plaid_omni_connect #

Plaid Omni Connect Link integration for Flutter with seamless inline UX across all platforms: iOS, Android, Web, macOS, Windows, and Linux.

✨ Features #

• 🎯 Seamless inline modal UX - Never leaves your app
• 📱 Universal platform support - iOS, Android, Web, macOS, Windows, Linux
• 🔒 Secure by design - No tokens stored in package
• 🎨 Native look and feel - Platform-specific modal implementations
• 🚀 Easy to integrate - Simple, consistent API
• ⚡ Production ready - Based on Plaid's official Link SDK

🏗️ Architecture & Security #

This package handles the client-side UI integration of Plaid Link. In a production environment, it works in tandem with your backend server:

1. Server: Calls Plaid API (/link/token/create) to generate a link_token.
2. App: Fetches link_token from your server and passes it to PlaidOmniConnect.open().
3. App: User completes the flow; plugin returns a public_token.
4. App: Sends public_token back to your server.
5. Server: Exchanges public_token for an access_token (/item/public_token/exchange) to fetch data.

🔒 Security Note: Never store your Plaid client_id or secret inside your Flutter app or this package. All sensitive API calls must happen on your backend.

🚀 Getting Started #

Installation #

Add to your pubspec.yaml:

dependencies:
  plaid_omni_connect: ^1.0.0

Run:

flutter pub get

Platform Setup #

iOS & Android

No additional setup required! ✅

macOS

No additional setup required! ✅ Note: Ensure your app has com.apple.security.network.client entitlement.

Windows

Requires WebView2 runtime (pre-installed on Windows 11).

For Windows 10, download: WebView2 Runtime

Linux

Install WebKitGTK:

Ubuntu/Debian:

sudo apt-get install libwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev

Fedora:

sudo dnf install webkit2gtk3-devel

Arch:

sudo pacman -S webkit2gtk

Web

No additional setup required! ✅

Usage #

import 'package:plaid_omni_connect/plaid_omni_connect.dart';

// 1. Get link token from your backend
final linkToken = await getPlaidLinkToken();

// 2. Open Plaid Link with inline modal
await PlaidOmniConnect.open(
  configuration: PlaidLinkConfiguration(
    linkToken: linkToken,
  ),
  onSuccess: (publicToken, metadata) {
    print('✅ Connected: ${metadata.institution.name}');
    print('Accounts: ${metadata.accounts.length}');
    
    // Send publicToken to your backend to exchange for access_token
    await exchangePublicToken(publicToken);
  },
  onExit: (error, metadata) {
    if (error != null) {
      print('❌ Error: ${error.displayMessage}');
    } else {
      print('User cancelled');
    }
  },
  onEvent: (eventName, metadata) {
    print('📊 Event: $eventName');
  },
);

📖 API Reference #

PlaidOmniConnect.open() #

Opens Plaid Link as an inline modal within your app.

Parameters:

• configuration (required): PlaidLinkConfiguration with your link token
• onSuccess (required): Callback when user successfully connects account
• onExit (required): Callback when user exits or encounters error
• onEvent (optional): Callback for tracking user events

PlaidLinkConfiguration #

PlaidLinkConfiguration({
  required String linkToken,  // From your backend
  bool noLoadingState = false,
})

Callbacks #

onSuccess:

void Function(String publicToken, LinkSuccessMetadata metadata)

onExit:

void Function(LinkError? error, LinkExitMetadata? metadata)

onEvent:

void Function(String eventName, LinkEventMetadata metadata)

🎨 UX Behavior #

Desktop (macOS, Windows, Linux) #

• Modal dialog (600x800px) centered in your app window
• Blocks parent window - true modal behavior
• Smooth animations - 300ms fade in/out
• Native styling - Follows platform design guidelines

Mobile (iOS, Android) #

• Full-screen modal with native transitions
• Gesture support - Swipe to dismiss

Web #

• Centered modal with backdrop blur
• Responsive - Adapts to screen size
• Keyboard accessible - ESC to close

📚 Complete Example #

See the example directory for a full working demo app.

📄 License #

MIT License - see LICENSE file

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