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Synchronize Paging Data

A Widget Whose Content Stays Synced With A ValueNotifier Of Type PagedValue.

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Background

Given a PagedValueNotifier<Key, Value> implementation and a [builder] which builds widgets from concrete values of PagedValue<Key, Value>, this class will automatically register itself as a listener of the [PagedValueNotifier] and call the [builder] with updated values when the value changes.

Basic Example

class UserNameValueNotifier extends PagedValueNotifier<int, String> {
  UserNameValueNotifier() : super(const PagedValue.loading());

  @override
  Future<void> doInitialLoad() async {
    // Imitating network delay
    await Future.delayed(const Duration(seconds: 1));
    value = const PagedValue(
      items: ['Sahil', 'Salvatore', 'Reuben'],

      /// Passing the key to load the next page
      nextPageKey: nextPageKey,
    );
  }

  @override
  Future<void> loadMore(int nextPageKey) async {
    // Imitating network delay
    await Future.delayed(const Duration(seconds: 1));
    final previousItems = value.asSuccess.items;
    final newItems = previousItems + ['Deven', 'Sacha', 'Gordon'];
    value = PagedValue(
      items: newItems,
      // Passing nextPageKey as null to indicate
      // that there are no more items.
      nextPageKey: null,
    );
  }
}

class _MyHomePageState extends State {
  final pagedValueNotifier = UserNameValueNotifier();

  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return Scaffold(
      body: Center(
        child: PagedValueListenableBuilder<int, String>(
          builder: (context, value, child) {
            // This builder will only get called when the _counter
            // is updated.
            return value.when(
              (userNames, nextPageKey, error) => Column(
                children: [
                  const Text('Usernames:'),
                  Expanded(
                    child: ListView(
                      children: userNames.map(Text.new).toList(),
                    ),
                  ),
                  if (nextPageKey != null)
                    TextButton(
                      child: const Text('Load more'),
                      onPressed: () => pagedValueNotifier.loadMore(nextPageKey),
                    ),
                ],
              ),
              loading: CircularProgressIndicator.new,
              error: (e) => Text('Error: $e'),
            );
          },
          valueListenable: pagedValueNotifier,
        ),
      ),
    );
  }
}

Messages State

Setup