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firestore_ui is a Flutter package that brings the functionality of FirebaseAnimatedList to Cloud Firestore, enabling dynamic, animated list rendering from Firestore collections. It supports real-time updates and includes additional variants for different use cases, such as paginated or filtered lists. Designed for seamless integration with Firebase's cloud database, it simplifies building responsive UIs that reflect live data changes across platforms.
Use cases
Real-time data display in lists
Dynamic content updates from Firestore
Paginated or filtered Firestore lists
Live collaborative apps
Offline-capable list views
Key features
Animated list rendering
Support for real-time Firestore updates
Multiple list variants included
Cross-platform compatibility
Simple API similar to FirebaseAnimatedList
Suitable for
Developers using Cloud Firestore
Apps requiring live-updating lists
UI-heavy Firebase applications
Flutter projects on multiple platforms
Considerations
Requires Firebase and Cloud Firestore setup
May impact performance with large datasets
Limited customization compared to raw ListView
Best suited for moderate-sized collections
Depends on Firebase SDK version compatibility
Original README
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firestore_ui
This project started as a Pull Request to the official cloud_firestore plugin, but unfortunately they are still polishing the main features and this had to be postponed; it's based on firebase_database's version.
But fear not, my fellow Cloud Firestore users, this is a package that extracted the main code from that PR and now it's available to use!
Custom parameters
bool linear - This will make it so it just uses .add instead of .insert, this usually leads to less issues in the order if your list updates linearly (like a chat)
void onLoaded(QuerySnapshot snapshot) - You can use this to access the most recent QuerySnapshot that came from the stream
bool filter(DocumentSnapshot snapshot) - This allows you to filter out specific snapshots on the rendering phase, return true if you want that item to be filtered
bool debug - Set this to see all logs related to inserting/removing/updating items on any variant of the list
How to use
All the examples below are from the actual example folder, please run that to see how it behaves!
List
Just set it up as you would with a ListView.builder:
Just set it up as you would with a GridView.count, alongside the necessary crossAxisCount, all the other parameters from the SliverGridDelegateWithFixedCrossAxisCount are also available:
Special thanks to @letsar for the flutter_staggered_grid_view package! Without it, this part wouldn't be available; please check out the library for more info on how it works!