flutter_automation

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flutter_automation is a Flutter package designed to streamline project development by offering a collection of automation scripts. It helps developers save time by automating repetitive tasks such as code formatting, dependency management, and testing workflows. Built for cross-platform projects, it supports Android, iOS, macOS, Windows, and Linux. The package integrates seamlessly with Flutter’s pub system and is ideal for teams aiming to standardize their development processes. Its open-source nature encourages community contributions and customization.

Use cases

Automating code formatting
Streamlining CI/CD pipelines
Simplifying dependency updates
Running tests in bulk
Standardizing project setup

Key features

Predefined automation scripts
Cross-platform support
Easy integration via pub
Open-source and extensible
Supports multiple OS environments

Suitable for

Development teams
CI/CD engineers
Flutter beginners
Project maintainers
Automation enthusiasts

Considerations

Requires understanding of shell scripting
May need customization for complex workflows
Depends on external tools
Not suitable for simple one-off tasks
Best used in team or large-scale projects

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Flutter Automation

This package contains various automation scripts that will help you automate various aspects of your flutter project.

Usage

To use this plugin, add flutter_automation as a dependency in your pubspec.yaml file.

Running scripts

From terminal in your flutter project run,

flutter pub pub run flutter_automation --firebase-auth --google-maps --android-sign --firestore-crud

1. Firebase Auth

This sets up firebase authentication with google and email based login automatically in your flutter project. Also copies boilerplate login ui flow using provider package for state management

flutter pub pub run flutter_automation --firebase-auth

2. Google Maps

sets up google maps flutter plugin on android platform in a flutter project.

After you run the script in your flutter project you need to modify android/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml file changing the text YOUR_API_KEY to your actual google maps Api key.

flutter pub pub run flutter_automation --google-maps

3. Android Signing

Generates keystore and sets up android signing config in your flutter project.

It uses keytool to generate keystore so, for this script to work keytool must be in path.

flutter pub pub run flutter_automation --android-sign

4. Firestore CRUD

Provides a simple firestore CRUD operation boilerplate

flutter pub pub run flutter_automation --firestore-crud

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