inherited_store #

An inherited widget that holds data and rebuilds the widgets whom depend on the changed data.

This package uses InharitedModel as its base.

Advantages #

1. lightweight (less that 100 lines of code)
2. uses flutter's own InheritedModel & InheritedModel for detecting what needs to be rebuilt.
3. no boilerplate code

Disadvantages #

1. using string for keys is inconvenient

   flutter_store is another package for state management that uses abstract store classes in inherited widget to go around this issue.

2. no computed values

Example #

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The code for the example is in the example tab.

Getting Started #

Step 1: Wrap your app with Store #

    Store(
      data: {
        'counter': 1,
      },
      child: MaterialApp(
        /* ... */
      ),
    );

Step 2: Use it #

class CounterText extends StatelessWidget {
  
  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return Text(Store.of(context, 'counter').get().toString()); 
  }
}

If you edit counter using Store.of(context,'counter').set(2) the CounterText widget will be automatically rebuilt.

What exactly gets rebuilt? #

When you call Store.of(context,'key') all the widgets that use the current context will be subscribed to changes for that key. If the value for the key changes the widget that uses the subscribed context will be rebuilt.

In the Example bellow, when the counter is modified, only the text widget inside the builder gets updated because it was subscribed using the c context and only decedents of c will be rebuilt. If instead of calling Store.of(c,'counter') we called Store.of(context,'counter), when counter changes, the entire widget will get rebuilt and the text that shows the time will also update.

class StoreText extends StatelessWidget {
  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return Column(
      children: <Widget>[
        Text(DateTime.now().toString()), // show the time which this text widget was built
        Builder(builder: (c) {
          return Text(Store.of(c, 'counter').get().toString());
        }),
      ],
    );
  }
}

Example use cases #

Managing App Preferences #

You can use Inherited_Store to effectively manage your app preferences. Load your preferences into the data field of the store then update the stored preferences using the onValueModified callback.