essential_utils 0.0.1

Essential Utils: A comprehensive suite of utilities designed to enhance Flutter development. This package includes DateUtils for efficient date handling, StringUtils for advanced string operations, an [...]

Essential Utils

Overview

Essential Utils is a robust suite of utilities designed to enhance the development experience in Flutter projects. With DateUtils, StringUtils, and ColorUtils, this package provides developers with the tools needed to handle dates, strings, and colors more effectively and efficiently. Reduce boilerplate, ensure UI consistency, and improve accessibility with minimal effort.

Features

• DateUtils: Functions to format dates and calculate relative times.
• StringUtils: Enhanced string manipulation capabilities including capitalization and palindrome checks.
• ColorUtils: Tools to generate Material color swatches and determine optimal text colors based on background luminance.

Getting Started

Installation

To add FlutterToolkit to your Flutter project, include it in your pubspec.yaml file:

dependencies:
  flutter_toolkit: ^1.0.0

Then run the following command to install the package: flutter pub get

Importing

To use the utilities in your project, simply import the package:

import 'package:flutter_toolkit/flutter_toolkit.dart';

Usage

DateUtils

DateTime now = DateTime.now();
String formattedDate = DateUtils.formatAsUsDate(now);
String timeAgo = DateUtils.timeAgoSinceDate(now.subtract(Duration(days: 1)));

StringUtils

String capitalized = StringUtils.capitalizeWords("hello world");
bool isPalindrome = StringUtils.isPalindrome("racecar");

ColorUtils

Color primaryColor = Color(0xFF6A1B9A);
MaterialColor materialColor = ColorUtils.createMaterialColor(primaryColor);
Color fontColor = ColorUtils.getBestFontColor(primaryColor);

License

Essential Utils is available under the MIT license. For more information, see the LICENSE file in the repository.