states_rebuilder 2.1.0 
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a simple yet powerful state management technique for Flutter
states_rebuilder #
A Flutter state management combined with dependency injection solution that allows :
-
a 100% separation of User Interface (UI) representation from your logic classes
-
an effective control on how your widgets rebuild to reflect the actual state of your application. Model classes are simple vanilla dart classes without any need for inheritance, notification, streams or annotation, and code generation. states_rebuild works well with immutable and mutable objects.
states_rebuilder is built on the observer pattern for state management.
Intent of observer pattern
Define a one-to-many dependency between objects so that when one object changes state (observable object), all its dependents (observer objects) are notified and updated automatically.
states_rebuilder state management solution is based on what is called the ReactiveModel.
Note: version 2.0.0 is marked by some breaking changes, please be aware of them. 2.0.0 update
To start using states_rebuilder, just start writing your business logic in a separate class.
Here is a typical class, that encapsulated, all the type of method mutation one expects to find in real-life situations.
class Model {
int counter;
Model(this.counter);
//1- Synchronous mutation
void incrementMutable() {
counter++;
}
Model incrementImmutable() {
//fields should be final,
//immutable returns a new instance based on the current state
return Model(counter + 1);
}
//2- Async mutation Future
Future<void> futureIncrementMutable() async {
//Pessimistic 😢: wait until future completes without error to increment
await Future.delayed(Duration(seconds: 1));
if (Random().nextBool()) {
throw Exception('ERROR 😠');
}
counter++;
}
Future<Model> futureIncrementImmutable() async {
await Future.delayed(Duration(seconds: 1));
if (Random().nextBool()) {
throw Exception('ERROR 😠');
}
return Model(counter + 1);
}
//3- Async Stream
Stream<void> streamIncrementMutable() async* {
//Optimistic 😄: start incrementing and if the future completes with error
//go back the the initial state
final oldState = counter;
yield counter++;
await Future.delayed(Duration(seconds: 1));
if (Random().nextBool()) {
yield counter = oldState;
throw Exception('ERROR 😠');
}
}
Stream<Model> streamIncrementImmutable() async* {
yield Model(counter + 1);
await Future.delayed(Duration(seconds: 1));
if (Random().nextBool()) {
yield this;
throw Exception('ERROR 😠');
}
}
}
The Model class is a pure dart class without any reference to any external library (even Flutter). In the Model class we have :
- Sync mutation of state (mutable and immutable);
- Async future mutation of the state (mutable and immutable);
- Async stream mutation of the state (mutable and immutable);
Async mutation is whether :
- Pessimistic so that we must await it to complete and display an awaiting screen.
- Optimistic so that we just display what we expect from it, and execute it in the background. It is until it fails that we go back to the old state and display an error message.
states_rebuilder manage all that with the same easiness.
The next step is to inject the Model class into the widget tree.
class App extends StatelessWidget {
@override
Widget build(BuildContext context) {
return Injector(
//Inject Model instance into the widget tree.
inject: [Inject(() => Model(0))],
builder: (context) {
return MaterialApp(
home: MyHome(),
);
},
);
}
}
Get more information on Injector.
To get the injected model at any level of the widget tree, we use:
//get the injected instance
final Model model = IN.get<Model>();
//get the injected instance decorated with a ReactiveModel
final ReactiveModel<Model> modelRM = RM.<get><Model>();
The next step is to subscribe to the injected ReactiveModel and mutate the state and notify observers.
- subscription is done using one of the four observer widgets :
StateBuilder,WhenRebuilder,WhenRebuilderOr,OnSetStateListener. - notification is done mainly with
setStatemethod.
setState can do all: #
@override
Widget build(BuildContext context) {
//StateBuilder is one of four observer widgets
return StateBuilder<Model>(
//get the ReactiveModel of the injected Model instance,
//and subscribe this StateBuilder to it.
observe: () => RM.get<Model>(),
builder: (context, modelRM) {
//The builder exposes the BuildContext and the Model ReactiveModel
return Row(
children: [
//get the state of the model
Text('${modelRM.state.counter}'),
RaisedButton(
child: Text('Increment (SetStateCanDoAll)'),
onPressed: () async {
//setState treats mutable and immutable objects equally
modelRM.setState(
//mutable state mutation
(currentState) => currentState.incrementMutable(),
);
modelRM.setState(
//immutable state mutation
(currentState) => currentState.incrementImmutable(),
);
//await until the future completes
await modelRM.setState(
//await for the future to complete and notify observer with
//the corresponding connectionState and data
//future will be canceled if all observer widgets are removed from
//the widget tree.
