flutter_model_assert 0.0.8

Early runtime validator for backend JSON responses to prevent type crashes and detect API contract mismatches in Flutter.

FlutterModelAssert

A lightweight, runtime API contract validator for Flutter that prevents silent backend changes from crashing your app due to unexpected type or structure mismatches.

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❗ Problem it solves

Flutter apps rely on predefined Dart models to parse API responses.
When backend teams update an API field type (e.g., int → double, double → String, int → String, or rename/remove keys), Flutter throws errors like:

This causes:

• App crashes at runtime
• API parsing failures
• Broken UI or infinite loading states
• Time-consuming debugging to find the exact mismatched field

FlutterModelAssert detects these issues early and safely before parsing, giving clear error reports so developers can fix instantly.

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✨ Features

• Validates required keys in JSON responses
• Compares backend response types vs expected Dart model types
• Supports nested JSON validation
• Prevents runtime crashes by failing safely
• Provides exact field mismatch reports
• No code generation, no reflection (dart:mirrors) needed
• Ideal for QA, staging, and debug builds
• Works with http, Dio, or any JSON source

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🚀 Installation

Add to pubspec.yaml:

dependencies:
  flutter_model_assert: ^0.0.1


# FlutterModelAssert

A **build-time + runtime contract validator** that detects backend API type
regressions in Flutter **before your app crashes**.

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## ❓ The Problem

You receive this error:

#usage

1️⃣ Annotate Your Model (ONE TIME)
import 'package:flutter_model_assert/flutter_model_assert.dart';

@ModelAssert()
class Order {
  int? status;
  Address? address;
  List<Items>? items;
}

2️⃣ Run Code Generation (ONE TIME)
flutter pub run build_runner build or dart run build_runner build


3️⃣ Validate Backend Response (ONLY WHEN DEBUGGING)
final json = response.data as Map<String, dynamic>;

final result =
    FlutterModelAssert.validate<Order>(json);

if (!result.isValid) {
  debugPrint(result.prettyPrint());
  return null; // prevent crash
}

return Order.fromJson(json);


🧪 Sample Output
🚨 API Contract Broken

❗ status
   Expected: int?
   Received: String ("2")

❗ user.country.id
   Expected: int?
   Received: double (10.5)

❗ items[3].qty
   Expected: int?
   Received: String ("5")