Flutter Helper Utils #

flutter_helper_utils is a curated Flutter utility package focused on a few high-value areas:

• adaptive UI and breakpoint helpers
• color parsing, transformation, and accessibility utilities
• typed list and sliver list widgets
• focused BuildContext and UI sugar when you want it
• dart_helper_utils re-exported for the Dart-only helpers that still fit the package surface

Version 9 intentionally makes the package smaller and more deliberate.

Install #

dependencies:
  flutter_helper_utils: ^9.0.0

Imports #

Most users should import the package once:

import 'package:flutter_helper_utils/flutter_helper_utils.dart';

If you only want the shortcut-heavy surface, use the opt-in sugar import:

import 'package:flutter_helper_utils/sugar.dart';

Notifiers #

Notifier utilities were extracted from this package in v9.

If you need the old notifier-style workflows, use:

dependencies:
  better_value_notifier: <latest_version>

import 'package:better_value_notifier/better_value_notifier.dart';

Highlights #

Adaptive UI #

runApp(
  const PlatformTypeProvider(
    child: MyApp(),
  ),
);

@override
Widget build(BuildContext context) {
  final breakpoint = context.watchBreakpoint;

  if (breakpoint.isMobile) {
    return const MobileLayout();
  }
  if (breakpoint.isTablet) {
    return const TabletLayout();
  }
  return const DesktopLayout();
}

PlatformEnv #

final report = PlatformEnv.report();
final os = PlatformEnv.operatingSystem;
final locale = PlatformEnv.localeName;
final processors = PlatformEnv.numberOfProcessors;

Color Toolkit #

final brand = tryToColor('#F97316') ?? Colors.orange;
final accent = tryToColor('rgb(14 165 233)') ?? Colors.blue;

final hex = brand.toHex(includeAlpha: true);
final readableText = brand.contrastColor();
final passesAA = brand.meetsWCAG(
  readableText,
  level: WCAGLevel.aa,
  context: WCAGContext.normalText,
);

Color parsing supports:

• hex strings
• rgb(...) and rgba(...)
• hsl(...) and hsla(...)
• hwb(...)
• CSS named colors

Typed Lists #

TypedListView<Product>(
  items: products,
  itemBuilder: (context, index, product) {
    return ProductTile(product: product);
  },
  spacing: 12,
  header: const Text('Products'),
);

CustomScrollView(
  slivers: [
    const SliverAppBar(title: Text('Products')),
    products.buildSliverList(
      itemBuilder: (context, index, product) {
        return ProductTile(product: product);
      },
      spacing: 12,
    ),
  ],
);

BuildContext and UI Helpers #

context.pushPage(const DetailsPage());
context.showSnackBar(const SnackBar(content: Text('Saved')));
context.unfocus();

final theme = context.themeData;
final width = context.widthPx;
final height = context.heightPx;

Opt-in Sugar #

final padding = 16.edgeInsetsAll;
final hSpace = 12.heightBox();
final radius = 24.allCircular;
final rawColor = 0xFFF97316.color;

0xFFF97316.color lives in sugar.dart, not in the main color toolkit.

Widgets #

Included widgets and widget systems:

• PlatformTypeProvider
• PlatformInfoLayoutBuilder
• BreakpointLayoutBuilder
• TypedListView
• TypedSliverList
• GradientWidget
• MultiTapDetector
• ThemeWithoutEffects

Migration #

Version 9 includes several breaking changes:

• notifier utilities moved to better_value_notifier
• root exports simplified
• deprecated Color.add* aliases removed
• GradientWidget.gradientAlignment removed
• explicit navigation naming finalized
• focus helper naming finalized

For the full v9 migration guide, read migration_guides.md.

Example #

The example app in example/ was rebuilt for v9 and acts as the current visual reference for the package surface.

License #

MIT