(currentState) => currentState.futureIncrementMutable(),
);
//
await modelRM.setState(
(currentState) => currentState.futureIncrementImmutable(),
);
//await until the stream is done
await modelRM.setState(
//subscribe to the stream and notify observers.
//stream subscription are canceled if all observer widget are removed
//from the widget tree.
(currentState) => currentState.streamIncrementMutable(),
);
//
await modelRM.setState(
(currentState) => currentState.streamIncrementImmutable(),
);
//setState can do all; mutable, immutable, sync, async, futures or streams.
},
)
],
mainAxisAlignment: MainAxisAlignment.spaceBetween,
);
},
);
}
No matter you deal with mutable or immutable objects, your method is sync or async, you use future or stream, setState can handle each case to mutate the state and notify listeners.
Get more information on setState method
Get more information on StateBuilder method
Pessimistic future #
One common use case is to fetch some data from a server. In this case we may want to display a CircularProgressIndicator while awaiting for the future to complete.
@override
Widget build(BuildContext context) {
return Row(
children: [
//WhenRebuilder is the second of the four observer widgets
WhenRebuilder<Model>(
//subscribe to the global ReactiveModel
observe: () => RM.get<Model>(),
onSetState: (context, modelRM) {
//side effects here
modelRM.whenConnectionState(
onIdle: () => print('Idle'),
onWaiting: () => print('onWaiting'),
onData: (data) => print('onData'),
onError: (error) => print('onError'),
);
},
onIdle: () => Text('The state is not mutated at all'),
onWaiting: () => Text('Future is executing, we are waiting ....'),
onError: (error) => Text('Future completes with error $error'),
onData: (Model data) => Text('${data.counter}'),
),
RaisedButton(
child: Text('Increment'),
onPressed: () {
//All other widget subscribe to the global ReactiveModel will be notified to rebuild
RM.get<Model>().setState(
(currentState) => currentState.futureIncrementImmutable(),
//will await the current future if its pending
//before calling futureIncrementImmutable
shouldAwait: true,
);
},
)
],
mainAxisAlignment: MainAxisAlignment.spaceBetween,
);
}
The futureIncrementImmutable (or futureIncrementMutable) is trigger in response to a button click. We can trigger the async method automatically once the widget is inserted into the widget tree:
@override
Widget build(BuildContext context) {
return StateBuilder(
//Create a local ReactiveModel model that decorate the false value
observe: () => RM.create<bool>(false),
builder: (context, switchRM) {
//builder expose the BuildContext and the locally created ReactiveModel.
return Row(
children: [
if (switchRM.state)
WhenRebuilder<Model>(
//get the global ReactiveModel and call setState
//All other widget subscribed to this global ReactiveModel will be notified
observe: () => RM.get<Model>()
..setState(
(currentState) {
return currentState.futureIncrementImmutable();
},
),
onSetState: (context, modelRM) {
//side effects
if (modelRM.hasError) {
//show a SnackBar on error
Scaffold.of(context).hideCurrentSnackBar();
Scaffold.of(context).showSnackBar(
SnackBar(
content: Text('${modelRM.error}'),
),
);
}
},
onIdle: () => Text('The state is not mutated at all'),
onWaiting: () =>
Text('Future is executing, we are waiting ....'),
onError: (error) => Text('Future completes with error $error'),
onData: (Model data) => Text('${data.counter}'),
)
else
Container(),
RaisedButton(
child: Text(
'${switchRM.state ? "Dispose" : "Insert"}'),
onPressed: () {
//mutate the state of the local ReactiveModel directly
//without using setState although we can.
//setState gives us more features that we do not need here
switchRM.state = !switchRM.state;
},
)
],
mainAxisAlignment: MainAxisAlignment.spaceBetween,
);
},
);
}
In the example above, we first created a local ReactiveModel of type bool and initialize it with false.
