google/flutter-desktop-embedding
Examples of using, and testbed for, the in-development Flutter for Desktop
| repo name | google/flutter-desktop-embedding |
| repo link | https://github.com/google/flutter-desktop-embedding |
| homepage | |
| language | C++ |
| size (curr.) | 2318 kB |
| stars (curr.) | 6302 |
| created | 2018-02-14 |
| license | Apache License 2.0 |
Desktop Embedding for Flutter
This project was originally created to develop Windows, macOS, and Linux embeddings of Flutter. That work has since become part of Flutter; what is left here are the parts that have not yet stabilized enough to merge into the Flutter project, including:
- Preliminary runners for Windows and Linux (via the example).
- Experimental, early-stage desktop plugins.
- A starting point and preliminary instructions for using and/or writing plugins on Windows and Linux.
The code here is not stable, nor intended for production use.
Setting Up
This project is closely tied to changes in the Flutter repository, so you must be on the latest version of the Flutter master channel. You should always update this repository and Flutter at the same time, as breaking changes for desktop happen frequently.
Tools
First you will need to enable Flutter desktop support for your platform.
Then run flutter doctor and be sure that no issues are reported for the
sections relevant to your platform.
Running a Project
Example
Once you have everything set up, just flutter run in the example directory
to run your first desktop Flutter application!
Note: Only debug mode is currently available for Windows and Linux. Running with
--release or --profile will succeed, but the result will still be using a
debug Flutter configuration: asserts will fire, the observatory will be enabled,
etc.
Running Other Flutter Projects
See the example README for information on using the example as a starting point to run another project.
Repository Structure
testbed is a more complex example that is primarily intended for people
actively working on Flutter for desktop. See its README
for details.
The plugins directory has early-stage desktop
plugins.
See the README for details.
Feedback and Discussion
For bug reports and feature requests specific to the example or the plugins, you can file GitHub issues. Bugs and feature requests related to desktop support in general should be filed in the Flutter issue tracker.
For general discussion and questions there’s a project mailing list.
Caveats
- This is not an officially supported Google product.
- The code and examples here, and the desktop Flutter libraries they use, are in early stages, and not intended for production use.
