motion_sensors_pro 1.0.8

Flutter plugin for accessing native shake gesture detection, accelerometer, gyroscope, magnetometer, barometer, 3D attitude, pedometer, and proximity sensors.

Motion Sensors Pro

A premium, production-grade motion and environmental sensor engine for Flutter. By combining high-efficiency native gesture classification with real-time, low-latency streams for 8 physical hardware sensors, it provides developers with the ultimate API for immersive, device-aware mobile experiences. Engineered with sub-millisecond dynamic intervals, thread-safe memory mapping, and seamless Xcode Simulator mock-shake routing, it represents the new standard for motion tracking in Flutter.

1. Shake Gesture Detection (Native classification, 100% Simulator-friendly)
2. Accelerometer (Raw 3-axis acceleration including gravity)
3. User Accelerometer (Gravity mathematically subtracted by OS)
4. Gyroscope (Angular velocity/rotation speed)
5. Magnetometer (Ambient magnetic field vector)
6. Barometer (Atmospheric pressure & relative altitude changes)
7. Device Attitude (Absolute 3D orientation: Roll, Pitch, Yaw via Sensor Fusion)
8. Pedometer (Low-power hardware step counter updates)
9. Proximity Sensor (Face detection/screen proximity monitoring)

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📱 Platform Support

Android	iOS	macOS	Web	Linux	Windows
✅	✅	✅*	✅*	❌	❌

* macOS: Exposes safe fallback stream handlers that emit descriptive unsupported sensor exceptions instead of raising missing plugin channel registration errors. Programmatic mock triggers remain fully operational for unit/widget testing.

* Web: Supported on mobile web browsers (Safari, Chrome, etc.) using HTML5 DeviceMotion & DeviceOrientation APIs. Setting sampling rate/interval is currently unsupported on web due to browser constraints.

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✨ Why motion_sensors_pro is Better than sensors_plus

Feature	sensors_plus	motion_sensors_pro
Shake Gesture detection	❌ None (must parse streams manually in Dart)	✅ Native classification, debounced and ready
Xcode Simulator Shake Support	❌ Fails (simulate shake triggers no sensors)	✅ Supported (intercepts native motion window)
Dynamic Sampling Interval	⚠️ Limited / Static configurations	✅ Dynamic configuration down to microseconds
Bridge Overhead / CPU Load	High (floods bridge with 100+ coordinate msg/s)	Ultra Low (sleeps when static, custom intervals)
Barometer Fallback Handling	❌ Prone to crash on missing hardware	✅ Graceful fallback (emits clean Unsupported exception)
Desktop / macOS Support	⚠️ Partial / Unhandled channels	✅ Safe fallbacks (returns descriptive status exceptions)
3D Attitude (Roll/Pitch/Yaw)	❌ None	✅ Supported (native sensor fusion)
Pedometer & Proximity Sensors	❌ None	✅ Supported (native step & face detection)

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🚀 Getting Started

Installation

Add motion_sensors_pro to your pubspec.yaml dependencies:

dependencies:
  motion_sensors_pro:
    path: ../Motion_Sensor_Pro # Or pub version when published

Run flutter pub get in your project folder.

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📋 Requirements

iOS

• iOS 12.0 or higher.
• To listen to the Barometer (barometerEvents) or Pedometer (pedometerEvents), you must include the NSMotionUsageDescription key in your ios/Runner/Info.plist file:

  <key>NSMotionUsageDescription</key>
  <string>This app requires access to motion data to receive barometric pressure readings and count physical steps.</string>
  

Android

• Android SDK 21 (Lollipop) or higher.
• Uses standard hardware sensors; no manifest permissions required.

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📖 Usage

1. Dynamic Sampling Frequency (Global Configuration)

Unlike other plugins, you can configure the sensor polling interval dynamically from Dart. CoreMotion and Android SensorManager adapt immediately:

import 'package:motion_sensors_pro/motion_sensors_pro.dart';

// Set sampling rate to every 50 milliseconds (20Hz)
await MotionSensorsPro.setSensorInterval(const Duration(milliseconds: 50));

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2. Shake Gesture Detection

Listen for device shake events. A native-level cooldown (1.0s) and Dart-level debouncer (1.5s) ensure exactly one event fires per physical gesture:

MotionSensorsPro.onShake.listen((_) {
  print("📱 Device was shaken!");
});

Xcode Simulator Testing

In Xcode Simulator, trigger a shake by selecting Features -> Shake Gesture (or Hardware -> Shake Gesture). The stream will fire normally.

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3. Accelerometer (Raw Acceleration including Gravity)

Emits raw acceleration values along the X, Y, and Z axes in $m/s^2$.

MotionSensorsPro.accelerometerEvents.listen((event) {
  print("Raw Accelerometer: X: ${event.x}, Y: ${event.y}, Z: ${event.z}");
});

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4. User Accelerometer (Acceleration excluding Gravity)

Emits clean acceleration values with gravity mathematically subtracted by the device's hardware abstraction layers (CoreMotion / Android Sensor Hub).

