dart_define_example

A new Flutter project.

Getting Started

Run and define your:

• API_KEY_ID string value
• SOME_CONDITIONS_PATH string value
• IS_STAGE bool value
• IS_PROD bool value

You have 2 options to run:

First

flutter run --dart-define=API_KEY_ID=SOME_KEY --dart-define=SOME_CONDITIONS_PATH=/_path --dart-define=IS_STAGE=true --dart-define=IS_PROD=false

Second

--dart-define-from-file=keys_production.json or --dart-define-from-file=keys_staging.json

Useful links:

• https://pub.dev/packages/dart_define#dart_define

• https://codewithandrea.com/articles/flutter-api-keys-dart-define-env-files/

• https://medium.com/flutter-community/how-to-setup-dart-define-for-keys-and-secrets-on-android-and-ios-in-flutter-apps-4f28a10c4b6c

• https://thiele.dev/blog/part-1-configure-a-flutter-app-with-dart-define-environment-variable/

• https://thiele.dev/blog/flutter-dart-define-part-2-dev-and-prod-package-names-and-bundle-ids/

TODO

1. Configure CI/CD pipeline with dart define command and not show-off the API keys

P.S.

1. Add to .gitignore all json files with sensitive API_KEYS
2. Always remember to obfuscate code with sensitive API_KEYS