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Custom Scrolling Offsets - by Simon Lightfoot :: #HumpdayQandA on 14th May 2025 :: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9y5G3LmrSY
// MIT License
//
// Copyright (c) 2025 Simon Lightfoot
//
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//
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//
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// IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
// FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
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// SOFTWARE.
//
import 'dart:async';
import 'dart:collection';
import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
import 'package:flutter/rendering.dart';
// Cosmin-Mihai Bodnariuc (17:52)
// Q: How would you guys implement a feed scroll that would
// retain the current scroll offset after inserting new items
// at the beginning of the list?
void main(List<String> args) {
runApp(
MaterialApp(
debugShowCheckedModeBanner: false,
theme: ThemeData.from(
colorScheme: ColorScheme.fromSeed(
seedColor: Colors.red,
dynamicSchemeVariant: DynamicSchemeVariant.vibrant,
),
useMaterial3: false,
),
home: HomeScreen(),
),
);
}
class FeedRepository extends ChangeNotifier {
FeedRepository() {
for (int i = 0; i < 50; i++) {
addPost(i);
}
}
final _posts = <String>[];
List<String> get posts => UnmodifiableListView(_posts);
Timer? _autoPost;
int _autoPostCycle = 0;
void addPost(int count) {
final post = 'Post $_autoPostCycle :: $count';
_posts.add(post);
notifyListeners();
}
void start() {
stop();
++_autoPostCycle;
int count = 0;
addPost(count++);
_autoPost = Timer.periodic(const Duration(seconds: 1), (_) {
addPost(count++);
});
}
void stop() {
_autoPost?.cancel();
_autoPost = null;
}
}
class HomeScreen extends StatefulWidget {
const HomeScreen({super.key});
@override
State<HomeScreen> createState() => _HomeScreenState();
}
class _HomeScreenState extends State<HomeScreen> {
late final CustomScrollController controller;
final feed = FeedRepository();
@override
void initState() {
super.initState();
controller = CustomScrollController();
}
@override
void dispose() {
controller.dispose();
super.dispose();
}
@override
Widget build(BuildContext context) {
return Scaffold(
backgroundColor: Colors.grey.shade200,
appBar: AppBar(
title: Text('News Feed'),
actions: [
PlayPauseButton(
onPlayPause: (bool value) {
print('onPlayPause: $value');
if (value) {
feed.start();
} else {
feed.stop();
}
},
),
],
),
body: ListenableBuilder(
listenable: feed,
builder: (BuildContext context, Widget? child) {
final posts = feed.posts;
return NewsPostList(
controller: controller,
posts: posts,
);
},
),
);
}
}
class NewsPostList extends StatefulWidget {
const NewsPostList({
super.key,
required this.controller,
required this.posts,
});
final CustomScrollController controller;
final List<String> posts;
@override
State<NewsPostList> createState() => _NewsPostListState();
}
class _NewsPostListState extends State<NewsPostList> {
final _viewportKey = GlobalKey();
String? originPost;
@override
Widget build(BuildContext context) {
return NotificationListener<ScrollNotification>(
onNotification: (ScrollNotification notification) {
if (notification is ScrollEndNotification) {
final annotatedResult = AnnotationResult<String>();
final layer = _viewportKey.currentContext!.findRenderObject()!.debugLayer!;
layer.findAnnotations<String>(
annotatedResult,
Offset.zero,
onlyFirst: true,
);
if (annotatedResult.entries.isNotEmpty) {
scheduleMicrotask(() {
final firstEntry = annotatedResult.entries.first;
print('found ${firstEntry.annotation} @ ${firstEntry.localPosition}');
setState(() {
originPost = firstEntry.annotation;
widget.controller.position.jumpTo(firstEntry.localPosition.dy);
});
});
}
}
return true;
},
child: Scrollable(
controller: widget.controller,
axisDirection: AxisDirection.down,
viewportBuilder: (BuildContext context, ViewportOffset position) {
return Viewport(
key: _viewportKey,
offset: position,
axisDirection: AxisDirection.down,
anchor: 0.0,
center: originPost != null ? Key(originPost!) : null,
slivers: [
for (final post in widget.posts) //
SliverToBoxAdapter(
key: Key(post),
child: AnnotatedRegion<String>(
value: post,
child: Builder(
builder: (context) {
return Card(
margin: const EdgeInsets.fromLTRB(16.0, 12.0, 16.0, 12.0),
child: Padding(
padding: const EdgeInsets.fromLTRB(12.0, 24.0, 12.0, 24.0),
child: Text(post),
),
);
},
),
),
),
],
);
},
),
);
}
}
class CustomScrollController extends ScrollController {
CustomScrollController({
super.initialScrollOffset,
super.keepScrollOffset,
super.debugLabel,
super.onAttach,
super.onDetach,
});
@override
ScrollPosition createScrollPosition(
ScrollPhysics physics,
ScrollContext context,
ScrollPosition? oldPosition,
) {
return CustomScrollPosition(
physics: physics,
context: context,
initialPixels: initialScrollOffset,
keepScrollOffset: keepScrollOffset,
oldPosition: oldPosition,
debugLabel: debugLabel,
);
}
}
class CustomScrollPosition extends ScrollPositionWithSingleContext {
CustomScrollPosition({
required super.physics,
required super.context,
super.initialPixels,
super.keepScrollOffset,
super.oldPosition,
super.debugLabel,
});
@override
double get minScrollExtent => -double.infinity;
@override
double get maxScrollExtent => double.infinity;
}
class PlayPauseButton extends StatefulWidget {
const PlayPauseButton({
super.key,
required this.onPlayPause,
});
final void Function(bool play) onPlayPause;
@override
State<PlayPauseButton> createState() => _PlayPauseButtonState();
}
class _PlayPauseButtonState extends State<PlayPauseButton> with SingleTickerProviderStateMixin {
late final AnimationController _controller;
bool _flag = false;
@override
void initState() {
super.initState();
_controller = AnimationController(
duration: const Duration(milliseconds: 300),
vsync: this,
);
}
void _onPressed() {
_flag = !_flag;
widget.onPlayPause(_flag);
if (_flag) {
_controller.forward();
} else {
_controller.reverse();
}
}
@override
void dispose() {
_controller.dispose();
super.dispose();
}
@override
Widget build(BuildContext context) {
return IconButton(
onPressed: _onPressed,
icon: AnimatedIcon(
icon: AnimatedIcons.play_pause,
progress: _controller,
),
);
}
}
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