expandable_content_list 0.0.3

A Flutter package for creating expandable content sections with customizable styling and animations

Expandable Content List

A powerful and flexible Flutter package for displaying expandable sections of grouped content with smooth animations and customizable styling. Perfect for building modern, interactive UIs with collapsible content sections.

🌟 Features

• 📦 Grouped Content Display: Organize content into logical sections with expandable/collapsible functionality
• 🎯 Smart Item Limiting: Show a limited number of items initially with "See More/Less" toggle
• 🎨 Highly Customizable:
  • Custom section headers
  • Custom item builders
  • Customizable text styles and colors
  • Flexible layout options
• ⚡ Performance Optimized: Built with Flutter's best practices for smooth scrolling and animations
• 📱 Responsive Design: Works seamlessly across different screen sizes
• 🎭 Rich Styling Options:
  • Custom toggle button styles
  • Custom section header builders
  • Custom item builders
  • Custom separators

🌟 Visual Preview

📦 Installation

Add the package to your pubspec.yaml:

dependencies:
  expandable_content_list: ^0.0.3

Or run:

flutter pub add expandable_content_list

🚀 Quick Start

import 'package:expandable_content_list/expandable_content_list.dart';

// Define your section model
class Section<T> {
  final String id;
  final String title;
  final List<T> items;
  
  const Section({
    required this.id,
    required this.title,
    required this.items,
  });
}

// Use the widget
ExpandableContentSection<ListItem, Section<ListItem>>(
  sections: [
    Section(
      id: '1',
      title: 'Featured Products',
      items: [
        ListItem(
          id: '1',
          title: 'Product 1',
          description: 'Description 1',
        ),
        // More items...
      ],
    ),
  ],
  limit: 2,
  seeMoreText: 'View All Products',
  seeLessText: 'Show Less',
  onItemTap: (item) {
    // Handle item tap
  },
);

🎨 Advanced Usage

Custom Section Header

ExpandableContentSection(
  // ... other properties
  sectionHeaderBuilder: (section) {
    return Container(
      padding: const EdgeInsets.all(16),
      decoration: BoxDecoration(
        gradient: LinearGradient(
          colors: [Colors.blue.withOpacity(0.1), Colors.blue.withOpacity(0.05)],
        ),
        borderRadius: BorderRadius.circular(12),
      ),
      child: Row(
        children: [
          Icon(Icons.category),
          SizedBox(width: 12),
          Text(
            section.title,
            style: TextStyle(
              fontSize: 18,
              fontWeight: FontWeight.bold,
            ),
          ),
        ],
      ),
    );
  },
);

Custom Item Builder

ExpandableContentSection(
  // ... other properties
  itemBuilder: (item) => Card(
    margin: const EdgeInsets.symmetric(vertical: 4),
    child: ListTile(
      title: Text(item.title),
      subtitle: Text(item.description),
      trailing: Icon(Icons.chevron_right),
    ),
  ),
);

⚙️ API Reference

ExpandableContentSection Properties

Property	Type	Description
sections	List<S>	List of sections to display
limit	int	Number of items to show initially
seeMoreText	String	Text for the expand button
seeLessText	String	Text for the collapse button
onItemTap	Function(T)	Callback when an item is tapped
toggleButtonStyle	ButtonStyle	Style for the toggle button
toggleButtonTextStyle	TextStyle	Style for the toggle button text
toggleButtonAlignment	Alignment	Alignment of the toggle button
itemBuilder	Widget Function(T)	Custom builder for items
sectionHeaderBuilder	Widget Function(S)	Custom builder for section headers

🎯 Use Cases

• Course content organization
• Product category listings
• FAQ sections
• News article categories
• Task lists with priorities
• Playlist organization
• Documentation sections

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

1. Fork the repository
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some amazing feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
5. Open a Pull Request

📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.