url_router 0.1.1+2

An un-opinionated url-based Router implementation (Navigator 2.0)

An un-opinionated url-based Router implementation (Navigator 2.0).

late final router = UrlRouter(
  onGeneratePages: (router) => [
    MaterialPage(child: MainView(router.url)
]);

@override
Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return MaterialApp.router(
      routeInformationParser: UrlRouter.parser,
      routerDelegate: router,
    );
}

UrlRouter makes no assumptions about your UI layout. How you react to router.url is up to you.

Features

• Easily read and update the current url and query params
• Supports deep linking, protected urls, and redirects
• Back and forward navigation in browser
• Full control over url to page mapping, wildcards etc

🔨 Installation

dependencies:
  url_router: ^0.1.0

🕹️ Usage

• Declare a UrlRouter and implement the onGeneratePages method
• Return a list of Page elements that represent your desired navigator stack
• Implement the optional onChanging and scaffoldBuilder delegates

late final router = UrlRouter(
  // The Flutter `Navigator` expects a set of `Page` widgets
  onGeneratePages: (router) {
    return [
      // Main view is always present
      MaterialPage(child: MainView()),
      // Settings can sit on top of main view (and can be popped)
      if(router.url == '/settings')... [
         MaterialPage(child: SettingsView()),
      ]
    ];
  },
  // Optional, protect or redirect urls
  onChanging: (router, newUrl) {
    if (authorized == false) return '/';
    return newUrl;
  },
  // Optional, wrap some outer UI around navigator
  scaffoldBuilder: (router, navigator) {
    return Row(
      children: [ const SideBar(), Expanded(child: navigator) ],
    );
  },

);

Controlling the url

UrlRouter offers a small but powerful API to control the url:

API	Description
.url	read / update the current path
.push	add a segment to the current path
.pop	remove a segment from the current path
.onChanging	called before path is changed, allows for protected paths and redirects
.queryParams	access the current query parameters

Accessing the router

Access the UrlRouter anywhere in your app, using UrlRouter.of(context), or use the context extensions:

• context.url
• context.urlPush
• context.urlPop
• context.urlRouter

Outer Scaffolding

You can use the scaffoldBuilder delegate to wrap persistent UI around the underlying Navigator widget:

final router = UrlRouter(
    scaffoldBuilder: (router, navigator) {
      return Row(
        children: [
          SideBar(),
          Expanded(child: navigator),
        ],
      );
    },

Handling full-screen modals

When using scaffolding around the Navigator, it is common to want to show dialogs and bottom sheets that sit above that scaffolding. This is commonly handled by injecting a second Navigator, above the first:

final router = UrlRouter(
    scaffoldBuilder: (router, navigator) {
      return Navigator(
        onGenerateRoute: (_) {
          return PageRouteBuilder(
            transitionDuration: Duration.zero,
            pageBuilder: (_, __, ___){
                return AppScaffold(body: navigator);
            },
          );
        });
...

Using custom Navigator(s)

From within the scaffoldBuilder you can ignore the Widget navigator parameter, and instead provide one or more navigators or sub-routers lower in the widget tree.

UrlRouter at this point would be responsible only for reading and writing location, and calling scaffoldBuilder whenever it changes.

🐞 Bugs/Requests

If you encounter any problems please open an issue. If you feel the library is missing a feature, please raise a ticket on Github and we'll look into it. Pull request are welcome.

📃 License

MIT License