swifty_chat 2.0.0

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• BREAKING: MessageKind is now a sealed class

  • Enables exhaustive pattern matching with switch expressions
  • Type-safe message handling without null checks
  • Subclasses: TextMessageKind, ImageMessageKind, HtmlMessageKind, QuickReplyMessageKind, CarouselMessageKind, CustomMessageKind
  • Legacy getters preserved for backward compatibility

• BREAKING: Models consolidated into main package

  • swifty_chat_data package removed - models now in lib/src/models/
  • All exports still available from package:swifty_chat/swifty_chat.dart
  • No external dependency changes required

• NEW: Material 3 Design System Integration

  • Added Material3ChatTheme class with full ColorScheme integration
  • Automatic light/dark mode adaptation based on system theme
  • Semantic color tokens for consistent theming
  • Factory constructor Material3ChatTheme.fromContext(context) for easy setup

• NEW: Responsive Design System

  • Added ResponsiveBreakpoints utility class
  • Breakpoints: mobile (<600dp), tablet (600-900dp), desktop (>900dp), largeDesktop (>1200dp)
  • Adaptive padding, spacing, and avatar sizes
  • MessageCellSizeConfigurator.responsiveConfiguration(context) for adaptive layouts

• NEW: Accessibility Enhancements

  • Added AccessibilityHelpers utility class
  • WCAG AA/AAA contrast ratio checking and validation
  • ensureWCAGAA() for automatic color adjustment
  • Text scaling support with getScaledFontSize()
  • Reduce motion detection with shouldReduceMotion()
  • High contrast mode detection

• NEW: Animation System

  • Added ChatAnimations utility class with flutter_animate integration
  • Motion-aware animations that respect reduce motion settings
  • Entrance animations for incoming/outgoing messages
  • Loading shimmer effects and quick reply pulse animations

• NEW: Modern Chat Input Field

  • Completely redesigned MessageInputField with Material 3 support
  • Added ChatInputFieldConfig for full customization
  • Dark mode compatible with ColorScheme integration
  • Animated send button with scale and opacity transitions
  • Multiline input support
  • Haptic feedback on send
  • Optional attachment button

• Improved: Performance Optimizations

  • Added RepaintBoundary to all message widgets
  • Added @immutable annotations for better tree-shaking
  • Optimized widget rebuilds

• Improved: Example Project

  • Added Material 3 Chat demo with color picker
  • Added Accessibility demo with WCAG contrast visualization
  • Added Responsive demo with breakpoint indicators
  • Theme toggle (light/dark/system) support
  • Section headers and feature cards

• Docs: Added comprehensive Material3Design.md documentation

• Platform: Updated macOS minimum deployment target to 10.15

• BREAKING: swifty_chat_data package merged into monorepo

  • Data models now included in packages/swifty_chat_data/
  • No longer depends on external pub.dev package
  • Version 2.0.0+ uses local path dependency
  • Previous pub.dev package (swifty_chat_data ^0.1.1) is now deprecated

• Fixed: Critical memory leaks
  • Added proper disposal for TextEditingController in ChatInputField
  • Added proper disposal for FocusNode in ChatInputField
  • Added proper disposal for ScrollController in Chat widget
  • Moved FocusNode from inline creation to class field to prevent recreation on every build
• Added: Comprehensive accessibility support
  • Added Semantics wrappers to all message widgets (Text, Image, HTML, QuickReply, Carousel)
  • Implemented screen reader labels with user names and timestamps
  • Added semantic labels for interactive elements (buttons, input fields)
  • Added semantic labels for ListView with "Chat messages"
• Improved: Image message handling
  • Added loading states with CircularProgressIndicator for images
  • Added error handling with fallback UI for failed image loads
  • Implemented progress tracking during image loading
• Improved: ListView performance
  • Added cacheExtent parameter for better scrolling performance
• Fixed: Test suite updated for API changes
  • Updated tests to work with new scrollToBottom() state method
  • Fixed hit-testing warnings in message tap tests

• chore(deps): upgrade dependencies
  • carousel_slider to ^5.1.1
    • jiffy to ^6.4.3
    • url_launcher to ^6.3.2
• chore: Removed CocoaPods files from example/ios (Podfile, Podfile.lock)

• chore(deps): upgrade deps

• chore(deps): upgrade flutter and android gradle deps

• fix: resolve flutter 3.22.1 issues

1.6.5 #

• ci: add auto tag workflow
• chore: upgrade internal dependencies

• chore: resolve several lint issues

• chore: resolve several lint issues

• chore: upgrade internal dependencies

• fix: remove .md extension from LICENSE file to allow pub.dev publishing

• refactor: replace timeago package with jiffy
• feat: upgrade to dart 3 syntax
• chore: improve internal dart code based on best practices
• fix: resolve several lint issues

• Feat: integrate timeago package to present message dates

• Update swifty_chat_data package and dart version
• Fix several lint issues

• Fix several lint issues

• Update dart version to 2.17
• Update carousel_slider version to 4.1.1
• Update flutter_lints version to 2.0.1

• [ADD] macOS & web support added (to example project)
• [UPG] Internal dependency packages updated.

• Some new theming options added & Carousel UI updated a bit.
• Internal dependency packages updated.

• Initial version, see what this package can do for you in README.md