flutter_bin 2.0.0

A Flutter plugin to retrieve metadata (version, product name, and more) from binary files on desktop platforms. Supports Windows and macOS.

2.0.0

• BREAKING:

  • getBinaryFileVersion (and the version metadata field) now returns a semantic version (major.minor.patch) on all platforms. On Windows the trailing revision of the PE file version is dropped (e.g. 6.2.26100.8521 → 6.2.26100).

• Fix:

  • Windows: getBinaryFileVersion now returns null (previously false) for files without version information, matching the documented contract.
  • Windows: a non-string filePath argument now returns an INVALID_ARGUMENT error instead of crashing the plugin.

• Improvements:

  • Documented the method-channel key contract; the Dart BinaryFileMetadataJsonKey enum is the single source of truth for the metadata keys.
  • Internal refactors: shared version-info loader (Windows) and shared Info.plist loader (macOS), with no change in behavior.

• Tooling:

  • Added a Windows native unit-test harness (GoogleTest) and real macOS XCTests.
  • Added CI (GitHub Actions) running Dart analyze/test, the Windows gtest suite, and the macOS XCTest suite on every push and pull request.

1.1.3

• Update:
  • update license

1.1.2

• Update:
  • update license

1.1.1

• Fix:
  • improvement of typos

1.1.0

• Added macOS platform support:
  • Retrieve file version information from macOS binary files
  • Extract metadata from Info.plist files in macOS applications
  • Support for both .app bundles and standalone binaries

1.0.0

Initial release of the flutter_bin plugin.

• Features:

  • Get basic version information from binary files on Windows
  • Get comprehensive metadata from Windows binary files including:
    • Product name
    • File description
    • Legal copyright
    • Original filename
    • Company name
  • Support for file path input or FilePicker selection
  • Cross-platform API design (currently implemented for Windows)

• Platforms:

  • Windows: Full implementation
  • Other platforms: API ready but not implemented yet