In states_rebuilder there are Global ReactiveModel (injected using Injector) and local ReactiveModel (created locally).
Get more information on global and local ReactiveModel method
Get more information on WhenRebuilder
Once a global model emits a notification, all widget subscribed to it will be notified.
To limit the notification to one widget we can use the future method.
@override
Widget build(BuildContext context) {
return StateBuilder(
observe: () => RM.create(false),
builder: (context, switchRM) {
return Row(
children: [
if (switchRM.state)
WhenRebuilder<Model>(
//Here use the future method to create new reactive model
observe: () => RM.get<Model>().future(
(currentState, stateAsync) {
//future method exposed the current state and teh Async representation of the state
return currentState.futureIncrementImmutable();
},
),
////This is equivalent to this : (uncomment to try)
//// observe: () => RM.future(
//// IN.get<Model>().futureIncrementImmutable(),
//// ),
onIdle: () => Text('The state is not mutated at all'),
onWaiting: () =>
Text('Future is executing, we are waiting ....'),
onError: (error) =>
Text('Future completes with error $error'),
onData: (Model data) => Text('${data.counter}'),
)
else
Text('This widget will not affect other widgets'),
RaisedButton(
child: Text(
'${switchRM.state ? "Dispose" : "Insert"}'),
onPressed: () {
switchRM.state = !switchRM.state;
},
)
],
mainAxisAlignment: MainAxisAlignment.spaceBetween,
);
},
);
}
Get more information on future method
Optimistic update #
One might be able to predict the outcome of an async operation. If so, we can implement optimistic updates by displaying the expected data when starting the async action and execute the async task in the background and forget about it. It is only if the async task fails that we want to go back to the last state and notify the user of the error.
@override
Widget build(BuildContext context) {
return Row(
children: [
//WhenRebuilderOr is the third observer widget
WhenRebuilderOr<Model>(
observe: () => RM.get<Model>(),
onWaiting: () => Text('Future is executing, we are waiting ....'),
builder: (context, modelRM) => Text('${modelRM.state.counter}'),
),
RaisedButton(
child: Text('Increment'),
onPressed: () {
RM.get<Model>().setState(
//stream is the choice for optimistic update
(currentState) => currentState.streamIncrementMutable(),
//debounce setState for 1 second
debounceDelay: 1000,
onError: (context, error) {
Scaffold.of(context).hideCurrentSnackBar();
Scaffold.of(context).showSnackBar(
SnackBar(
content: Text('$error'),
),
);
},
);
},
)
],
mainAxisAlignment: MainAxisAlignment.spaceBetween,
);
}
Get more information on WhenRebuilderOr method
If we want to automatically call the streamIncrementMutable once the widget is inserted into the widget tree:
Widget build(BuildContext context) {
return StateBuilder(
observe: () => RM.create(false),
builder: (context, switchRM) {
return Row(
children: [
if (switchRM.state)
WhenRebuilderOr<Model>(
//Create a new ReactiveModel with the stream method.
observe: () => RM.get<Model>().stream((state, subscription) {
//It exposes the current state and the current StreamSubscription.
return state.streamIncrementImmutable();
}),
////This is equivalent to this : (uncomment to try)
//// observe: () => RM.stream(
//// IN.get<Model>().streamIncrementImmutable(),
//// ),
///
onSetState: (context, modelRM) {
if (modelRM.hasError) {
Scaffold.of(context).hideCurrentSnackBar();
Scaffold.of(context).showSnackBar(
SnackBar(
content: Text('${modelRM.error}'),
),
);
}
},
builder: (context, modelRM) {
return Text('${modelRM.state.counter}');
},
)
else
Text('This widget will not affect other widgets'),
RaisedButton(
child: Text(
'${switchRM.state ? "Dispose" : "Insert"} (OptimisticAsyncOnInitState)'),
onPressed: () {
switchRM.state = !switchRM.state;
},
)
],
mainAxisAlignment: MainAxisAlignment.spaceBetween,
);
},
);
}
For more information about how to use states_rebuilder see in the wiki :
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