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Nguyễn Hữu Hiếu

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flutter getx - deal with rest api (get, post, put, delete)

Overview

  • Step 1: Make server
  • Step 2: Make request to server

Prerequisites

  • NodeJS
  • Baseknowledge about Flutter and Getx

Step 1: Make server

1.1. Install json-server

Ref: https://github.com/typicode/json-server



npm install -g json-server

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1.2. Make data




// data.json
{
"students": [
{
"id": "1",
"name": "John Doe",
"email": "johndoe@gmail.com"
},
]
}
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1.3. Run rest server with this file




json-server --watch data.json

## result
{^_^}/ hi!

Loading data.json
Done

Resources
http://localhost:3000/students

Home
http://localhost:3000

Type s + enter at any time to create a snapshot of the database
Watching...

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1.4. Verify that everything working correct




curl http://localhost:3000/students

# result
[
{
"id": "1",
"name": "John Doe",
"email": "johndoe@gmail.com"
},
]

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Step 2: Make request to server using Getx

Ref: https://pub.dev/packages/get

2.1. Make file main.dart



// main.dart
import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
import 'package:get/get.dart';

Future<void> main() async {
Get.put(StudentProvider());

runApp(GetMaterialApp(home: Home()));
}

class Home extends StatelessWidget {
final StudentController studentController = Get.put(StudentController());
Home({super.key});

@override
Widget build(BuildContext context) {
return Scaffold(
appBar: AppBar(
title: const Text("Rest API"),
),
body: Center(
child: Column(
mainAxisAlignment: MainAxisAlignment.center,
children: [
ElevatedButton(
onPressed: () {
studentController.getAllStudent();
},
child: const Text("GetAllStudent"),
),
ElevatedButton(
onPressed: () {
studentController.getStudentById("1");
},
child: const Text("GetStudentById"),
),
ElevatedButton(
onPressed: () {
var uniqueId =
new DateTime.now().millisecondsSinceEpoch.toString();
studentController.createStudent(
Student(
id: uniqueId,
name: "John Doe $uniqueId",
email: "test$uniqueId@gmail.com",
),
);
},
child: const Text("CreateStudent"),
),
ElevatedButton(
onPressed: () {},
child: const Text("UpdateStudent"),
),
ElevatedButton(
onPressed: () {},
child: const Text("RemoveStudent"),
),
],
),
),
);
}
}

class StudentController extends GetxController {
final studentsLoading = false.obs;

final StudentProvider studentProvider = Get.find();

@override
Future<void> onInit() async {
super.onInit();
await getAllStudent();
}

Future<void> getAllStudent() async {
studentsLoading.value = true;
try {
var response = await studentProvider.getAll();
print(response.body);
} finally {
studentsLoading.value = false;
}
}

Future<void> getStudentById(String id) async {
studentsLoading.value = true;
try {
var response = await studentProvider.getById(id);
print(response.body);
} finally {
studentsLoading.value = false;
}
}

Future<void> createStudent(Student student) async {
studentsLoading.value = true;
try {
var response = await studentProvider.create(student);
print(response.body);
} finally {
studentsLoading.value = false;
}
}

Future<void> updateStudent(Student student) async {
studentsLoading.value = true;
try {
var response = await studentProvider.update(student);
print(response.body);
} finally {
studentsLoading.value = false;
}
}

Future<void> removeStudent(String id) async {
studentsLoading.value = true;
try {
var response = await studentProvider.remove(id);
print(response.body);
} finally {
studentsLoading.value = false;
}
}
}

class StudentProvider extends GetConnect {
@override
void onInit() {
httpClient.baseUrl = 'http://localhost:3000';
}

Future<Response<List<Student>>> getAll() =>
get('/students', decoder: Student.listFromJson);
Future<Response<Student>> getById(String id) =>
get('/students/$id', decoder: Student.fromJson);
Future<Response<Student>> create(Student student) =>
post('/students', student.toJson(), decoder: Student.fromJson);
Future<Response<Student>> update(Student student) =>
put('/students/${student.id}', student.toJson(),
decoder: Student.fromJson);
Future<Response> remove(String id) => delete('/students/$id');
}

class Student {
final String id;
final String? name;
final String? email;

Student({required this.id, this.name, this.email});

// fromJson
factory Student.fromJson(dynamic json) {
return Student(
id: json['id'],
name: json['name'],
email: json['email'],
);
}

// listFromJson
static List<Student> listFromJson(dynamic json) {
return List<Student>.from(json.map((student) => Student.fromJson(student)));
}

// toJson
Map<String, dynamic> toJson() {
return {
'id': id,
'name': name,
'email': email,
};
}

// toString
@override
String toString() {
return 'Student{id: $id, name: $name, email: $email}';
}
}

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