flutter_addons 3.0.0-dev

A productivity-boosting micro-extension framework for Flutter. Build responsive, theme-aware apps up to 7x faster with easy, reusable add-ons.

3.0.0-dev

Added

• UiListTile widget: fully customizable list tile with .standard and .compact variants.
• PixelPerfectGridOverlay: visual grid overlay for design debugging.
• _ScopeWrapper enhancements: optional debug grid and improved debug banner.

Changed

• Refactored widgets and extensions for improved performance, readability, and maintainability.
• Core widgets now support optional debug tools for faster UI testing.

Fixed

• Grid overlay painting issues in debug mode.
• Proper initialization of screen and layout info in ResponsiveScope.

2.5.0

Added

• UiAvatar widget for circular avatars with optional status indicators.
• UiAccordion widget for expandable/collapsible panels.
• UiDrawer widget for modern navigation drawer.
• Updated documentation for navigation extensions.

Changed

• Renamed Frame class to DesignFrame for clarity.
• Optimized code across widgets and extensions for performance and readability.

Fixed

• Minor layout and ui issues in entrypoint and other ui components.

2.4.5

• Add UI Components.
• Added UIFlatButton components.
• Added UIOTPScreen for otp field.
• Added UITextFiled and more ui pack.
• Replace .s with .gap for sizebox.

2.4.3

• Added LifecycleManager for managing app lifecycle.
• Added Keyboard visbility Controller.

2.4.2

• Added UiListview ui component
• Added toStackedAvatars for goup of circle avaters
• Grouping UIComponets as Ui prefix
• Fixed Responsive Spacing units
• Fix some validation logic.
• Supports max number for phone validation
• Introduced ThemeHelper singleton to initialize ThemeData, TextTheme, ColorScheme, and MediaQuery at app root
• Added Ui class as a global design system access point for theme, text styles, and colors without passing BuildContext
• Ensures consistent and convenient styling throughout the app
• Added documentation and usage examples for clarity

2.4.1

• Removed conflicted component
• Updated documentation

2.4.0

• Reorganized project folder structure for better scalability and upcoming phase.
• Clean separation of widgets, helpers, and theme constants.
• Ensure CoreScale re-initializes properly on every screen size/orientation change.
• Add check to only initialize or update design-based scaling when ScaleMode is design and a valid design frame is provided.
• Prevents redundant design scaling in other modes, improving performance and clarity.
• Enhances ResponsiveScope to rely on ScreenUtils for consistent screen type resolution.
• Adds safer asserts and logging for better debugging when resizing windows or using dynamic layouts.
• Optimizing core features for breaking changes
• Ensure SectionItem widgets have bounded heights to avoid overflow when used with Wrap layouts.
• Rewrote Section grouping logic for robust flex calculation per breakpoint.
• Replaced unsafe maxHeight usage with calculated viewport-based heights.
• Also documented safe usage patterns for flexible sidebar layouts.

2.3.1

• Fix: Resolved LateInitializationError during initialization.

2.3.0

What’s New:

• Introduced State addons.
• Introduced Functional Programming addons.
• Refactor Frame(w,h).
• Fixed breaking change issue.
• Fixed responsive DFlex and Wraping.
• Preaping UI componnets on V3.0

2.2.1

What’s New:

• Introduced ResponsivePage class.
• Fixed extension conflict issue.
• Fixed breaking change issue.

2.2.0

What’s New:

Added

• Introduced a Result<T, E> type for functional-style success and error handling.
• Added AppState<T> for representing loading, success, and failure states in UI.
• Implemented ExceptionHandler to standardize exception-to-error conversion across layers.
• Created extension methods for retrying failed futures and guarding async operations.
• New SizedBox Spacing sy sx
• New Frames added on designFrame, etc.

Fixed

• Fix font scaling on large screens by basing scale on reference width and clamping values
• Prevent fonts from shrinking below original size on desktop resolutions

Improved

• Enhanced error handling consistency across layers.
• Refactored data flow to follow clean architecture and functional principles.
• Simplified async logic through reusable extensions and state modeling.
• Improved terminal readability with minimal formatting

2.1.2

What’s New:

• Introduced a redesigned, customizable AppBar for improved UI consistency.
• Enhanced the CircleButton widget with improved styling and responsiveness.
• Added a reusable AvatarCircle widget for displaying user avatars and icons.
• Included a clean and minimal PageIndicator widget for onboarding and carousel screens.
• Implemented a set of Common Validators for consistent and efficient form validation.
• Introduced a flexible CustomTextField with built-in validation and optional visibility toggle.

