flutter_http_example

A Flutter sample app that illustrates how to configure and use package:http.

Goals for this sample

• Provide you with example code for using package:http in Flutter, including:

  • configuration for multiple platforms.
  • using package:provider to pass Clients through an application.
  • writing tests using MockClient.

The important bits

http_client_factory.dart

This library used to create package:http Clients when the app is run inside the Dart virtual machine, meaning all platforms except the web browser.

http_client_factory_web.dart

This library used to create package:http Clients when the app is run inside a web browser.

Web configuration must be done in a separate library because Dart code cannot import dart:ffi or dart:io when run in a web browser.

main.dart

This library demonstrates how to:

• import http_client_factory.dart or http_client_factory_web.dart, depending on whether we are targeting the web browser or not.
• share a package:http Client by using package:provider.
• call package:http Client methods.

widget_test.dart

This library demonstrates how to construct tests using MockClient.