Overview
universal_html provides a unified 'dart:html' API that works across all platforms, including Flutter on mobile, desktop, and server-side environments. It enables consistent HTML and XML processing regardless of the runtime, simplifying cross-platform development. This package bridges the gap between web and non-web contexts by offering a compatible interface for DOM manipulation, HTTP requests, and parsing structured content. Ideal for shared logic between web and backend services, it reduces code duplication and streamlines development workflows.
Use cases
- Cross-platform web and server logic
- Shared HTML/XML parsing
- Server-side rendering utilities
- Web component reuse in Flutter apps
- Building universal Dart applications
Key features
- Platform-agnostic dart:html API
- Supports DOM manipulation on all platforms
- Built-in XML/HTML parsing
- Works seamlessly with Flutter and servers
- Lightweight and minimal dependencies
Suitable for
- Developers targeting multiple platforms
- Backend services needing HTML processing
- Flutter apps requiring web-like features
- Code sharing between web and server
- Projects avoiding platform-specific conditionals
Considerations
- Limited browser-specific features on non-web platforms
- No support for certain DOM events outside web
- Performance may vary on server-side execution
- Not intended for full browser emulation
- Requires careful handling of async operations