Flutter Development
Contents:
1. Introduction to Flutter and Dart
2. Flutter Project Structure and Widgets
3. Layouts and Navigation
4. State Management
5. Forms and User Input
6. Working with APIs and JSON
7. Firebase Integration
8. Animations and Custom UI
9. Capstone Project
Unit 1: Introduction to Flutter and Dart
● Overview of cross-platform development
● Introduction to Dart programming language
● Flutter architecture and advantages
● Setting up the development environment (VS Code, Android Studio)
Unit 2: Flutter Project Structure and Widgets
● Understanding Flutter project files
● Stateless vs Stateful widgets
● Creating and using custom widgets
● Widget tree and build methods
Unit 3: Layouts and Navigation
● Common layout widgets (Column, Row, Stack, Grid)
● Container, Padding, and Alignment
● Implementing navigation between screens
● Passing data between routes
Unit 4: State Management
● Local state vs global state
● setState() and lifting state up
● Introduction to Provider, Riverpod, or Bloc (choose one)
● Best practices for scalable apps
Unit 5: Forms and User Input
● Creating forms with TextFormField
● Form validation and error handling
● Buttons, switches, and dropdowns
● Gesture detection and handling
Unit 6: Working with APIs and JSON
● HTTP package and REST API integration
● Parsing and displaying JSON data
● Asynchronous programming with Future and async/await
● Error handling and loading states
Unit 7: Firebase Integration
● Setting up Firebase for Android & iOS
● Authentication (email/password, Google sign-in)
● Firestore database basics
● Push notifications and real-time updates
Unit 8: Animations and Custom UI
● Basic animations using AnimatedContainer, Tween, etc.
● Creating custom animated widgets
● UI theming and responsive design
● Using icons, images, and fonts
Unit 9: Capstone Project
● Design and develop a complete cross-platform mobile app
● Use API integration, Firebase, state management, and animations
● Implement intuitive UI and navigation
● Final presentation and demo of the app