Overview
Brick_REST is a RESTful API connector for Brick, a data persistence library, enabling seamless integration with REST APIs. It provides annotations, adapters, models, and providers to streamline data fetching, serialization, and state management across platforms. Designed for developers using Brick, it simplifies the process of connecting to backend services with minimal boilerplate. Supports Android, iOS, Web, macOS, Windows, and Linux, making it ideal for cross-platform applications requiring robust data synchronization.
Use cases
- Connecting Flutter apps to REST APIs
- Automating JSON serialization
- Managing remote data in cross-platform apps
- Synchronizing server data with local storage
- Building scalable backend integrations
Key features
- Annotation-based API modeling
- Built-in JSON-to-model conversion
- Cross-platform support
- Integration with Brick's persistence layer
- Provider-based data access
Suitable for
- Developers using Brick for data persistence
- Projects needing REST API integration
- Cross-platform mobile and web applications
- Teams prioritizing code consistency and maintainability
Considerations
- Requires familiarity with Brick framework
- Limited to REST APIs (not GraphQL)
- Depends on Dart code generation
- May require additional setup for complex endpoints