Codepad: like Dartpad, but with a full text editor and my favorite packages
Use this brick to quickly test code snippets, similar to Dartpad, but having a full text editor (Visual Studio Code) and access to the entire pub.dev ecosystem. It also includes all of my favorite starter packages for quick prototyping. Check out the video for a demo.
To use this brick, you need to have Visual Studio Code installed. You also need to create a bin directory in your PATH, and add the following shell scripts to it.
Put this in your bin directory with the name dplay and make it executable:
#!/bin/sh
exec mason make codepad -o "${2:-/tmp}" --dart=true --name="${1:-UUID}" </dev/null
And put this as fplay:
#!/bin/sh
exec mason make codepad -o "${2:-/tmp}" --dart=false --name="${1:-UUID}" </dev/null
The first argument is the app name and name of the directory it will be created in within the output directory. If absent, a UUID will be used. This is great because you can just invoke dplay or fplay at a shell prompt and get a new app.
The second argument is the output directory, and defaults to /tmp.
The names are immaterial. It's just what I happen to use.
You can always use mason make codepad directly to be prompted for the arguments. However, unless you want it in a subdirectory of the current directory, you'll need to use the -o option manually. (I find it easier to just use the shell scripts.)
Packages included:
- riverpod, flutter_riverpod
- flutter_hooks, riverpod_hooks
- riverpod_generator, riverpod_annotation, build_runner
- riverpod_lint (provides useful lints and refactorings)
- fpdart (including a shim renaming
StatetoFpStateto avoid conflicts with Flutter) - very_good_analysis
These aren't selectable. Just ignore or delete the ones you don't want, but it's a good starting point for quick experiments.
Note that a flutter repo is built with support only for the web. This is to speed up the time-to-first-edit. You can always use flutter create . to add support for other platforms later.