Flutter Projects

Table of contents

1. Title Page
2. Copyright and Credits
   1. Flutter Projects
3. Dedication
4. About Packt
   1. Why subscribe?
5. Contributors
   1. About the author
   2. About the reviewers
   3. Packt is searching for authors like you
6. Preface
   1. Who this book is for
   2. What this book covers
   3. To get the most out of this book
      1. Download the example code files
      2. Conventions used
   4. Get in touch
      1. Reviews
7. Hello Flutter!
   1. Technical requirements
   2. Understanding the Dart language basics
      1. Hello Dart
      2. Area calculator
      3. For loops and strings
      4. The Arrow syntax and the ternary operator
      5. While loops, lists, and generics
         1. foreach()
         2. map()
         3. where()
      6. Classes and objects
      7. Using getters and setters
      8. Constructors
         1. This keyword
   3. Creating your first Flutter app
      1. Running your first Hello World app
      2. Using MaterialApp and Scaffold
      3. Formatting Text and Using Columns
      4. Showing images and using buttons
      5. Showing an AlertDialog box
      6. Using padding
      7. Using SingleChildScrollView
   4. Summary
   5. Questions
   6. Further reading
8. Miles or Kilometers? Using Stateful Widgets
   1. Technical requirements
   2. Project overview
   3. Understanding state and stateful widgets
   4. Creating the measure converter project
      1. Using stateful widgets
      2. Reading user input from TextField
      3. Creating a DropdownButton widget
      4. Updating a DropdownButton widget
      5. Completing the UI of the app
      6. Adding the business logic
   5. Summary
   6. Questions
   7. Further reading
9. My Time - Listening to a Stream of Data
   1. Technical requirements
   2. Building the timer home page layout
      1. Installing the percent_indicator Package in your app
   3. Using a stream and asynchronous programming in Flutter
      1. Showing the time in the main screen: StreamBuilder
      2. Enabling the buttons
   4. Navigating to the settings route
   5. Building the Settings screen layout
      1. Using the GridView.Count() constructor
         1. Adding custom SettingButtons to the widgets.dart file
   6. Using shared_preferences to read and write app data
   7. Summary
   8. Questions
   9. Further reading
10. Pong Game - 2D Animations and Gestures
    1. Technical requirements
    2. Building the UI of the app
       1. Creating the ball
       2. Creating the bat
       3. Creating the grid
    3. Using animations
    4. Adding the game logic
    5. Using GestureDetector
    6. Checking the bat position
    7. Adding randomness to the game
    8. Adding the score and completing the game
    9. Summary
    10. Questions
    11. Further reading
11. Let's Go to the Movies - Getting Data from the Web
    1. Technical requirements
    2. Project overview
    3. Connecting to a web service and retrieving data with HTTP
       1. Creating the app and connecting to the API with the HTTP library
    4. Parsing JSON data and transforming it into model objects
       1. Adding the Movie model class
    5. Adding a ListView to show data
       1. Showing a trailing icon in a ListTile
    6. Showing the detail screen and passing data through screens
    7. Adding the search feature
    8. Summary
    9. Questions
    10. Further reading
12. Store That Data - Using Sq(F)Lite To Store Data in a Local Database
    1. Technical requirements
    2. Essential theory and context
    3. Project overview
    4. Using sqflite databases
       1. Creating an sqflite database
       2. Testing the database
    5. Creating the model classes
    6. Showing database data to the user
       1. Inserting and editing data
       2. Deleting elements
       3. Challenge – completing the Items Screen functionality
       4. Challenge solution – completing the Items Screen functionality
          1. Step 1
          2. Step 2
          3. Step 3
          4. Step 4
          5. Step 5
          6. Step 6
    7. Summary
    8. Questions
    9. Further reading
13. Firing Up the App - Integrating Firebase into a Flutter App
    1. Technical requirements
    2. Introducing Firebase
    3. Project overview
    4. Adding Firebase to your Flutter project
       1. Creating a Firestore database
       2. Integrating Firebase into a Flutter app
          1. Configuring your Android app
          2. Configuring your iOS app
          3. Testing Firebase integration with your app
       3. The EventDetail model class
       4. Creating the Event Detail screen
    5. Adding authentication to your app
       1. Adding the login/signup screen
       2. Adding the authentication logic
       3. Introducing Firebase rules
    6. Writing data to Firebase: Adding the favorite feature
       1. Showing and deleting favorites
    7. Summary
    8. Questions
    9. Further reading
14. The Treasure Mapp - Integrating Maps and Using Your Device Camera
    1. Technical requirements
    2. Geolocation and camera – a powerful duo
    3. Integrating Google Maps into Flutter
       1. Showing a map with Google Maps
          1. Using geolocation to find the current position
          2. Adding a marker to the map
       2. Creating the place model and helper classes
       3. Inserting new places on the map
       4. Editing and deleting existing places
    4. Using the device camera
       1. Saving and retrieving pictures as local files
    5. Summary
    6. Questions
    7. Further reading
15. Let's Play Dice: Knockout - Creating an Animation with Flare
    1. Technical requirements
    2. Project overview
    3. What's Flare?
    4. Creating objects with Flare
       1. Creating new objects in Flare
    5. Animating objects with Flare
       1. Creating the Roll animation
    6. Integrating Flare into a Flutter app
       1. Creating the Dice class
       2. Creating the Single Dice screen
       3. Creating the Knockout game
    7. Summary
    8. Questions
    9. Further reading
16. ToDo App - Leveraging the BLoC Pattern and Sembast
    1. Technical requirements
    2. Project overview
    3. Using sembast to store data
       1. Sembast: dealing with data
          1. Opening a sembast database
          2. Creating CRUD methods with sembast
          3. Using sembast
    4. The BLoC pattern
       1. Using the BLoC pattern
          1. The BLoC guideline step by step
             1. 1. Creating the BLoC class
             2. 2. Declaring the data that will change
             3. 3. Setting the StreamControllers
             4. 4. Creating the getters for streams and sinks
             5. 5. Adding the logic of the BLoC
             6. 6. Creating the constructor
             7. 7. Setting the dispose() method
       2. Using BLoCs and Streams to update the UI
       3. The HomePage screen user interface
       4. The TodoScreen user interface
    5. Summary
    6. Questions
    7. Further reading
17. Building a Flutter Web App
    1. Technical requirements
    2. Essential theory and context
    3. Project overview
    4. Building a Flutter app that runs on a browser
       1. Connecting to the Google Books API web service
       2. Creating the Book model class
       3. Using the HTTP service to retrieve books
    5. Creating a responsive UI
       1. Responsive widgets: ListView or Table?
          1. Creating the Table for larger devices
          2. Creating the ListView for smaller devices
    6. Using shared_preferences to save data in Android, iOS, and the web
       1. Completing the UI of the app
    7. Publishing a Flutter app to a web server
    8. Summary
    9. Questions
    10. Further reading
18. Appendix
    1. Setting up your environment to build Flutter projects
       1. Installing Flutter on a Windows PC
          1. Installing Git
          2. Installing the Flutter Software Development Kit (SDK)
          3. Installing Android Studio
          4. Connecting an Android physical device
          5. Configuring Android Studio
          6. Installing and configuring VS Code
       2. Installing Flutter on a Mac
          1. Installing the Flutter SDK
          2. Installing Xcode
19. Assessment
    1. Assessment
       1. Chapter 1
       2. Chapter 2
       3. Chapter 3
       4. Chapter 4
       5. Chapter 5
       6. Chapter 6
       7. Chapter 7
       8. Chapter 8
       9. Chapter 9
       10. Chapter 10
       11. Chapter 11
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