Overview
A Dart-IO based client for consuming Server-Sent Events (SSE), enabling real-time communication from servers to Flutter applications. It supports continuous event streaming, automatic reconnection, and efficient handling of server events in a lightweight manner. Designed for use with FeatureHub’s feature management platform, it allows dynamic feature flag updates without app restarts. The client is built for reliability and simplicity, ideal for apps requiring live configuration changes or status updates.
Use cases
- Real-time feature flag updates
- Live configuration synchronization
- Streaming server notifications
- Dynamic UI behavior based on server state
- Monitoring backend events
Key features
- Server-Sent Events support
- Automatic reconnection
- Lightweight Dart-IO implementation
- Event stream handling
- Integration with FeatureHub platform
Suitable for
- Apps using FeatureHub
- Real-time configuration needs
- Background event monitoring
- Flutter apps requiring live data
- Microservices communication
Considerations
- Requires SSE-compatible server
- Limited to server-to-client streaming
- No built-in authentication
- Platform-specific limitations may apply
- Dependent on network stability