live_game_lib 0.0.4

A Game Libary for creating live multiplayergames with flutter and firebase very fast and easy.

Live Game Library

A Flutter Library for creating Games fast

Getting Started

1. Setup your Firebase project and add it to project
2. Setup you real time database real time database
3. Import this library and create your list of games

import 'package:example/games/guess_the_word.dart';
import 'package:live_game_lib/backend/game_prefab.dart';
Map<String, Game> games = {

    "my first game": Game(
        "my first game",
        myFirstGameScreen,
        usesLobby: true,
        canPostjoin: true,
    ),
};

4. Create your First Game Call Function in another File

import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
import 'package:live_game_lib/backend/room.dart';
Widget myFirstGameScreen(BuildContext context, Room r) {
    String textDatabase = r.getString("syncedString") ?? "";
    return return Scaffold(
        appBar: AppBar(
        title: const Text("Synced Text Field"),
        ),
        body: Center (
            TextFormField(
                initialValue: textDatabase,
                onChanged: (text) {
                    r.set("syncedString", text);
                },
            )
        )   
    )
}

5. Create Your Game Manager in your main file

import 'package:example/firebase_options.dart';
import 'package:example/gamelist.dart';
import 'package:firebase_core/firebase_core.dart';
import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
import 'package:live_game_lib/backend/gamemanager.dart';


GameManager? inst;
void main() async {
  WidgetsFlutterBinding.ensureInitialized();
  await Firebase.initializeApp(options: DefaultFirebaseOptions.currentPlatform);
  inst = GameManager(games: games);
  runApp(const MyApp());
}

class MyApp extends StatelessWidget {
  const MyApp({super.key});

  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return MaterialApp(
      debugShowCheckedModeBanner: false,
      title: 'Live Games Demo',
      theme: ThemeData(
        colorScheme: ColorScheme.fromSeed(seedColor: Colors.deepPurple),
        useMaterial3: true,
      ),
      initialRoute: '/',
      routes: inst?.routes
    );

  }
}

6. For more examples, see the example project in the example folder