Archipelago #

🏝 About Archipelago #

Archipelago is a sophisticated Flutter starter kit designed for scalable applications using a monorepo architecture. Like its namesake—a chain of islands connected by water—Archipelago connects multiple Flutter packages and modules into a cohesive, maintainable ecosystem.

✨ Key Features #

🏗 Monorepo Structure #

• Mason-powered Templates: Standardized package generation for consistency across your project
• Melos Workflow: Streamlined management of multiple packages with efficient versioning and publishing
• Smart Dependencies: Optimized internal package dependencies with proper versioning

📦 Pre-configured Packages #

• Core Module: Essential utilities, helpers, and shared functionality
• UI Kit: Ready-to-use custom widgets and design system
• Navigation: Pre-configured routing system
• Network: HTTP client setup with interceptors and error handling
• State Management: Scalable state management solution

🛠 Developer Experience #

• Code Generation: Automated code generation for models, APIs, and more
• Testing Setup: Pre-configured unit, widget, and integration testing
• CI/CD Templates: Ready-to-use continuous integration and deployment workflows
• Documentation: Coming Soon
• Hot Reload Support: Optimized for Flutter's hot reload across all packages
• Linting Rules: Consistent code style enforcement across packages

🚀 Getting Started #

# Install archipelago globally
dart pub global activate archipelago_cli

# Initialize Archipelago or
archipelago start

# Setup monorepo workspace
archipelago initialize-monorepo

Next, you can run the app by using existing vscode or Android Studio configuration.

📐 Architecture #

Archipelago follows a modular architecture pattern:

../
├── app/                   # Application projects
│   ├── mobile/            # Main mobile application
│   └── widgetbook/        # Example app showcasing ui kit
├── core/                  # Core utilities and helpers
├── features/              # Feature packages
├── packages/              # Shared packages
│   ├── ui_kit/            # Shared UI components
├── plugins/               # Shared plugins
├── scripts/               # Development tools
├── shared/                # Shared/common config/packages
│   ├── config/             # Shared configuration (env, flavor)
│   ├── dependencies/      # Shared dependencies (blocs, etc.)
│   └── l10n/              # Shared localization package
└── melos.yaml             # Monorepo configuration

🎯 Use Cases #

Archipelago is perfect for:

• 🏢 Enterprise applications requiring scalable architecture
• 🚀 Startups planning to scale their applications
• 👥 Teams working on multiple related Flutter projects
• 🛠 Projects requiring consistent development patterns
• 📱 Applications with multiple flavors or white-label solutions

💡 Philosophy #

Archipelago embraces these core principles:

• Modularity: Independent yet connected packages
• Scalability: From small apps to enterprise solutions
• Maintainability: Clear structure and patterns
• Developer Experience: Efficient workflows and tools
• Best Practices: Industry-standard Flutter patterns

📄 License #

Archipelago is available under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for more info.

🙋‍♂️ Support #

• 📖 Documentation (Coming Soon)
• 💬 Discord Community
• 🐛 Issue Tracker