prf 2.0.0

Easily save and load values locally. Effortless local persistence with type safety and zero boilerplate. Just get, set, and go.

Changelog

All notable changes to the prf package will be documented in this file.

2.0.0

Internals migrated to SharedPreferencesAsync

🚨 Behavioral Breaking Change (no API changes)

TL;DR — Do You Need to Do Anything?

• ✅ No action needed if:
  • Your app is new and doesn't rely on previously stored values, or
  • You were already using SharedPreferencesAsync — everything will continue to work seamlessly.
• 🔁 Run a migration if:
  • Your app was using prf prior to this version (pre-2.0.0)
  • You want to preserve previously stored values

await Prf.migrateFromLegacyPrefsIfNeeded();

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🧠 Why this change?

prf now uses SharedPreferencesAsync under the hood — the new, isolate-safe, officially recommended backend for shared preferences.

This change future-proofs prf and avoids issues caused by the old SharedPreferences API, which:

• Is being deprecated
• Is not isolate-safe
• Does not guarantee disk persistence on write (source)

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🛠 Migration Instructions

If your app used prf previously and stored data you want to keep:

await Prf.migrateFromLegacyPrefsIfNeeded();

This safely copies data from the legacy storage backend to the new one.
It’s safe to run every time — the migration will only happen once.

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✅ What’s new in 2.0.0:

• Internals now use SharedPreferencesAsync
• Full isolate-safety, suitable for background plugins like firebase_messaging
• Removed reliance on getInstance() and internal platform-side caching
• prf now fully controls its own cache
• Public API is unchanged — get(), set(), remove() all still work the same

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🔁 Key Differences

Feature	Before (1.x)	After (2.0.0)
Backend	SharedPreferences (legacy)	SharedPreferencesAsync
Android storage method	SharedPreferences XML	DataStore Preferences
Isolate-safe	❌ No	✅ Yes

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💬 Summary

This is a critical under-the-hood upgrade to ensure prf is compatible with modern Flutter apps, isolate-safe, and ready for the future of shared preferences.

If your app is new, or you don’t care about previously stored data — you're done ✅
If you’re upgrading and need old values — migrate once as shown above.

1.3.8

• Added example file for pub.dev to showcase package usage.

1.3.7

• Finished setting up for publishing, this package was private for too long in my repositoriee, hope you enjoy it!

1.3.6

• Added omprehensive documentation comments for the entire library.
• Improved API reference with examples and usage notes.
• Enhanced dartdoc coverage for all public classes and methods.
• Better explanation of advanced features and type support.

1.3.5

• Improved PrfDateTime encoding reliability by enforcing endian order consistency.
• Fixed internal handling of corrupted base64 data for PrfBytes.

1.3.4

Added

• PrfJson<T> class for storing JSON-serializable objects using jsonEncode/jsonDecode.
• Graceful fallback when decoding invalid JSON or mismatched types.

1.3.3

Added

• PrfDateTime using base64-encoded 64-bit integers to persist DateTime values with millisecond precision.
• Integrated with PrfEncoded to reduce redundant logic.

1.3.2

Added

• PrfEncoded<TSource, TStore> for reusable value transformation between domain objects and SharedPreferences-compatible types.
• Supports encoding formats like JSON, binary, and base64.

1.3.1

Improved

• Added _exists check inside getValue() to allow fallback to defaultValue if key is missing.
• Improved caching logic to avoid unnecessary SharedPreferences reads.

1.3.0

Added

• PrfVariableExtensions<T> extension with:
  • .get(), .set(value), .remove(), .isNull()
  • Uses lazy SharedPreferences initialization automatically.

Changed

• Removed requirement to manually call Prf.init(). Now fully lazy-loaded via Prf.getInstance().

1.2.1

Fixed

• Minor internal refactor to prevent reinitializing _initFuture in Prf.

1.2.0

Added

• PrfBytes with transparent base64 storage of Uint8List.
• Full support for all native SharedPreferences types:
  • PrfInt
  • PrfDouble
  • PrfBool
  • PrfString
  • PrfStringList

Improved

• Unified all variable types using delegate-based constructors.
• Internal logic now handles nullability consistently and efficiently.

1.1.0

Added

• typedef support for SharedPrefsGetter<T> and SharedPrefsSetter<T>.
• Simplified PrfVariable<T> constructor by using delegates instead of abstract getter/setter classes.

Changed

• Removed old abstract classes PrfGetter and PrfSetter in favor of inline functions.

1.0.2

Improved

• Updated internal caching system for better performance on repeated .get() calls.

1.0.1

Added

• Added maybePrefs and isInitialized to Prf for improved control over initialization state.

1.0.0

Initial Release

• PrfVariable<T> base class with typed getter/setter support.
• Manual SharedPreferences injection.
• Clean and extensible architecture for managing preference values.