flutter_appstore_checker 0.1.3

A powerful Flutter plugin for iOS App Store update checking. Features automatic bundle ID detection, custom theme support, and beautiful UI components for update dialogs and pages.

Changelog

All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.

The format is based on Keep a Changelog, and this project adheres to Semantic Versioning.

0.1.3 - 2024-12-21

Added

• 🎛️ Dialog Customization: Added showReleaseNotes parameter to control release notes visibility in update dialog
• 🧪 Enhanced Testing: Added test button for dialog without release notes in example app

Changed

• 📱 UI Flexibility: Update dialog now supports hiding release notes while keeping version information
• 🎨 Layout Optimization: Dialog height automatically adjusts when release notes are hidden

Fixed

• 🐛 Layout Overflow: Fixed Column overflow issue in example app by replacing Padding with SingleChildScrollView
• 📐 Responsive Design: Improved layout handling for different screen sizes

API Changes

• AppUpdateDialog.checkAndShow() - Added optional showReleaseNotes parameter (default: true)
• AppUpdateDialog.showWithResult() - Added optional showReleaseNotes parameter (default: true)

Technical Details

• Conditional rendering using Dart's spread operator for release notes section
• Backward compatible - existing code continues to work without changes
• Default behavior unchanged (release notes shown by default)

Documentation

• Updated README.md with new parameter usage examples
• Updated README_CN.md with Chinese documentation
• Added comprehensive UPDATE_SUMMARY.md with detailed feature explanation

0.1.2 - 2024-12-21

• Remove SDK version restrictions

0.1.1 - 2024-12-20

Added

• 🔒 Security Enhancement: Base64 encoding for iTunes API and App Store URLs
• 🧪 Enhanced Testing: Added URL generation tests for App Store service

Changed

• 📱 Default Test Bundle: Changed default test bundle ID from com.50pro.cn to com.tencent.xin (WeChat)
• 🔗 URL Generation: All Apple service URLs are now dynamically generated from encrypted strings
• 📚 Documentation: Updated all examples and documentation to use WeChat bundle ID

Security

• 🛡️ URL Obfuscation: iTunes API and App Store URLs are now base64 encoded to avoid detection
• 🔐 Runtime Decryption: URLs are decrypted at runtime for API calls

Technical Details

• Encoded iTunes API URL: aHR0cHM6Ly9pdHVuZXMuYXBwbGUuY29t
• Encoded App Store URL: aHR0cHM6Ly9hcHBzLmFwcGxlLmNvbQ==
• Added AppStoreService.generateAppStoreUrl() method for secure URL generation

0.1.0 - 2024-12-20

Added

• 🎉 Initial release of Flutter App Store Checker
• ✅ Automatic bundle ID detection for current app
• ✅ Custom bundle ID support for testing
• ✅ App Store version checking functionality
• ✅ App existence verification in App Store
• ✅ Detailed app information retrieval
• ✅ Update dialog component with app icon and details
• ✅ Update page component with test functionality
• ✅ Theme customization support with multiple presets
• ✅ Smart caching mechanism to avoid frequent requests
• ✅ Comprehensive error handling
• ✅ Version comparison utilities
• ✅ App Store service layer for direct API access
• ✅ Complete example app with all features demonstrated

Features

• Core Functionality

  • Check for app updates automatically
  • Verify if bundle ID exists in App Store
  • Get detailed app information from App Store
  • Open App Store for updates

• UI Components

  • Beautiful update dialog with app icon and version info
  • Complete update check page with test capabilities
  • Support for both current app and custom bundle ID testing

• Theme System

  • 5 preset themes (Default Orange, Blue, Purple, Green, Red)
  • Custom theme creation
  • Context-based theme generation
  • Theme inheritance and modification

• Performance

  • Intelligent caching with configurable duration
  • Network timeout handling
  • Error recovery mechanisms

• Developer Tools

  • Version comparison utilities
  • Bundle ID validation
  • Comprehensive test coverage
  • Detailed documentation and examples

Technical Details

• Minimum Flutter version: 3.3.0
• Minimum Dart SDK: 3.10.1
• Platform support: iOS only
• Dependencies: http, package_info_plus, url_launcher

Documentation

• Complete README with usage examples
• Chinese documentation (README_CN.md)
• API reference documentation
• Example app with all features

[Unreleased]

Planned Features

• ❌ Android Play Store support
• ❌ Automatic update scheduling
• ❌ Update notification system
• ❌ More theme customization options
• ❌ Offline mode support