shimmer_alternative 0.0.1

A Flutter package to show shimmer effect while loading cards, containers, text, and text fields.

Shimmer Alternative

Shimmer Alternative is a Flutter package designed to provide beautiful shimmer effects for loading states in your apps. This package is perfect for adding visually appealing animations to your cards, containers, text, and text fields, making the loading experience more engaging for users.

Features

• Customizable shimmer colors
• Adjustable shimmer speed
• Support for multiple directions (left-to-right, right-to-left, top-to-bottom, bottom-to-top)
• Easy integration with existing widgets
• Lightweight and highly customizable

Getting Started

To use this package, add shimmer_alternative as a dependency in your pubspec.yaml file:

dependencies:
  shimmer_alternative: ^0.0.1

Usage Here is a simple example of how to use Shimmer Alternative:

import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
import 'package:shimmer_alternative/shimmer_alternative.dart';

void main() => runApp(MyApp());

class MyApp extends StatelessWidget {
  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return MaterialApp(
      home: Scaffold(
        appBar: AppBar(
          title: Text('Shimmer Alternative Example'),
        ),
        body: Padding(
          padding: const EdgeInsets.all(8.0),
          child: Column(
            children: [
              ShimmerAlternative(
                duration: Duration(seconds: 2),
                direction: ShimmerDirection.ttb,
                child: Container(
                  width: double.infinity,
                  height: 150.0,
                  color: Colors.grey[300],
                ),
              ),
              SizedBox(height: 20),
              ShimmerAlternative(
                duration: Duration(seconds: 3),
                direction: ShimmerDirection.btt,
                child: Text(
                  'Loading text...',
                  style: TextStyle(
                    fontSize: 24.0,
                    fontWeight: FontWeight.bold,
                    color: Colors.grey[300],
                  ),
                ),
              ),
              SizedBox(height: 20),
              ShimmerAlternative(
                duration: Duration(seconds: 1),
                direction: ShimmerDirection.rtl,
                child: TextField(
                  decoration: InputDecoration(
                    border: OutlineInputBorder(),
                    labelText: 'Loading...',
                    fillColor: Colors.grey[300],
                    filled: true,
                  ),
                ),
              ),
            ],
          ),
        ),
      ),
    );
  }
}

Customization

Shimmer Colors You can customize the base color and highlight color of the shimmer effect:

ShimmerAlternative(
  baseColor: Colors.grey[300]!,
  highlightColor: Colors.grey[100]!,
  child: Container(
    width: double.infinity,
    height: 150.0,
    color: Colors.grey[300],
  ),
);

Shimmer Speed

You can adjust the speed of the shimmer effect by changing the duration parameter:

ShimmerAlternative(
  duration: Duration(seconds: 2),
  child: Container(
    width: double.infinity,
    height: 150.0,
    color: Colors.grey[300],
  ),
);

Shimmer Direction

You can change the direction of the shimmer effect using the direction parameter:

ShimmerAlternative(
  direction: ShimmerDirection.ttb,
  child: Container(
    width: double.infinity,
    height: 150.0,
    color: Colors.grey[300],
  ),
);

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! If you have any ideas, suggestions, or find a bug, please create an issue or submit a pull request.

License This project is licensed under the GPL-3.0 license - see the LICENSE file for details.