fast_contacts 0.1.0

A faster way of accessing device's contacts list

fast_contacts

A much faster alternative to contacts_service and flutter_contact for reading the device's contact book.

This plugin uses recommended approaches on both platforms to achieve optimal query performance.

Usage

To use this plugin, add fast_contacts as a dependency in your pubspec.yaml file.

Permissions

Android

Add the following permission to your AndroidManifest.xml:

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_CONTACTS" />  

iOS

Set the NSContactsUsageDescription in your Info.plist file

<key>NSContactsUsageDescription</key>  
<string>Description of why you need the contacts permission.</string>  

Note fast_contacts doesn't handle permissions. Use special plugins (like permission_handler) to ask for the permission before accessing contacts.

Example

// Import package  
import 'package:fast_contacts/fast_contacts.dart';  

// Get all contacts
final contacts = await FastContacts.allContacts;

// Get first contact's image (thumbnail)
final thumbnail = await FastContacts.getContactImage(contacts[0].id);

// Get first contact's image (full size)
final thumbnail = await FastContacts.getContactImage(contacts[0].id, size: ContactImageSize.fullSize);

For a more complete usage example, see example project.

Limitations

• Currently, only basic contact info (id, displayName, phones) is fetched for each contact. A custom projection support is planned for the future (PR's are welcome!).

Performance