumer #

Change pubspec.yaml:

dependencies:
  consumer: ^2.3.0

Getting Started #

It's Flutter default example, we use Consumer change StateFulWidget to StatelessWidget:

import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
void main() => runApp(MyApp());

// *** definition a state ***
class ExampleState {
  int counter = 0;
}

// *** create a consumer ***
var consumer = Consumer(ExampleState());

class MyApp extends StatelessWidget {
  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return MaterialApp(
      title: 'Flutter Demo',
      theme: ThemeData(
        primarySwatch: Colors.blue,
      ),
      home: MyHomePage(title: 'Consumer Demo Home Page'),
    );
  }
}

class MyHomePage extends StatelessWidget {
  MyHomePage({Key key, this.title}) : super(key: key);

  final String title;

  _incrementCounter() {
    // *** Update some widget ***
    consumer.setState((state) => state.counter++);
  }

  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    print('only run once');

    return Scaffold(
      appBar: AppBar(
        title: Text(title),
      ),
      body: Center(
        child: Column(
          mainAxisAlignment: MainAxisAlignment.center,
          children: <Widget>[
            Text(
              'You have pushed the button this many times:',
            ),
            // *** Use consumer.build connect to widget ***
            consumer.build(
              (ctx, state) {
              return Text(
                  state.counter.toString(),
                  style: Theme.of(context).textTheme.headline4,
                );
              },
              // 需要声明 consumer.build 中使用过的 state 属性
              memo:(state)=>[state.counter],
            ),
          ],
        ),
      ),
      floatingActionButton: FloatingActionButton(
        onPressed: _incrementCounter,
        tooltip: 'Increment',
        child: Icon(Icons.add),
      ),
    );
  }
}

About memo detail #

If your project have very many state's subscribe, use memo can significantly improved performance.

memo param is learn by react.Hooks, there have some example:

If we have two consumer.build widget:

// *** definition a state ***
class ExampleState {
  int age = 0;
  String name = 'dog';
}

// *** create a consumer ***
var consumer = Consumer(ExampleState());

Column(
  children: <Widget>[
    consumer.build((ctx, state) {
        print('Update when state.age change');
        return Text(
          state.age.toString(),
          style: Theme.of(context).textTheme.headline4,
        );
      },
      memo: (state) => [state.age],
    ),
    consumer.build((ctx, state) {
        print('Update when state.name change');
        return Text(
          state.name,
          style: Theme.of(context).textTheme.headline4,
        );
      },
      memo: (state) => [state.name],
    ),
  ],
);

We update state.name, Only update use memo: (state) => [state.name] the widget:

consumer.setState((state){
  state.name = 'cat';
});

Full example with consumer #

lib/consumer.dart

import 'package:consumer/consumer.dart';

class ExampleState {
  int counter = 0;
  String time = DateTime.now().toString();
}

var consumer = Consumer(ExampleState());

lib/main.dart: use consumer

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

void main() => runApp(MyApp());

class MyApp extends StatelessWidget {
  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return MaterialApp(
      title: 'Material App',
      theme: ThemeData(primaryColor: Colors.blue),
      home: Scaffold(
        appBar: AppBar(
          title: Text("hello"),
        ),
        body: Center(
          child: Column(
            mainAxisAlignment: MainAxisAlignment.center,
            children: [
              Text('counter:'),
              consumer.build(
                (ctx, state) {
                  print("update state.counter");
                  return Text(
                    state.counter.toString(),
                    style: Theme.of(ctx).textTheme.headline4,
                  );
                },
                memo: (state) => [state.counter],
              ),
              Container(
                child: TextButton(
                  onPressed: () {
                    consumer.setState((state) {
                      state.counter += 1;
                    });
                  },
                  child: Text("Only Change counter",
                      style: TextStyle(fontSize: 24)),
                ),
                margin: EdgeInsets.only(top: 20, bottom: 40),
              ),
              Text('time:'),
              consumer.build(
                (ctx, state) {
                  print("update state.time");
                  return Text(
                    state.time.toString(),
                    style: Theme.of(ctx).textTheme.headline4,
                  );
                },
                memo: (state) => [state.time],
              ),
              Container(
                child: TextButton(
                  onPressed: () {
                    consumer.setState((state) {
                      state.time = DateTime.now().toString();
                    });
                  },
                  child:
                      Text("Only Change time", style: TextStyle(fontSize: 24)),
                ),
                margin: EdgeInsets.only(top: 20),
              ),
            ],
          ),
        ),
      ),
    );
  }
}

Why not update widget before consumer.setState? #

Maybe your use state.name, bug memo not subscribe state.name:

Center(
  child: consumer.build((ctx, state) {
      return Text(
        state.name,
        style: Theme.of(context).textTheme.display1,
      );
    },
    memo: (state) => [state.age],
  ),
);

Maybe memo not return anything:

Center(
  child: consumer.build((ctx, state) {
      return Text(
        state.name,
        style: Theme.of(context).textTheme.display1,
      );
    },
    memo: (state) => [],
  ),
);

Maybe your only change List or Map, bu not set new List or Map:

class ExampleState {
  List<String> names = ['dog', 'cat'];
}

var consumer = Consumer(ExampleState());

Center(
  child: consumer.build((ctx, state) {
      return Text(
        state.names[0],
        style: Theme.of(context).textTheme.display1,
      );
    },
    memo: (state) => [state.names],
  ),
);

// Error update:
Consumer.setState((state){
  state.names[0] = 'fish'
});

// right update:
Consumer.setState((state){
  List<String> names = [...state.names];
  names[0] = 'fish'
  state.names = names;
});

State Skills #

If your need change data before update, you can add function props at State.

This have change List data's example:

// *** definition a state ***
class ExampleState {
  int lastChangeNamesIndex;
  List<String> names = ['dog', 'cat'];

  changeNameAt(int index, String name) {
    lastChangeNamesIndex = index;
    List<String> nextNames = [...names];
    nextNames[index] = name;
    names = nextNames;
  }
}

var consumer = Consumer(ExampleState());

Center(
  child: consumer.build((ctx, state) {
      return Text(
        state.names[state.lastChangeNamesIndex],
        style: Theme.of(context).textTheme.display1,
      );
    },
    memo: (state) => [state.names, state.lastChangeNamesIndex],
  ),
);

// ease update names and lastChangeNamesIndex
consumer.setState((state){
  state.changeNameAt(0, 'monkey');
})

That's all #

Thank you read and use consumer

3
likes
120
pub points
79%
popularity

Publisher

unverified uploader

consumer is like react-consumer state manage, use Stream at dart, consumer have memo and shoudWidgetUpdate function to intercept update.

Repository (GitHub)
View/report issues

Documentation

API reference

License

BSD-2-Clause (LICENSE)

Dependencies

flutter

More

Packages that depend on consumer