list_counter 1.0.1

A utility for counting in a variety of languages and styles. Made for lists.

A Counter class that follows the specification outlined at https://www.w3.org/TR/css-lists-3/#auto-numbering.

The CounterStyle class represents styles that can be used to generate a text representation of the given counter's value (such as a 'iv' for 4, or 'β' for 2).

See https://www.w3.org/TR/css-counter-styles-3/#counter-styles for more details.

Getting started

Getting started is simple:

dependencies:
  list_counter: ^1.0.1

Usage

void main() {
  final counter = Counter('named_counter'); //You can also start a counter at a specific integer value with Counter('name', VALUE);
  final listStyle = PredefinedCounterStyles.upperRoman;
  
  counter.increment(); // Adds 1 to the counter
  print(listStyle.generateMarkerContent(counter.value));
  // Prints "I. "
 
  counter.increment(2021); // Now the counter is at 2022
  print(listStyle.generateMarkerContent(conter.value));
  // Prints "MMXXII. "
 
  // Optionally, you can just print the result of the algorithm without any suffixes:
  print(listStyle.generateCounterContent(counter.value));
  // Prints "MMXXII"
}

Predefined Counter Styles

A lengthy list of predefined counter styles is included!

Some of the most basic include:

• PredefinedCounterStyles.decimal (A simple ordered list)
• PredefinedCounterStyles.disc (A simple bulleted/unordered list)
• PredefinedCounterStyles.circle (A bulleted list with open circles)
• PredefinedCounterStyles.square (A bulleted list with square bullets)
• PredefinedCounterStyles.lowerAlpha (a, b, c, ..., z, aa, ab)

As well as dozens of language-specific number/alphabet systems, such as:

• PredefinedCounterStyles.cjkDecimal (〇 一 二 三 四 五 六 七 八 九 ...)
• PredefinedCounterStyles.cambodian (០ ១ ២ ៣ ៤ ៥ ៦ ៧ ៨ ៩ ...)
• PredefinedCounterStyles.katakana (ア イ ウ エ オ カ キ ク ...)
• PredefinedCounterStyles.koreanHangulFormal (일천일백일십일 ...)

See https://www.w3.org/TR/css-counter-styles-3/#predefined-counters for the full list.

Custom Counter Styles

Or, you can define your own style:

// Sample additive style taken from https://www.w3.org/TR/css-counter-styles-3/#additive-system
final diceStyle = CounterStyle.define(
  name: 'dice-style',
  system: System.additive,
  additiveSymbols: {6: '⚅', 5: '⚄', 4: '⚃', 3: '⚂', 2: '⚁', 1: '⚀'},
  suffix: " ",
);

diceStyle will then produce lists that look like:

⚀  One
⚁  Two
⚂  Three
...
⚅⚄  Eleven
⚅⚅  Twelve
⚅⚅⚀  Thirteen