Flutter Plugin Scaffold

Tired of endless switch-cases in your Flutter plugin code? This module is for you!

• Dynamic method dispatch (Only Kotlin)
• Built-in error serialization for both platforms
• Superior streams.

Used to create plugins such as flutter_cogntio_plugin, rx_ble, flutter_pdf_viewer, etc.

TLDR

It lets you turn this:-

channel.setMethodCallHandler { call, result ->
  when (call.method) {
    "orange" -> ...
    "banana" -> ...
    "mango" -> ...
    "apple" -> ...
  }
}

Into this beauty:-

import com.pycampers.plugin_scaffold.createPluginScaffold


class MyPlugin {
    fun orange(call: MethodCall, result: Result) {
        ...
    }

    fun banana(call: MethodCall, result: Result) {
        ...
    }

    fun mango(call: MethodCall, result: Result) {
        ...
    }

    fun apple(call: MethodCall, result: Result) {
        ...
    }
}

createPluginScaffold(registrar.messenger(), "myFancyChannel", MyPlugin())

Errors

Any errors that occur in native code tend to instantly crash the app. Sending them back to flutter can be a real PITA.

This module does everything in its power to prevent such mishaps.

So yes, You get 100% dart catch-able PlatformExceptions with stacktraces of native code!

D/MethodCallDispatcher( 3572): piping exception to flutter: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Hello from Kotlin!
E/flutter ( 3572): [ERROR:flutter/lib/ui/ui_dart_state.cc(148)] Unhandled Exception: PlatformException(java.lang.IllegalArgumentException, Hello from Kotlin!, java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Hello from Kotlin!
E/flutter ( 3572): 	at com.pycampers.method_call_dispatcher_example.MyPlugin$myBrokenCallbackMethod$1$run$1.invoke(MainActivity.kt:33)
E/flutter ( 3572): 	at com.pycampers.method_call_dispatcher_example.MyPlugin$myBrokenCallbackMethod$1$run$1.invoke(MainActivity.kt:30)
E/flutter ( 3572): 	at com.pycampers.method_call_dispatcher.MethodCallDispatcherPluginKt.trySend(MethodCallDispatcherPlugin.kt:52)
E/flutter ( 3572): 	at com.pycampers.method_call_dispatcher_example.MyPlugin$myBrokenCallbackMethod$1.run(MainActivity.kt:32)
E/flutter ( 3572): 	at java.util.Timer$TimerImpl.run(Timer.java:284)
E/flutter ( 3572): )

[VERBOSE-2:ui_dart_state.cc(148)] Unhandled Exception: PlatformException(Runner.MyError.fatalError, The operation couldn’t be completed. (Runner.MyError error 0.), 0   plugin_scaffold                     0x0000000106131435 $s15plugin_scaffold14serializeErrorySo07FlutterD0CypF + 309
1   plugin_scaffold                     0x0000000106135a39 $s15plugin_scaffold20createPluginScaffold9messenger11channelName9methodMap05eventJ0So20FlutterMethodChannelC_SDySSSo0l5EventN0CGtSo0L15BinaryMessenger_p_SSSDySSypGSDySSSo0L13StreamHandler_So8NSObjectpGtFySo0lM4CallC_yypSgctcfU_yycfU_ASycfU_ + 121
2   plugin_scaffold                     0x000000010613654d $s15plugin_scaffold20createPluginScaffold9messenger11channelName9methodMap05eventJ0So20FlutterMethodChannelC_SDySSSo0l5EventN0CGtSo0L15BinaryMessenger_p_SSSDySSypGSDySSSo0L13StreamHandler_So8NSObjectpGtFySo0lM4CallC_yypSgctcfU_yycfU_ASycfU_TA + 13
3   plugin_scaffold                     0x0000000106133099 $s15plugin_scaffold7trySendyyyypSgc_ACyKcSgtFyycfU_ + 297
<…>
[VERBOSE-2:ui_dart_state.cc(148)] Unhandled Exception: PlatformException(Error Domain=hello Code=123 "(null)", The operation couldn’t be completed. (hello error 123.), 0   plugin_scaffold                     0x0000000106131435 $s15plugin_scaffold14serializeErrorySo07FlutterD0CypF + 309
1   plugin_scaffold                     0x0000000106135a39 $s15plugin_scaffold20createPluginScaffold9messenger11channelName9methodMap05eventJ0So20FlutterMethodChannelC_SDySSSo0l5EventN0CGtSo0L15BinaryMessenger_p_SSSDySSypGSDySSSo0L13StreamHandler_So8NSObjectpGtFySo0lM4CallC_yypSgctcfU_yycfU_ASycfU_ + 121
2   plugin_scaffold                     0x000000010613654d $s15plugin_scaffold20createPluginScaffold9messenger11channelName9methodMap05eventJ0So20FlutterMethodChannelC_SDySSSo0l5EventN0CGtSo0L15BinaryMessenger_p_SSSDySSypGSDySSSo0L13StreamHandler_So8NSObjectpGtFySo0lM4CallC_yypSgctcfU_yycfU_ASycfU_TA + 13
3   plugin_scaffold                     0x0000000106133099 $s15plugin_scaffold7trySendyyyypSgc_ACyKcSgtFyycfU_ + <…>

Streams

Flutter's EventChannel, has a flaw in that it only lets you open only a single stream at a time.

Plugin Scaffold's stream methods build upon regular MethodChannel callback methods, and provide a more flexible solution.

This comes with a caveat, though. You can no longer use regular MethodChannel.setMethodCallHandler(), and must use PluginScaffold.setMethodCallHandler() instead.

Install

First install the plugin using regular instructions on dart pub.

Next, add the follwoing to ios/<plugin-name>.podspec

Pod::Spec.new do |s|
  ...
  
  s.dependency 'plugin_scaffold'
end

Usage

The example is app available @ main.dart, MainActivity.kt & AppDelegate.dart

The core plugin code can be found @ plugin_scaffold.dart, MethodCallDispatcherPlugin.kt & SwiftPluginScaffoldPlugin.swift