Flutter beta Quick Start

Welcome to the Flutter Quick Start Guide! This guide will help you clone, set up, and run the Ditto Demo Flutter Application from a public GitHub repository.

By the end of this quick start, you will have successfully run the Ditto Task Application on either iOS, Android, or both, and will be able to sync data without needing an internet connection.

Prerequisites

Installed code editor (preferably Visual Studio Code or Android Studio)

Flutter SDK installed on your machine

Git installed on your machine

Ditto Portal account with a Ditto Application (see Sync Credentials)

For Android development:

Android Studio installed on your machine

A physical Android device or Android emulator

For iOS development:

macOS with the latest version of Xcode installed

A physical iOS device or iOS simulator

1. Clone the Repository

Clone the repository from GitHub. Open a terminal and run the following command:

Navigate to the project directory:

2. Install Dependencies

Install the necessary dependencies.

This command will fetch all the dependencies listed in the pubspec.yaml file.

3. Configure Ditto

Obtain App ID and Playground Token

Log in to your Ditto Portal account
Navigate to your application and obtain the App ID and Playground Token (see Sync Credentials for more details)

Update Flutter Application with Ditto Credentials

Open the lib/main.dart file or the appropriate configuration file where Ditto is initialized
Update the code with the App ID and Playground Token from your Ditto Application

4. Run the Application

Run the Application on Android

Ensure you have an Android Emulator running or connect a physical device
Run the following command in the terminal from the root of the application

Select the Android Emulator/Device

Run the Application on iOS

Ensure you have an iOS Simulator running or connect a physical iOS device
Run the following command in the terminal and select the iOS Simulator/Device

Select the iOS Simulator/Device

5. Sync-Data Offline

Launch the application on multiple devices, emulators, or simulators
Disconnect from your current WiFi network while keeping WiFi enabled on the device to allow for LAN connections
- Note: Android Emulators and iOS Simulators can only form offline connections with each other due to platform limitations
Create new Tasks and update the Done status of existing tasks