Another state management solution

  State Management

VxState

VxState is a state management library built for Flutter apps with focus on simplicity. It is inspired by StoreKeeper & libraries like Redux, Vuex etc with the power of streams. Here is a basic idea of how it works:

  • Single Store (Single source of truth) to keep app’s data
  • Structured modifications to store with Mutations
  • Widgets listen to mutations to rebuild themselves
  • Enhance this process with Interceptors and Effects

Core of VxState is based on the InheritedModel widget from Flutter.

Getting started

Add to your pubpsec:

dependencies:
  ...
  vxstate: any

Create a store:

import 'package:vxstate/vxstate.dart';

class MyStore extends VxStore {
  int count = 0;
}

Define mutations:

class Increment extends VxMutation<MyStore> {
  perform() => store.count++;
}

Listen to mutations:

@override
Widget build(BuildContext context) {
  // Define when this widget should re render
  VxState.listen(context, to: [Increment]);

  // Get access to the store
  MyStore store = VxState.store;

  return Text("${store.count}");
}

Complete example:

import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
import 'package:vxstate/vxstate.dart';

// Build store and make it part of app
void main() {
  runApp(VxState(
    store: MyStore(),
    child: MyApp(),
  ));
}

// Store definition
class MyStore extends VxStore {
  int count = 0;
}

// Mutations
class Increment extends VxMutation<MyStore> {
  perform() => store.count++;
}

class MyApp extends StatelessWidget {
  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    // Define when this widget should re render
    VxState.listen(context, to: [Increment]);

    // Get access to the store
    MyStore store = VxState.store;

    return MaterialApp(
      home: Scaffold(
        body: Column(
          children: <Widget>[
            Text("Count: ${store.count}"),
            RaisedButton(
              child: Text("Increment"),
              onPressed: () {
                // Invoke mutation
                Increment();
              },
            ),
          ],
        ),
      ),
    );
  }
}

Documentation

  • VxStore – Where your apps’s data is kept
  • VxMutation – Logic that modifies Store
  • VxBuilder, VxNotifier, VxConsumer – Useful widgets for special cases
  • VxEffect – Chained mutations
  • VxInterceptors – Intercept execution of mutations

Download state management source code on GitHub