2.1.1

Hotfix

1. Resolved lag issues and fixed crashes caused by complex widget trees.
2. Improved overall performance and stability.

2.1.0

Fixes & Improvements

1. Fixed the non-removable debugShowCheckedModeBanner flag.
2. Fixed hot-rebuild issues triggered by orientation changes.
3. Improved responsive logic to reduce unnecessary widget rebuilds in ResponsiveScope.
4. Optimized fallback behavior for MediaQuery and scaling mechanisms.
5. Updated and enhanced smart scaling logic for more accurate rendering.
6. Improved overall performance and performed a full code cleanup.
7. Introduced FlatButton again in Flutter.
8. Added support for orientation lock via internal API.
9. Introduced new SoulThemes with improved visual design.
10. Added Responsive widget and several utility extensions to simplify responsive and UI development.
11. Centeralized Default Colors in PureSoul class

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2.0.0

Major Features

• Introduced ResponsiveScope as a new root-level widget for adaptive layouts.
• Added Frame.reversed to support orientation-aware frame swapping.
• Enhanced SmartUnitUtils with orientation-aware scaling capabilities.
• Refined design frame handling using MediaQuery.orientation.
• Implemented transition animations on responsive widget rebuilds.
• Improved debug logging for orientation and screen type changes.

Refactor & Maintenance

• Renamed NavigationExtension to NavigationContextExtensions.
• Refactored ResponsiveApp to improve error handling and screen-type detection.
• Performed general code cleanup and restructuring.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed improper fallback when using invalid designFrame values.

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2.0.0-alpha.2

Features

• Added unified scaling extensions: .w, .h, .sp, and .rs for automatic context-aware scaling across Smart, Design, and Percent modes.
• Introduced .usp() for unified font scaling with smart awareness.
• Implemented _safe() execution wrapper to prevent runtime crashes during uninitialized scaling scenarios.
• Added .rs as a shorthand for responsive radius computation.

Supported Modes

• Smart: Context-aware scaling based on screen ratios and device density.
• Design: Logical pixel-to-dp mapping based on fixed mockup dimensions.
• Percent: Percentage-based scaling relative to current screen size.

Refactors

• Renamed and formatted internal extensions for naming consistency.
• Enhanced readability and simplified logic for better maintenance.

Breaking Changes

• Replaced scattered scaling access with centralized control via UnifiedScale().mode.
• Deprecated some older .scale usages; migrate to .sx, .sy, .su, .w, or .h.

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1.3.1

Fixes

• Corrected SizeBox shorthand behavior to ensure scaling aligns with design reference instead of percentage.

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1.3.0

Preparations for 2.0.0

• Upgraded Flutter SDK to 3.32 and Dart SDK to 3.8.
• Addressed breaking changes in Flutter/Dart APIs and updated all dependencies accordingly.
• Marked as the final pre-2.0.0 release, maintaining compatibility with older versions.

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1.2.5

Features

• Introduced responsive layout support to dynamically adjust UI components across screen sizes and orientations.
• Added NavigatorManager for improved navigation flow and control.

Improvements

• Enhanced layout scaling for consistency across devices.

Bug Fixes

• Resolved minor layout rendering issues and optimized overall performance.

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1.2.4

Fixes

• Removed conflicting class names to prevent runtime clashes.
• Added fake data for improved testing scenarios.

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1.2.3

Theme Engine Enhancements

• Added centralized ThemeManager for consistent theming.
• Refined the theme structure for greater flexibility.
• Introduced dynamic theme registry to support seamless theme switching.
• Improved ColorScheme integration for better UI consistency.
• Added ThemeToggleButton widget for theme interaction.

Adaptive UI

• Enhanced getFrame() to better select design dimensions based on screen type.
• Improved breakpoint detection with context.isXs, context.isSm, etc.

Custom Borders

• Added reusable extension for DottedBorder and introduced support for new border types: Triangle, Rectangle, Dotted, Dashed.
• Enabled displaying text within borders.

General Improvements

• Improved fallback text handling for failed typography initialization.
• Enhanced Flutter error reporting and asset optimization.

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1.2.2

Error Handling

• Introduced AppException and ErrorMapper for structured error control.
• Improved error logging clarity.
• Optimized image, typography, and color handling.

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1.2.1

Platform Support

• Extended native web support.
• Improved pub.dev metadata and visual representation.

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1.2.0

Soul Theme Engine

• Released the first version of the SoulThemeEngine.
• Included over 10 pre-built themes for easy customization.
• Added asynchronous extensions to enhance workflow.

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1.1.0

Improvements

• Structured theming with color palettes for consistent UI.
• Introduced CurrencyFormat utility for number formatting.

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1.0.0

Initial Release

• Launched the first stable version of Flutter Addons.
• Included core functionality and responsive features.
• Provided comprehensive documentation for usage and setup.