A collection of Providers for using the path_provider library with Riverpod. You can synchronously retrieve various directory paths used in your application.

Features

The following directory paths are provided as Riverpod Providers:

• applicationCacheDirectory - Application cache directory
• applicationDocumentsDirectory - Application documents directory
• applicationSupportDirectory - Application support directory
• downloadsDirectory - Downloads directory
• externalStorageDirectory - External storage directory
• libraryDirectory - Library directory
• temporaryDirectory - Temporary directory

Getting started

1. Add the dependency to your pubspec.yaml:

dependencies:
  path_provider_riverpod: ^2.0.0

2. Initialize the Provider when starting your application:

void main() async {
  WidgetsFlutterBinding.ensureInitialized();

  final overrides = await PathProviders.inject();

  runApp(
    ProviderScope(
      overrides: overrides,
      child: MyApp(),
    ),
  );
}

Usage

You can retrieve directory paths using Providers:

class MyWidget extends ConsumerWidget {
  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context, WidgetRef ref) {
    final cacheDir = ref.watch(PathProviders.applicationCacheDirectory);
    final documentsDir = ref.watch(PathProviders.applicationDocumentsDirectory);

    return Column(
      children: [
        Text('Cache: ${cacheDir.path}'),
        Text('Documents: ${documentsDir.path}'),
      ],
    );
  }
}

For testing, you can set arbitrary directories using the injectWithValue method:

testWidgets('test', (tester) async {
  await tester.pumpWidget(
    ProviderScope(
      overrides: PathProviders.injectWithValue(
        temporaryDirectory: Directory('/tmp/test'),
      ),
      child: MyApp(),
    ),
  );
});

Version information

This package supports Riverpod 3.0. For migration from Riverpod 2.x to 3.x, please refer to the official Riverpod migration guide.

Additional information

This package is a Riverpod wrapper for the path_provider library. For details about each directory, please refer to the path_provider package documentation.

Bug reports and feature requests are welcome on the GitHub repository's Issues page.