corextra #

A lightweight Dart package offering handy extensions and utility functions
for common types like String, int, double, List, and more.
Make your Dart and Flutter code cleaner, safer, and easier to read.

Features #

Core Extensions #

• Extensions on core types for safer parsing and formatting
• Null-safe and concise checks like .isNullOrEmpty on String? and List?
• Convenient conversion helpers: .toTryInt(), .toTryDouble(), .toTryBool()
• String utilities like .capitalize(), .toPascalCase(), .toCamelCase()
• Numeric helpers to sanitize negative values
• Helper functions like isStringEmpty() and isListEmpty() for legacy or functional use
• DateTime extensions for:
  • Parsing from string to DateTime
  • Formatting DateTime to string with customizable formats
• safeSetState:
  • Safely updates widget state only if the widget is still mounted
  • Prevents setState() calls on disposed widgets, reducing runtime errors

Form Validators #

• General-purpose form field validators for Flutter TextFormField
• Validators included:
  • required — ensures a field is not empty
  • email — validates email format
  • phone — validates phone numbers with optional mask length
  • otp — validates OTP with customizable length
  • password — validates password with customizable minimum length
  • confirmPassword — ensures password confirmation matches original password
  • minLength / maxLength — string length checks
  • numeric — digits-only check
  • url — validates http/https URLs
  • pattern — validates against a custom RegExp
• FormValidators.compose([...]) chains multiple validators on one field, returning the first error
• FormValidators.optional(validator) skips validation on empty, non-required fields
• Every validator takes an optional message: override, no translator setup required for one-off custom text
• Optional translation support via easy_localization

Responsive Utilities #

• ResponsiveBreakpoints: simple and customizable screen size helpers (sm, md, lg, xl, xxl) for responsive layouts in Flutter, usable from BuildContext or BoxConstraints
• deviceType / isMobile / isTablet / isDesktop — coarse device classification, no breakpoint chaining needed
• responsive<T>(base: ..., md: ..., lg: ...) — pick a value per breakpoint directly, without a LayoutBuilder
• screenWidth, screenHeight, isPortrait, isLandscape — on BuildContext

Error Handling #

• Custom Exception System for structured error handling:
  • CorextraException (base class)
  • CorextraCustomException for generic app-level errors
  • CorextraNetworkException for network-related errors (e.g., Dio, HTTP requests)
• DioErrorHandler:
  • Maps Dio errors to user-friendly messages
  • Throws typed exceptions (CorextraNetworkException)

Logging Utilities #

• debugLog:
  • Lightweight, debug-only logger for development builds
  • Supports multiple log levels via LogLevel (info, warning, error)
  • Each level maps to a distinct ANSI color via LogColor
• AppLogger:
  • Structured logging for app events, Dio requests, responses, and errors
  • Easy integration with existing network layers
• AppLoggerInterceptor:
  • Dio interceptor for pretty-printed, bordered, color-coded HTTP logs
  • One consolidated block per request, response, or error
  • Toggle with enabled: false to silence all logs

Animation Utilities #

• FadeSlideTransition:
  • A combined fade + slide transition widget
  • Supports directions: top, bottom, left, right, and custom
  • Built with AnimatedSwitcher for smooth transitions

DevTools Utilities #

An in-app inspector, styled after Flutter DevTools — no separate DevTools connection needed, and it's automatically disabled outside debug builds.

MaterialApp(
  builder: (context, child) =>
      CorextraDevToolsOverlay(child: child ?? const SizedBox.shrink()),
  home: const HomeScreen(),
)

dio.interceptors.add(const CorextraDevToolsInterceptor());

A draggable bubble opens the panel. Network, Logs, and Info sit directly on the tab bar; Performance — used less often — lives behind a More button:

• Network — every request/response, searchable and filterable by method or status. Query parameters, headers, and body each get their own Headers / Payload / Response tab in the detail view, so a large body scrolls on its own without pushing anything else out of reach. Wide screens get a two-pane list + detail view; narrow screens drill into a full-screen detail with a Back button. Redact sensitive headers with hiddenHeaders
• Logs — every debugLog/AppLogger call, searchable and filterable by level — no extra wiring needed
• Info — app + device details via package_info_plus/device_info_plus
• Performance (in More) — a live FPS/frame-time chart with jank highlighting and tap-to-inspect frames

Every list in the panel gets a floating "scroll to top" button once you've scrolled down. Tap Minimize to shrink the panel into a small floating window you can keep an eye on while testing the rest of the app — press and hold its corner before dragging to resize it. Drag the bubble or the window to a screen edge to tuck it out of the way. Toggle everything at runtime with CorextraDevTools.instance.enabled.

Planned for a future phase: a widget/layout inspector, memory heap snapshots, a storage (shared_preferences) viewer, and a route/navigation inspector.

Getting Started #

Add this package to your Dart or Flutter project by adding this line to your pubspec.yaml:

dependencies:
  corextra: ^1.2.4

Then import it in your Dart code:

import 'package:corextra/corextra.dart';

Example #

A runnable demo app lives in example/, including the DevTools panel. Run it with:

cd example
flutter pub get
flutter run