weebi_openfoodfacts_service 1.3.2

Advanced OpenFoodFacts integration with multi-language support, image caching, offline capabilities, and Open Prices integration for real-world pricing data.

Weebi OpenFoodFacts Service

A comprehensive, reusable Flutter package for integrating with OpenFoodFacts API with advanced features like multi-language support, intelligent caching, and Open Prices integration for real-world pricing data.

🌟 Features

Current Capabilities

• OpenFoodFacts Integration: Full access to 2.9M+ food products - ✅ Works without credentials!
• 🆕 Open Prices Integration: Real-world pricing data from crowdsourced receipts - Requires authentication
• Multi-Language Support: 10+ languages with automatic fallbacks
• Advanced Caching: Product and image caching for offline support
• 🔐 Secure Credential Management: Automatic credential loading with .gitignore support
• Framework-Agnostic: Can be used in any Flutter project
• Production Ready: Comprehensive error handling and validation

🚀 Quick Start

import 'package:weebi_openfoodfacts_service/weebi_openfoodfacts_service.dart';

// Initialize without pricing (works immediately)
await WeebiOpenFoodFactsService.initialize(
  appName: 'MyApp/1.0',
  enablePricing: false, // Disable pricing to work without credentials
  enableBeautyProducts: true, // Enable beauty products
);

// Get food product information immediately
final foodProduct = await WeebiOpenFoodFactsService.getProduct('3017620422003');
print('Food Product: ${foodProduct?.name}');

// Get beauty product information
final beautyProduct = await WeebiOpenFoodFactsService.getBeautyProduct('3560070791460');
print('Beauty Product: ${beautyProduct?.name}');
print('Period after opening: ${beautyProduct?.periodAfterOpening}');

🧾 Open Prices Features (Requires Authentication)

• Real-time Pricing: Current prices from actual stores
• Price History: Track price changes over time
• Store Locations: Find products at specific stores
• Price Statistics: Average, min/max prices with trends
• Crowdsourced Data: Community-driven price validation
• Receipt Integration: Submit prices from receipts (with auth)

💄 Beauty Products (OpenBeautyFacts)

The service now supports beauty and cosmetic products from OpenBeautyFacts:

// Get beauty product by barcode
final beautyProduct = await WeebiOpenFoodFactsService.getBeautyProduct('3560070791460');

if (beautyProduct != null) {
  print('Name: ${beautyProduct.name}');
  print('Brand: ${beautyProduct.brand}');
  print('Period after opening: ${beautyProduct.periodAfterOpening}');
  print('Cosmetic ingredients: ${beautyProduct.cosmeticIngredients.length} items');
  print('Allergens: ${beautyProduct.allergens.join(', ')}');
}

// Search beauty products
final shampooProducts = await WeebiOpenFoodFactsService.searchBeautyProducts(
  query: 'shampoo',
  limit: 10,
);

// Get beauty categories
final categories = await WeebiOpenFoodFactsService.getBeautyCategories();
print('Available categories: ${categories.join(', ')}');

Beauty Product Features:

• ✅ Basic Info: Name, brand, barcode
• ✅ Cosmetic Data: Period after opening, ingredients
• ✅ Safety: Allergen warnings, ingredient analysis
• ✅ Images: Product photos, ingredient lists
• ✅ Multi-language: All data in preferred languages
• 🔧 Pricing: Beauty product pricing (future)

Architecture Foundation for Future Expansion

• Multi-Database Ready: Built with extensibility for OpenBeautyFacts and OpenProductsFacts
• Product Type System: Supports food, beauty, and general product types
• Flexible Caching: Database-aware caching system
• Scalable Design: Easy to extend for new databases and features

📦 Installation

Add this to your pubspec.yaml:

  weebi_openfoodfacts_service: ^1.3.0

🔐 Credential Setup (Optional - Only for Pricing Features)

Basic product information works without any credentials!

The service works in read-only mode without credentials for OpenFoodFacts API. Credentials are only required for Open Prices API features (pricing data, price submission).

What Works Without Credentials:

• ✅ Product information (name, brand, ingredients, etc.)
• ✅ Product images and nutrition data
• ✅ Multi-language support
• ✅ Product caching
• ✅ All OpenFoodFacts features

What Requires Credentials:

• ❌ Pricing data (current prices, price history)
• ❌ Price statistics and trends
• ❌ Price submission from receipts
• ❌ Store-specific pricing

Quick Start Without Credentials:

await WeebiOpenFoodFactsService.initialize(
  appName: 'MyApp/1.0',
  enablePricing: false, // Disable pricing to work without credentials
);

// Get product information immediately
final product = await WeebiOpenFoodFactsService.getProduct('3017620422003');
print('Product: ${product?.name}'); // Works without credentials!

Integrations

OpenFoodFacts + Open Prices

• ✅ Multi-language API integration
• ✅ Advanced caching system
• ✅ Comprehensive error handling
• ✅ 🆕 Open Prices integration
• ✅ 🆕 Real-time pricing data
• ✅ 🆕 Price history & statistics
• ✅ 🔐 Secure credential management
• ✅ Production-ready package

OpenBeautyFacts

• ✅ Beauty product API integration
• ✅ Cosmetic-specific data fields
• ✅ Period after opening support
• ✅ Ingredient safety analysis

OpenProductsFacts

• ✅ General product API integration
• ✅ Product category system
• ✅ Multi-database search
• ✅ Unified product interface

📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

🙏 Acknowledgments

• OpenFoodFacts for the amazing open data
• 🆕 Open Prices for crowdsourced pricing data
• OpenBeautyFacts for cosmetic product data
• OpenProductsFacts for general product data
• The Dart/Flutter community for excellent tooling

Beauty Products

// Get beauty product by barcode
final beautyProduct = await WeebiOpenFoodFactsService.getBeautyProduct('1234567890123');

// Search beauty products
final beautyResults = await WeebiOpenFoodFactsService.searchBeautyProducts(
  query: 'shampoo',
  brand: 'L\'Oreal',
  category: 'Hair Care',
);

// Get beauty categories
final beautyCategories = await WeebiOpenFoodFactsService.getBeautyCategories();

General Products

// Get general product by barcode
final generalProduct = await WeebiOpenFoodFactsService.getGeneralProduct('1234567890123');

// Search general products
final generalResults = await WeebiOpenFoodFactsService.searchGeneralProducts(
  query: 'smartphone',
  brand: 'Apple',
  category: 'Electronics',
);

// Get general product categories
final generalCategories = await WeebiOpenFoodFactsService.getGeneralCategories();