Flutter Projects

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