custom_search_bar 0.0.3

Experience total control over both the search bar and app bar UI.

customSearchBar

customSearchBar is a package that empowers you to have full control over both the search bar and app bar UI in your app's search screen. With customSearchBar, you can Effortlessly filter search results based on user input and preferences while customizing the app bar and search bar according to your preferences.

Features

• Customizable App Bar: Enjoy complete control over the design of your app bar, making your search screen truly unique.
• Refined Result Filtering: Effortlessly filter search results based on user input and preferences.

Installation

Add the following line to your pubspec.yaml file:

dependencies:
  custom_search_bar: # Use the latest version

Usage

Import the package

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

Basic example

the following will use default appBar and failure built by this package

class HomeScreen extends StatelessWidget {
  const HomeScreen({super.key});

  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return Scaffold(
      appBar: AppBar(
        title: PreferredSize(
          preferredSize: const Size(double.infinity, 50.0),
          child: AppBar(
            elevation: 0.0,
            title: const Text('Search Bar Without Customization'),
            actions: [
              Padding(
                padding: const EdgeInsets.all(8.0),
                child: InkWell(
                  child: const Icon(Icons.search),
                  onTap: () => showSearchForCustomiseSearchDelegate<User>(
                    context: context,
                    delegate: SearchScreen<User>(
                      itemStartsWith: true,
                      hintText: 'search here',
                      items: users,
                      filter: (user) => [user.name],
                      itemBuilder: (user) => ListTile(title: Text(user)),
                    ),
                  ),
                ),
              )
            ],
          ),
        ),
      ),
      body: const Center(
        child: Text('The body.'),
      ),
    );
  }
}

Implement the CustomSearchBar

Built the AppBar the way want, AppBar widget is not necessary. provide the appBarBuilder parameters to the TextField

class HomeScreen extends StatelessWidget {
  const HomeScreen({super.key});

  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return Scaffold(
      appBar: AppBar(
        title: PreferredSize(
          preferredSize: const Size(double.infinity, 50.0),
          child: AppBar(
            elevation: 0.0,
            title: const Text('Search Bar With Customization'),
            actions: [
              Padding(
                padding: const EdgeInsets.all(8.0),
                child: InkWell(
                  child: const Icon(Icons.search),
                  onTap: () => showSearchForCustomiseSearchDelegate<User>(
                    context: context,
                    delegate: SearchScreen<User>(
                      itemStartsWith: true,
                      hintText: 'search here',
                      items: users,
                      filter: (user) => [user.name],
                      itemBuilder: (user) => ListTile(title: Text(user.name)),
                      failure: const Center(
                        child: Text('no items found'),
                      ),
                      appBarBuilder: (
                        controller,
                        onSubmitted,
                        textInputAction,
                        focusNode,
                      ) {
                        return PreferredSize(
                          preferredSize: const Size(double.infinity, 50),
                          child: AppBar(
                            title: TextField(
                              controller: controller,
                              onSubmitted: onSubmitted,
                              textInputAction: textInputAction,
                              focusNode: focusNode,
                            ),
                            actions: [
                              InkWell(
                                onTap: () => onSubmitted(controller.text),
                                child: const Icon(Icons.search),
                              )
                            ],
                          ),
                        );
                      },
                    ),
                  ),
                ),
              )
            ],
          ),
        ),
      ),
      body: const Center(
        child: Text('The body.'),
      ),
    );
  }
}

Issues and Contributions

Please feel free to report any issues or bugs you encounter. Contributions and pull requests are also welcome!

License

This package is open-source and available under the MIT License.