Retrofit API call without Future Builder

Retrofit API call without Future Builder is used to call Rest API.

we can use it for sending dynamic headers, parameters, requests & responses in a more secure way.

In mobile app development connecting with the server(via API) to store or fetch the data is the most basic requirement.

So, in today’s blog, we check the Retrofit API call without Future Builder.

I hope we are all familiar with it, but we are not using Future Builder.

FutureBuilder is a widget by Flutter which lets you determine the current state of the Future.

Here we have discussed another approach of calling Rest API without Future Builder in Retrofit.

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Let’s Start The Steps For Retrofit API Calling In A Flutter Without Future Builder

Firstly, create a flutter project.
Secondly, add the below dependencies in pubspec.yaml file.

dependencies:
  retrofit: any
  json_annotation: any

dev_dependencies:
  retrofit_generator: any
  build_runner: any

dependencies:

retrofit: any

json_annotation: any

dev_dependencies:

retrofit_generator: any

build_runner: any

Now, run the command “flutter pub get” to download the dependencies.

Now, let’s create an abstract API request class.

import 'package:dio/dio.dart';
import 'package:retrofit/http.dart';
import 'package:retrofit_byayush2/user2.dart';
part 'api_client4.g.dart';
@RestApi(baseUrl: "https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/")
abstract class ApiClient1 {
  factory ApiClient1(Dio dio, {String baseUrl}) = _ApiClient1;
  @GET("todos/")
  Future<List<User>> getusers();
}

import 'package:dio/dio.dart';

import 'package:retrofit/http.dart';

import 'package:retrofit_byayush2/user2.dart';

part 'api_client4.g.dart';

@RestApi(baseUrl: "https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/")

abstract class ApiClient1 {

factory ApiClient1(Dio dio, {String baseUrl}) = _ApiClient1;

@GET("todos/")

Future<List<User>> getusers();

}

Right now, we will observe some errors in the file in part “api_client4.g.dart” and ApiClient1.

We need to run the command to generate an “api_client4.g.dar” file.

Now run the command in the terminal

flutter pub run build_runner build

The above command will generate the api_client4.g.dart file. We should never modify the code in the api_client4.g.dart file by hand.

Therefore if we made any changes in ApiClient1. So we need to run the command to update the part file.

Now, create a model class to store data.

class User
{
  int id;
  String title;
  bool completed;
  User({this.id,this.title,this.completed});
  factory User.fromJson(Map<String,dynamic> parsedjson)
  {
    return User(
        id: parsedjson['id'],
        title: parsedjson['title'],
        completed: parsedjson['completed']
    );
  }
}

class User

{

int id;

String title;

bool completed;

User({this.id,this.title,this.completed});

factory User.fromJson(Map<String,dynamic> parsedjson)

{

return User(

id: parsedjson['id'],

title: parsedjson['title'],

completed: parsedjson['completed']

);

}

Now, call the get method from your main.dart class.

Widget build(BuildContext context) {
     return Scaffold(floatingActionButton: FloatingActionButton(
       child: Icon(Icons.add),
     ),
       appBar: AppBar(title: Text("Retrofit API calling without Future Builder"),),
       body:circular?Center(child: CircularProgressIndicator()): ListView.separated(
           separatorBuilder: (context, index) => Divider(
             color: Colors.black,
           ),
           itemCount: user.length,
           itemBuilder: (context,index)
           {
             return Column(
               crossAxisAlignment: CrossAxisAlignment.start,
               mainAxisAlignment: MainAxisAlignment.start,
               children: [
                 Container(
                   padding: EdgeInsets.all(5.0),
                   decoration: BoxDecoration(
                      // color: Colors.amberAccent,
                       borderRadius: BorderRadius.circular(10.0)
                   ),
                   margin: EdgeInsets.all(5.0),
                   child: Column(
                     children: [
                       Text(user[index].title,style: TextStyle(color: Colors.black,fontWeight: FontWeight.bold,fontSize: 20.0),),
                       //SizedBox(height: 40.0,)
                     ],
                   ),
                 ),
                 SizedBox(height: 10.0,)
               ],
             );
           }),
     );
}

Widget build(BuildContext context) {

return Scaffold(floatingActionButton: FloatingActionButton(

child: Icon(Icons.add),

appBar: AppBar(title: Text("Retrofit API calling without Future Builder"),),

body:circular?Center(child: CircularProgressIndicator()): ListView.separated(

separatorBuilder: (context, index) => Divider(

color: Colors.black,

itemCount: user.length,

itemBuilder: (context,index)

{

return Column(

crossAxisAlignment: CrossAxisAlignment.start,

mainAxisAlignment: MainAxisAlignment.start,

children: [

Container(

padding: EdgeInsets.all(5.0),

decoration: BoxDecoration(

// color: Colors.amberAccent,

borderRadius: BorderRadius.circular(10.0)

margin: EdgeInsets.all(5.0),

child: Column(

children: [

Text(user[index].title,style: TextStyle(color: Colors.black,fontWeight: FontWeight.bold,fontSize: 20.0),),

