scoped_model 0.3.0

A Widget that passes a Reactive Model to all of it's children

scoped_model

A set of utilities that allow you to easily pass a data Model from a parent Widget down to it's descendants. In addition, it also re-renders all of the children that use the model when the model is updated.

Besides a couple of tests and a bit of documentation, this is not my work / idea. It's a simple extraction of the Model classes from Fuchsia's core Widgets, presented as a standalone Flutter Plugin for independent use so we can evaluate this architecture pattern more easily as a community.

Examples

• Counter App - Introduction to the tools provided by Scoped Model.
• Todo App - Shows how to write a Todo app with persistence and tests.

Usage

Let's demo the basic usage with the all-time favorite: A counter example!

// Start by creating a class that holds some view the app's state. In
// our example, we'll have a simple counter that starts at 0 can be 
// incremented.
//
// Note: It must extend from Model.  
class CounterModel extends Model {
  int _counter = 0;

  int get counter => _counter;

  void increment() {
    // First, increment the counter
    _counter++;
    
    // Then notify all the listeners.
    notifyListeners();
  }
}

// Create our App, which will provide the `CounterModel` to 
// all children that require it! 
class CounterApp extends StatelessWidget {
  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    // First, create a `ScopedModel` widget. This will provide 
    // the `model` to the children that request it. 
    return new ScopedModel<CounterModel>(
      model: new CounterModel(),
      child: new Column(children: [
        // Create a ScopedModelDescendant. This widget will get the
        // CounterModel from the nearest ScopedModel<CounterModel>. 
        // It will hand that model to our builder method, and rebuild 
        // any time the CounterModel changes (i.e. after we 
        // `notifyListeners` in the Model). 
        new ScopedModelDescendant<CounterModel>(
          builder: (context, child, model) => new Text('${model.counter}'),
        ),
        new Text("Another widget that doesn't depend on the CounterModel")
      ])
    );
  }
}

Finding the Model

There are two ways to find the Model provided by the ScopedModel Widget.

1. Use the ScopedModelDescendant Widget. It will find the Model and run the builder function whenever the Model notifies the listeners.
2. Use the ScopedModel.of static method directly. To make this method more readable for frequent access, you can consider adding your own of method to your own Model classes like so:

class CounterModel extends Model {
  // ...
 
  /// Wraps [ScopedModel.of] for this [Model].
  static CounterModel of(BuildContext context) =>
      ScopedModel.of<CounterModel>(context);
}

Contributors

• Original Authors
• Brian Egan
• Pascal Welsch