MotionSensorsPro.userAccelerometerEvents.listen((event) {
  print("User Acceleration: X: ${event.x}, Y: ${event.y}, Z: ${event.z}");
});

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5. Gyroscope (Angular Velocity)

Emits spatial rotation velocity readings in radians per second ($rad/s$).

MotionSensorsPro.gyroscopeEvents.listen((event) {
  print("Gyroscope Rotation: X: ${event.x}, Y: ${event.y}, Z: ${event.z}");
});

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6. Magnetometer (Ambient Magnetic Field)

Emits geomagnetic field strength readings along the three spatial axes in micro-Tesla ($\mu T$).

MotionSensorsPro.magnetometerEvents.listen((event) {
  print("Magnetic Field: X: ${event.x}, Y: ${event.y}, Z: ${event.z}");
});

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7. Barometer (Atmospheric Pressure & Relative Altitude)

Emits atmospheric pressure values in hectopascals ($hPa$) / millibars and relative altitude changes in meters (supported primarily on iOS). Fails gracefully with a descriptive error if the device lacks barometer hardware:

MotionSensorsPro.barometerEvents.listen(
  (event) {
    print("Pressure: ${event.pressure} hPa");
    print("Rel Altitude change: ${event.relativeAltitude} meters");
  },
  onError: (error) {
    print("Barometer not supported: $error");
  },
);

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8. Device Attitude (3D Sensor Fusion Orientation)

Emits absolute orientation values (roll, pitch, yaw) in radians using native device-level Kalman filtering.

MotionSensorsPro.attitudeEvents.listen((event) {
  print("Device Attitude: Roll: ${event.roll}, Pitch: ${event.pitch}, Yaw: ${event.yaw}");
});

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9. Pedometer (Low-Power Step Counter)

Emits low-power hardware step counter updates.

MotionSensorsPro.pedometerEvents.listen(
  (event) {
    print("Steps walked: ${event.steps}");
  },
  onError: (error) {
    print("Pedometer not supported: $error");
  },
);

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10. Proximity Sensor (Face Detection / Obstructed Screen)

Emits true if an object or user's face is close to the screen, and false otherwise. Automatically enables/disables hardware monitoring dynamically based on stream subscription status to maximize battery conservation.

MotionSensorsPro.proximityEvents.listen(
  (event) {
    print("Is screen obstructed/face near: ${event.isNear}");
  },
  onError: (error) {
    print("Proximity sensor not supported: $error");
  },
);

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🧪 Programmatic Testing (Mocking)

You can programmatically mock a shake gesture event for automated driver/unit tests:

// Simulates a physical shake gesture
await MotionSensorsPro.mockShake();

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🛠️ Implementation Details

iOS (Swift)

• Shake: Extended UIWindow to intercept .motionShake events directly.
• Motion Sensors: Binds to CMMotionManager. Acceleration values are scaled by standard gravity ($9.80665$) to ensure cross-platform unit consistency.
• Barometer: Accesses CMAltimeter and multiplies pressure values by $10.0$ to convert kilopascals ($kPa$) to standard hectopascals ($hPa$).
• Pedometer: Directly integrates with CoreMotion CMPedometer step counts updates.
• Proximity: Dynamically monitors UIDevice.proximityStateDidChangeNotification on subscription.

Android (Kotlin)

• Shake: Prioritizes Android's hardware Sensor.TYPE_LINEAR_ACCELERATION (gravity pre-subtracted by Android OS), falling back to magnitude-delta calculations on older hardware.
• Motion Sensors: Integrates SensorManager event listeners for TYPE_ACCELEROMETER, TYPE_LINEAR_ACCELERATION, TYPE_GYROSCOPE, TYPE_MAGNETIC_FIELD, TYPE_PRESSURE, TYPE_ROTATION_VECTOR (Attitude), TYPE_STEP_COUNTER, and TYPE_PROXIMITY.
• Thread Safety: Relies on a main-thread handler to pass events safely into Flutter's EventSink.

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⚠️ Hardware Limitations & Safety Fallbacks

• Barometer sensor availability: Atmospheric pressure barometers are missing on budget Android models and older iOS units. motion_sensors_pro checks hardware natively and emits a SENSOR_UNSUPPORTED stream exception rather than crashing the native process.
• Desktop environment testing: macOS desktop devices do not contain raw physical accelerometers, gyroscopes, or barometers. The plugin catches this and returns a SENSOR_UNAVAILABLE error to protect your code layout.
• Android Linear Acceleration: If TYPE_LINEAR_ACCELERATION is unavailable on legacy Android boards, the plugin falls back to compute high-pass delta coordinates on TYPE_ACCELEROMETER natively.

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📖 Learn More

To explore the complete class signatures, event types, and parameter details, please check out the auto-generated API Documentation on pub.dev.

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📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.