//SizedBox(height: 40.0,)

SizedBox(height: 10.0,)

);

}),

);

}

Please find below the complete code for main.dart class.

import 'package:dio/dio.dart';
import 'package:retrofit/http.dart';
import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
import 'package:retrofit_byayush2/api_client4.dart';
import 'package:retrofit_byayush2/user2.dart';
 class Home4 extends StatefulWidget {
   @override
   _Home4State createState() => _Home4State();
 }
 class _Home4State extends State<Home4> {
   bool circular=false;
   List<User> user=[];
   Future<List<User>> fetch1()async{
     final client=await ApiClient1(Dio(BaseOptions(contentType: "application/json")));
     var data=await client.getusers();
     if(data.isNotEmpty)
     {
       setState(() {
         for(var i in data)
         {
           user.add(i);
         }
         circular=false;
       });
     }
     return user;
   }
   @override
   void initState() {
     setState(() {
       circular=true;
     });
     fetch1();
    super.initState();
  }
   @override
   Widget build(BuildContext context) {
     return Scaffold(floatingActionButton: FloatingActionButton(
       child: Icon(Icons.add),
     ),
       appBar: AppBar(title: Text("Retrofit API calling without Future Builder"),),
       body:circular?Center(child: CircularProgressIndicator()): ListView.separated(
           separatorBuilder: (context, index) => Divider(
             color: Colors.black,
           ),
           itemCount: user.length,
           itemBuilder: (context,index)
           {
             return Column(
               crossAxisAlignment: CrossAxisAlignment.start,
               mainAxisAlignment: MainAxisAlignment.start,
               children: [
                 Container(
                   padding: EdgeInsets.all(5.0),
                   decoration: BoxDecoration(
                      // color: Colors.amberAccent,
                       borderRadius: BorderRadius.circular(10.0)
                   ),
                   margin: EdgeInsets.all(5.0),
                   child: Column(
                     children: [
                       Text(user[index].title,style: TextStyle(color: Colors.black,fontWeight: FontWeight.bold,fontSize: 20.0),),
                       //SizedBox(height: 40.0,)
                     ],
                   ),
                 ),
                 SizedBox(height: 10.0,)
               ],
             );
           }),
     );
   }
 }

import 'package:dio/dio.dart';

import 'package:retrofit/http.dart';

import 'package:flutter/material.dart';

import 'package:retrofit_byayush2/api_client4.dart';

import 'package:retrofit_byayush2/user2.dart';

class Home4 extends StatefulWidget {

@override

_Home4State createState() => _Home4State();

}

class _Home4State extends State<Home4> {

bool circular=false;

List<User> user=[];

Future<List<User>> fetch1()async{

final client=await ApiClient1(Dio(BaseOptions(contentType: "application/json")));

var data=await client.getusers();

if(data.isNotEmpty)

{

setState(() {

for(var i in data)

{

user.add(i);

}

circular=false;

});

}

return user;

}

@override

void initState() {

setState(() {

circular=true;

});

fetch1();

super.initState();

}

@override

Widget build(BuildContext context) {

return Scaffold(floatingActionButton: FloatingActionButton(

child: Icon(Icons.add),

appBar: AppBar(title: Text("Retrofit API calling without Future Builder"),),

body:circular?Center(child: CircularProgressIndicator()): ListView.separated(

separatorBuilder: (context, index) => Divider(

color: Colors.black,

itemCount: user.length,

itemBuilder: (context,index)

{

return Column(

crossAxisAlignment: CrossAxisAlignment.start,

mainAxisAlignment: MainAxisAlignment.start,

children: [

Container(

padding: EdgeInsets.all(5.0),

decoration: BoxDecoration(

// color: Colors.amberAccent,

borderRadius: BorderRadius.circular(10.0)

margin: EdgeInsets.all(5.0),

child: Column(

children: [

Text(user[index].title,style: TextStyle(color: Colors.black,fontWeight: FontWeight.bold,fontSize: 20.0),),

//SizedBox(height: 40.0,)

SizedBox(height: 10.0,)

);

}),

);

}

Finally, we can run the code and as a result, we can see the below output.

Conclusion

In this blog, we have discussed Retrofit API calling without using Future Builder.

I hope it will help you out in understanding and getting a brief idea about it.

Similarly, for more interesting blogs check out here – https://mobikul.com/blog/

Thank you for reading!!

References

https://pub.dev/packages/retrofit

https://medium.com/mindful-engineering/retrofit-the-easiest-way-to-call-rest-apis-is-flutter-fe55d1e7c5c2

flutter Retrofit api call

Ayush Agrawal

29 Apr, 2023
Updated by - anchit
7 Oct, 2021
Updated by - Ayush Agrawal

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Retrofit API call without Future Builder

Let’s Start The Steps For Retrofit API Calling In A Flutter Without Future Builder

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