multiple_result

multiple_result

A Result package for Dart inspired by dartz's Either type and Kotlin's sealed classes.

This package is perfect for those who just want the multiple results functionality from dartz. 👌

Using the Result type:

In your function signature, declare it to return a Result type:

Result getSomething();

Then specify the Success and Error types:

Result<String, Exception> getSomething() {

}

When returning from the function, simply use:

return Success('Success!');

or

return Error(Exception('Some error happened...'));

A complete function looks like this:

Future<Result<String, Exception>> getSomething() async {
    
    try {
      final response = await _api.get('/foo');
      final data = response.data['bar'];
      return Success(data);
    } catch(e) {
      return Error(e);
    }
}

Handling Results

Using switch:

void main() {
  final result = getSomething();
  switch(result) {
    case Success():
      print("${result.success}");
      break;
    case Error():
      print("${result.error}");
      break;
  }
}

Or with Switch Expression:

  final result = await getSomething();
  final output = switch (result) {
    Success(success: var s) => processSuccess(s),
    Error(error: var e) => handleError(e)
  };

Using when:

void main() {
    final result = await getSomething();
    final String message = result.when(
        (data) {
          // handle the success here
          return "Successfully fetched data: $data";
        },
        (error) {
          // handle the error here
          return "error: $error";
        },
    );
}

Using if case:

void main() {
  final result = getSomething();
  if(result case Success()) {
    // access to .success value
    print("${result.success}");
  }
}

Using whenSuccess or whenError

    final result = getSomethingPretty();
    // Note that [whenSuccess] or [whenError] will only be executed if
    // the result is a Success or an Error respectively. 
    final output = result.whenSuccess((name) {
        // handle here the success
        return "";
    });
    
    final result = getSomethingPretty();
    
    // If [result] is NOT an Error, this [output] will be null.
    final output = result.whenError((exception) {
        // handle here the error
        return "";
    });

Using getOrThrow

You can use getOrThrow to get the value when you're sure that the result is a Success. Be aware that calling this method when the result is actually an Error will throw a SuccessResultNotFoundException.

    final result = await getSomething();

    if (result.isSuccess()) {
      // Here, you can "safely" get the success result as it was verified in the previous line.
      final mySuccessResult = result.getOrThrow();
    }

Using tryGetSuccess

void main() {
    final result = getSomethingPretty();

    String? mySuccessResult;
    if (result.isSuccess()) {
      mySuccessResult = result.tryGetSuccess();
    }
}

Using tryGetError

void main() {
    final result = getSomethingPretty();

    Exception? myException;
    if (result.isError()) {
      myException = result.tryGetError();
    }
}

Using getBoth

The getBoth method returns a record (Dart's named tuple) containing both the success and error values of a Result. Only one of these will be non-null, depending on whether the result is a Success or an Error.

• If the result is a Success, the success field will contain the value, and error will be null.
• If the result is an Error, the error field will contain the error, and success will be null.

This is useful for destructuring or pattern matching without having to check the type explicitly.

Example:

void main() {
  final result = getSomething();
  final (:success, :error) = result.getBoth();
  
  if (success != null) {
    print("Success: $success");
  } else {
    print("Error: $error");
  }
}

Transforming Results

The Result class provides several methods for transforming values while preserving the success/error structure:

Using map

The map method transforms both the success and error values of a Result:

Result<int, Exception> result = fetchNumber();
Result<String, String> transformed = result.map(
  successMapper: (number) => number.toString(),
  errorMapper: (exception) => exception.toString()
);

Using mapSuccess

The mapSuccess method transforms only the success value, preserving any error:

Result<int, Exception> result = fetchNumber();
Result<String, Exception> transformed = result.mapSuccess(
  (number) => number.toString()
);

Using mapError

The mapError method transforms only the error value, preserving any success:

Result<int, Exception> result = fetchNumber();
Result<int, String> transformed = result.mapError(
  (exception) => exception.toString()
);

Using flatMap

The flatMap method is powerful for chaining operations that can fail. Unlike mapSuccess which wraps the returned value in a Result, flatMap expects your function to return a Result directly:

Result<int, String> fetchNumber() => Success(5);

Result<String, String> parseNumber(int n) {
  if (n > 0) {
    return Success(n.toString());
  } else {
    return Error("Cannot parse negative numbers");
  }
}

// Chain operations that might fail
Result<String, String> result = fetchNumber().flatMap(
  (number) => parseNumber(number)
);

The key difference between mapSuccess and flatMap:

• mapSuccess takes a function that returns a value T and wraps it in a Result
• flatMap takes a function that returns a Result directly, avoiding nested Results

Using Result.tryCatch

Replace try/catch blocks with Result.tryCatch to convert a throwing operation directly into a Result:

final result = Result.tryCatch(
  () => int.parse(userInput),
  (error, stackTrace) => ParseError(error.toString()),
);
// result is Success(42) or Error(ParseError(...))

Using getOrElse

Provide a fallback value computed from the error instead of throwing:

final value = result.getOrElse((error) => defaultValue);

Using onSuccess / onError

Run side effects (e.g. logging) in the middle of a chain without breaking it:

result
    .onSuccess((data) => logger.info('Got $data'))
    .onError((error) => logger.error('Failed: $error'))
    .mapSuccess((data) => data.toUpperCase());

Using flatMapError / recover

Handle errors and recover into a new Result, symmetric to flatMap:

final result = fetchUser(id)
    .flatMapError((e) => fetchUserFromCache(id));

// or with the alias:
final result = fetchUser(id)
    .recover((e) => fetchUserFromCache(id));

Using swap

Convert a Success into an Error and vice versa — useful for inverting validation logic:

final inverted = result.swap();
// Success('x') becomes Error('x'), Error(e) becomes Success(e)

Async Results with AsyncResult

AsyncResult<S, E> is a zero-cost wrapper around Future<Result<S, E>> using Dart extension types. It lets you chain transformations on async results fluently without awaiting at each step.

// Wrap a Future<Result> as AsyncResult
AsyncResult<User, ApiError> fetchUser(int id) =>
    AsyncResult(api.get('/users/$id').then((r) => r.toResult()));

// Chain operations without intermediate awaits
final greeting = await fetchUser(42)
    .mapSuccess((user) => user.name.toUpperCase())
    .onError((e) => logger.error('Failed: $e'))
    .getOrElse((_) => 'Anonymous');

Use AsyncResult.tryCatch to wrap a potentially-throwing async function:

final result = AsyncResult.tryCatch(
  () async => await api.fetchUser(id),
  (error, stack) => NetworkError(error.toString()),
);

Use flatMapAsync to chain operations that are themselves async:

final result = fetchUser(42)
    .flatMapAsync((user) => fetchPosts(user.id));

Unit Type

Some results don't need a specific return value. Use the Unit type to signal an empty return:

    Result<Unit, Exception>

ResultOf

You may have noticed the ResultOf typedef. It represents a more readable alternative for Result.