universal_downloader 1.1.1

A Flutter package for downloading files on all platforms (Android, iOS, Web, Windows, macOS, Linux) with progress tracking and comprehensive error handling.

Changelog

1.1.1 - 2024-09-29

Documentation

• Improved: Cleaned README.md by removing duplicate changelog content
• Enhanced: README now focuses on usage documentation (changelog in separate CHANGELOG.md)
• Added: Contributing and Issues sections to README
• Optimized: Reduced README from 334 to 285 lines for better readability

1.1.0 - 2024-09-29

• Major Release: Enhanced macOS, Windows, and Linux Support
• NEW: macOS-specific path handling with proper user Downloads folder access
• NEW: Windows-specific path handling with USERPROFILE environment variable support
• NEW: Linux-specific path handling with XDG Base Directory Specification support
• NEW: getDownloadDirectoryPath() method to check download destination paths
• IMPROVED: Platform-specific directory resolution for better user experience
• ADDED: Comprehensive platform documentation and setup guides
• ADDED: macOS entitlements examples for proper Downloads folder access
• ADDED: Android manifest permissions examples for storage access
• ENHANCED: Error handling with platform-specific guidance
• TESTED: Verified compatibility on macOS, Linux, and Web platforms

1.0.8

• Release: Static analysis improvements and enhanced discoverability
• Fixed: HTML interpretation issue in documentation comments (improves pub.dev score)
• Updated: Topics/tags optimized for better package discoverability
• Improved: Code formatting in documentation for better readability

1.0.7

• Release: Web platform modernization and dependency updates
• Updated: Migrated from dart:html to web package for better compatibility
• Added: web: ^1.1.1 dependency for modern web platform support
• Improved: Web downloader reliability and performance
• Fixed: Web platform compatibility issues with newer Flutter versions

1.0.6

• Release: Complete API documentation update
• Updated: README.md with all core methods and their signatures
• Added: Comprehensive method documentation for downloadStream, downloadData, downloadUrl
• Fixed: Web download example to use correct method (downloadUrl instead of non-existent downloadWebFile)
• Enhanced: API reference section with complete method signatures and parameters

1.0.5

• Release: Documentation update with enhanced README
• Updated: README.md with clearer method recommendations
• Improved: downloadFromUrlStream() prominently featured as recommended method
• Enhanced: Usage examples and platform support documentation

1.0.4

• Release: Enhanced documentation with clear recommendations
• Updated: downloadFromUrlStream() prominently featured as recommended method
• Improved: README structure and examples for better user experience
• Fixed: Version consistency across all documentation

1.0.3

• Release: Proper 1.0.3 release with complete platform support
• Fixed: All platform support issues resolved for pub.dev scoring
• Updated: Documentation and changelog for proper release
• Verified: All 6 platforms (Android, iOS, Web, Windows, macOS, Linux) fully supported

1.0.2

• Release: Platform support fixes and documentation updates
• Fixed: Added explicit platform declarations for better pub.dev detection
• Updated: CHANGELOG.md and README.md with platform support details
• Improved: Package metadata and documentation

1.0.1

• Fixed: Web downloader now supports all file types without restrictions
• Fixed: Resolved CORS detection issues in web downloads
• Fixed: Corrected filename corruption in web downloads (removed problematic character replacement)
• Improved: Enhanced error handling for web download failures
• Improved: Simplified download logic for better reliability

1.0.0

• Initial Release with full platform support
• Fixed: Added explicit platform declarations for all 6 platforms (Android, iOS, Web, Windows, macOS, Linux)
• Fixed: Resolved pub.dev platform support detection issues
• Fixed: Web downloader now supports all file types without restrictions
• Fixed: Resolved CORS detection issues in web downloads
• Fixed: Corrected filename corruption in web downloads (removed problematic character replacement)
• Improved: Enhanced error handling for web download failures
• Improved: Simplified download logic for better reliability
• Added: Comprehensive platform support with conditional imports
• Added: Real-time download progress tracking with percentage and bytes
• Added: Platform-optimized storage locations
• Added: Comprehensive error handling with specific exception types
• Added: Web support using browser download mechanism
• Added: Easy-to-use API with callback support
• Added: Complete example application
• Added: Full documentation and usage examples