flutter_app_size_reducer 2.0.0

A comprehensive Flutter development toolkit for app size optimization, dependency analysis, code cleanup, and developer productivity.

CHANGELOG

2.0.0 Major Revamp 🎉

This is a major release with significant new features and improvements!

🚀 New Features

• Enhanced CLI Experience - Beautiful colored output with mason_logger

  • Interactive configuration prompts
  • Progress indicators for long-running operations
  • Better error messages and help system
  • Global flags: --json, --version, --no-color, --verbose

• Dependency Analysis - NEW powerful dependency management

  • Detect unused dependencies in pubspec.yaml
  • Show package information from pub.dev
  • Interactive cleanup prompts
  • Support for both dependencies and dev_dependencies

• Improved Configuration System

  • Strongly-typed configuration model with JSON serialization
  • Comprehensive sections for assets, dependencies, code, build, and reporting
  • Automatic migration from v1 to v2 config format
  • Interactive configuration setup during init

• Enhanced Analysis Command

  • Multiple analysis types: --type=assets, --type=dependencies, --type=all
  • Export analysis results to JSON: --export=report.json
  • Better formatted output with statistics

🛠️ Improvements

• Redesigned command structure with categorized help
• Better progress indicators
• More informative output
• Improved error handling
• Added command aliases (analyze for analyse)
• Added short command name fasr for easier CLI usage
• Support for global activation via dart pub global activate

⚠️ Breaking Changes

• Configuration file format changed from simple JSON to comprehensive YAML sections
• analyse command API changed (added new parameters)
• Programmatic API analyze() method signature changed

📝 Migration Guide

To migrate from v1.x to v2.0:

1. Backup your old config: cp flutter_app_size_reducer.yaml flutter_app_size_reducer.yaml.backup
2. Re-initialize: dart run flutter_app_size_reducer init
3. Or manually update your config to the new format (see README for structure)

The new configuration format provides much more control and new features!

1.0.4

• Added GIF support to the optimizer.
• Added a new flag to the analyse command to export the report to a JSON file.

1.0.3

• Improved error handling for corrupted or invalid image files during optimization.
• Enhanced performance of asset analysis for large projects with 1000+ assets.
• Fixed issue where exclude patterns were not applied correctly to nested directories.
• Added progress indicators for long-running operations in CLI mode.
• Updated documentation with troubleshooting section and common issues.

1.0.2

• Fixed bug where WebP images were not being properly optimized.
• Improved asset path resolution for Windows platform.
• Added validation for configuration file to provide helpful error messages.
• Fixed issue with dry-run mode not showing correct file paths.
• Enhanced CLI output formatting for better readability.

1.0.1

• Fixed missing dependency declaration in pubspec.yaml.
• Corrected asset size calculation to use actual file size in bytes.
• Fixed issue where init command would overwrite existing configuration file without warning.
• Improved error messages when asset directories don't exist.
• Updated example app with more comprehensive usage scenarios.

0.0.1

• Initial stable release of flutter_app_size_reducer.
• Added comprehensive asset analysis functionality to identify unused and large assets.
• Implemented asset cleaning feature to remove unused assets from Flutter projects.
• Introduced asset optimization capabilities with configurable quality settings.
• Added flexible configuration system through flutter_app_size_reducer.yaml file.
• Provided CLI interface with commands: init, analyse, clean, and optimize.
• Exposed programmatic API for integration into existing Flutter tooling and workflows.
• Included detailed reporting system for asset analysis results.
• Added support for multiple image formats: PNG, JPG, JPEG, GIF, and WebP.
• Implemented exclude patterns to skip specific files or directories.
• Added dry-run mode for safe testing before actual cleanup.
• Provided comprehensive documentation and usage examples.
• Included example application demonstrating all features.
• Added test coverage for core functionality.

Features

• Asset Analysis: Scans project directories to find unused and oversized assets
• Asset Cleaning: Safely removes unused assets with dry-run option
• Asset Optimization: Reduces image file sizes while maintaining visual quality
• Configuration: Customizable settings via YAML configuration file
• CLI Tools: Easy-to-use command-line interface for all operations
• Programmatic API: Integrate functionality into custom build scripts or tools