consumer #

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consumer is like react-consumer state manage, use Stream at dart.

Feature #

• consumer not need Provider at root Widget.
• consumer can ease create sub StateManager at detail modules.
• consumer use memo to intercept update, like react.Hooks.
• consumer is tiny and ease use, only 3 API:
  • getState
  • setState
  • build

API Document:

• https://pub-web.flutter-io.cn/packages/consumer
• https://pub-web.flutter-io.cn/documentation/consumer/latest/

If your need use old API, please use consumer: 0.1.4;

Install consumer #

Change pubspec.yaml:

dependencies:
  consumer: ^2.0.0

Getting Started #

It's Flutter default example, we use Consumer change StateFulWidget to StatelessWidget:

import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
void main() => runApp(MyApp());

// *** definition a state ***
class ExampleState {
  int counter = 0;
}

// *** create a consumer ***
var consumer = Consumer(ExampleState());

class MyApp extends StatelessWidget {
  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return MaterialApp(
      title: 'Flutter Demo',
      theme: ThemeData(
        primarySwatch: Colors.blue,
      ),
      home: MyHomePage(title: 'Consumer Demo Home Page'),
    );
  }
}

class MyHomePage extends StatelessWidget {
  MyHomePage({Key key, this.title}) : super(key: key);

  final String title;

  _incrementCounter() {
    // *** Update some widget ***
    consumer.setState((state) => state.counter++);
  }

  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    print('only run once');

    return Scaffold(
      appBar: AppBar(
        title: Text(title),
      ),
      body: Center(
        child: Column(
          mainAxisAlignment: MainAxisAlignment.center,
          children: <Widget>[
            Text(
              'You have pushed the button this many times:',
            ),
            // *** Use consumer.build connect to widget ***
            consumer.build((ctx, state) {
              return Text(
                '$state.counter',
                style: Theme.of(context).textTheme.display1,
              );
            }),
          ],
        ),
      ),
      floatingActionButton: FloatingActionButton(
        onPressed: _incrementCounter,
        tooltip: 'Increment',
        child: Icon(Icons.add),
      ),
    );
  }
}

About memo detail #

If your project have very many state's subscribe, use memo can significantly improved performance.

memo param is learn by react.Hooks, there have some example:

If we have two consumer.build widget:

// *** definition a state ***
class ExampleState {
  int age = 0;
  String name = 'dog';
}

// *** create a consumer ***
var consumer = Consumer(ExampleState());

Column(
  children: <Widget>[
    consumer.build((ctx, state) {
        print('Update when state.age change');
        return Text(
          '$state.age',
          style: Theme.of(context).textTheme.display1,
        );
      },
      memo: (state) => [state.age],
    ),
    consumer.build((ctx, state) {
        print('Update when state.name change');
        return Text(
          state.name,
          style: Theme.of(context).textTheme.display1,
        );
      },
      memo: (state) => [state.name],
    ),
  ],
);

We update state.name, Only update use memo: (state) => [state.name] the widget:

consumer.setState((state){
  state.name = 'cat';
});

Why not update widget before consumer.setState? #

Maybe your use state.name, bug memo not subscribe state.name:

Center(
  child: consumer.build((ctx, state) {
      return Text(
        state.name,
        style: Theme.of(context).textTheme.display1,
      );
    },
    memo: (state) => [state.age],
  ),
);

Maybe memo not return anything:

Center(
  child: consumer.build((ctx, state) {
      return Text(
        state.name,
        style: Theme.of(context).textTheme.display1,
      );
    },
    memo: (state) => [],
  ),
);

Maybe your only change List or Map, bu not set new List or Map:

class ExampleState {
  List<String> names = ['dog', 'cat'];
}

var consumer = Consumer(ExampleState());

Center(
  child: consumer.build((ctx, state) {
      return Text(
        state.names[0],
        style: Theme.of(context).textTheme.display1,
      );
    },
    memo: (state) => [state.names],
  ),
);

// Error update:
Consumer.setState((state){
  state.names[0] = 'fish'
});

// right update:
Consumer.setState((state){
  List<String> names = [...state.names];
  names[0] = 'fish'
  state.names = names;
});

State Skills #

If your need change data before update, you can add function props at State.

This have change List data's example:

// *** definition a state ***
class ExampleState {
  int lastChangeNamesIndex;
  List<String> names = ['dog', 'cat'];

  changeNameAt(int index, String name) {
    lastChangeNamesIndex = index;
    List<String> nextNames = [...names];
    nextNames[index] = name;
    names = nextNames;
  }
}

var consumer = Consumer(ExampleState());

Center(
  child: consumer.build((ctx, state) {
      return Text(
        state.names[state.lastChangeNamesIndex],
        style: Theme.of(context).textTheme.display1,
      );
    },
    memo: (state) => [state.names, state.lastChangeNamesIndex],
  ),
);

// ease update names and lastChangeNamesIndex
consumer.setState((state){
  state.changeNameAt(0, 'monkey');
})

2.0.0 API change: #

consumer.build:

Before:

Widget build({
  List<dynamic> Function(T s) memo,
  @required Widget Function(BuildContext ctx, T state) builder,
});

After:

Widget build(Widget Function(BuildContext ctx, T state) builder, {List<dynamic> Function(T s) memo});

That's all #

Thank you read and use consumer