positioned_scroll_observer 1.0.2

An elegant scroll observer that support all official slivers could jump/animateToIndex for SliverList/Grid without breaking current widgets.

Features

1. using jumpToIndex and animateToIndex to scroll to the specific index
2. No breaking for your current sliver widgets, e.g., ListView/GridView, SliverList/SliverGrid/SliverAppBar
3. support almost official RenderSliver that has single child or multi children

Getting started

Use ScrollController

1. create a ScrollObserver

  final ScrollController _controller = ScrollController();
  late final ScrollObserver _observer =
      ScrollObserver.multiChild(itemCount: _itemCount);

2. bind ScrollObserver with the item widget/builder that must be wrapped by ObserverProxy

    ListView.builder(
      controller: _controller,
      itemBuilder: (context, index) => ObserverProxy(
        observer: _observer,
        child: ListTile(
          key: ValueKey<int>(index),
          leading: const CircleAvatar(
            child: Text("L"),
          ),
          title: Text("Positioned List Example $index"),
        ),
      ),
      itemCount: _itemCount,
    );

3. use jumpToIndex/animateToIndex

_observer.jumpToIndex(
    index,
    position: _controller.position,
);

 _observer.animateToIndex(
    index,
    position: _controller.position,
    duration: const Duration(milliseconds: 200),
    curve: Curves.fastLinearToSlowEaseIn,
);

There you go

Use PositionedScrollController for ListView that only has a single RenderSliver

1. create PositionedScrollController

final PositionedScrollController _controller =
      PositionedScrollController.singleObserver();

2. bind ScrollObserver to item widget/builder

    ListView.builder(
      controller: _controller,
      itemBuilder: (context, index) => ObserverProxy(
        observer: _controller.createOrObtainObserver(
            itemCount: _itemCount,
        ),
        child: ListTile(
          key: ValueKey<int>(index),
          leading: const CircleAvatar(
            child: Text("L"),
          ),
          title: Text("Positioned List Example $index"),
        ),
      ),
      itemCount: _itemCount,
    );

3. use jumpToIndex/animateToIndex

_controller.jumpToIndex(index);

 _controller.animateToIndex(
    index,
    duration: const Duration(milliseconds: 200),
    curve: Curves.fastLinearToSlowEaseIn,
);

There you go

For ListView.custom and GridView.custom, you could also use PositionedChildListDelegate and PositionedChildBuilderDelegate for wrapping items in ObserverProxy conveniently

Usage

1. The item widget/builder must be wrapped using ObserverProxy
2. ScrollObserver would observe all children for slivers, e.g., SliverList/SliverGrid, so all items should have the same ScrollObserver instead of creating a different ScrollObserver for each item.

Observing a single sliver

• if you want to use ScrollController directly, you could create a standalone ScrollObserver by using:

  1. ScrollObserver.singleChild for a sliver with a single child, such as SliverAppBar
  2. ScrollObserver.multiChild for a sliver with multi children, such as SliverList/SliverGrid

• if you prefer using PositionedScrollController that would manage ScrollObserver created by you, you could create a controller by PositionedScrollController.singleObserver. Then, you could create a standalone ScrollObserver by using: PositionedScrollController.createOrObtainObserver:

  1. hasMultiChild indicates if this observer is for a sliver with multi children

Observing multiple slivers (typically for CustomScrollView that has multiple slivers)

• if using ScrollController, you have to create multiple ScrollObservers manually and bind them to different slivers. Each sliver should have an unique ScrollObserver that must adopt its type: single child or multi children

• if using PositionedScrollController, you could create PositionedScrollController.multiObserver to manage multiple ScrollObservers automatically. Then, using PositionedScrollController.createOrObtainObserver to create a corresponding ScrollObserver for each sliver.

PositionedScrollController

It has all methods of ScrollController by extends ScrollController and then help you to manage ScrollObserver.

• PositionedScrollController.singleObserver manage only a single ScrollObserver that may have single child or multi children

• PositionedScrollController.multiObserver manage multiple ScrollObserver that may have single child or multi children

• createOrObtainObserver

parameter	required	default	description
hasMultiChild	YES	true	determine if the ScrollObserver is for a sliver that has multi children
itemCount	No	null	the sliver's item count. if null, the observer would behave as a infinite scroll view
maxTraceCount	NO	null	the maximum count when tracing ObserverProxy's ancestor RenderSliver and ParentData. Default to 50 internally, only setting it when you ensure you need to trace more nodes.
targetToRenderIndex	NO	null	sometimes, the target index to which users want to scroll may not be same as the current render index. By using [targetToRenderIndex], users could define how to map the target index to a render index, e.g., ListView.separated/ReorderableListView. Users could set it on an instance of ScrollObserver not only when creating it. Setting it only when you ensure you need it.
renderToTargetIndex	NO	null	same as targetToRenderIndex but in converting reversely.

• jumpToIndex and animateToIndex. (should pass duration and Curve if using animateToIndex)

parameter	required	default	description
index	YES	N/A	the item's index for a sliver. No effects if ScrollObserver.hasMultiChild is false
whichObserver	NO	null	the specific ScrollObserver that is observing a sliver. It is required if ScrollObserver.hasMultiChild is true
closeToEdge	YES	true	try to scroll index at the leading edge if not over scrolling; otherwise, only ensure the index is visible on the screen.

• isVisible: check if the given index is painted on the screen.

parameter	required	default	description
index	YES	N/A	the specify index you want to check visibility
whichObserver	NO	null	the associated ScrollObserver with the index. Required if the controller is PositionedScrollController.multiObserver

ScrollObserver

• ScrollObserver.multiChild: create a ScrollObserver that observes a RenderSliver with multi children

• ScrollObserver.singleChild: create a ScrollObserver that observes a RenderSliver with a single child

• jumpToIndex and animateToIndex. (should pass duration and Curve if using animateToIndex)

parameter	required	default	description
index	YES	N/A	the item's index for a sliver. No effects if ScrollObserver.hasMultiChild is false
closeToEdge	YES	true	try to scroll index at the leading edge if not over scrolling; otherwise, only ensure the index is visible on the screen.
position	YES	N/A	the ScrollPosition attached to a ScrollController

My other packages

• simple_http_api

• relative_stack