How to use SharedPreferences in Bloc Pattern? - dart

Question

I am trying to use shared preference in my app with the bloc pattern.
Following is my code
class PrefsStats {
final bool isMale;
final String name;
final int age;
PrefsStats(this.isMale, this.name, this.age);
}
class PrefsBloc {
final _changePrefernce = BehaviorSubject<PrefsStats>();
Function(PrefsStats) get changePrefs => _changePrefernce.sink.add;
Stream<PrefsStats> get prefrence => _changePrefernce.stream;
SharedPreferences sPrefs;
dispose(){
_changePrefernce?.close();
}
PrefsBloc(){
_loadSharedPreferences();
}
Future<void> _loadSharedPreferences() async {
sPrefs = await SharedPreferences.getInstance();
final namePref = sPrefs.getString("name") ?? "";
final malePref = sPrefs.getBool("male") ?? false;
final agePref = sPrefs.getInt("age") ?? 0;
_changePrefernce.add(PrefsStats(malePref,namePref,agePref));
}
}
final prefsBloc = PrefsBloc();
I just want to insert data using one button and get data using another button from SharedPreferences
class _MyAppState extends State<MyApp> {
#override
Widget build(BuildContext context) {
return MaterialApp(
home: Scaffold(
body: SafeArea(
child: Column(
children: <Widget>[
SizedBox(
height: 20,
),
RaisedButton(
onPressed: () {
prefsBloc.changePrefs(PrefsStats(true, "argo", 21));
},
child: Text("Insert Data"),
),
SizedBox(
height: 20,
),
RaisedButton(
onPressed: () {
prefsBloc.prefrence.forEach((data){
print(data.name);
});
},
child: Text("Get Data"),
),
SizedBox(
height: 20,
),
],
)),
),
);
}
#override
void dispose() {
prefsBloc?.dispose();
super.dispose();
}
}
Whenever I close my app and reopen it again and I click get data button at the start even before inserting data, I get default values. I know I am not assigning keys at the time of setting value, which is causing the confusion of how to use shared preferences with bloc. And the other problem is whenever I set data, the code inside get data button gets called even before pressing get data which I fail to understand.

Answer 1

There exits two places on your code that must be fixed.
First of all, in your BloC class, your stream must Listen whenever a sink is added,
.
.
.
PrefsBloc(){
_loadSharedPreferences();
_changePrefernce.stream.listen(_newFunction);
}
void _newFunction(PrefsStats stats){
if (states != null) {
if (sPrefs != null) {
sPrefs.setString("name", states.name);
sPrefs.setInt("age", states.age);
sPrefs.setBool("male", states.isMale);
sPrefs.commit();
}
}
}
Second place is in _MyAppState class, in the build function you have to wrap Scaffold with a StreamBuilder,
class _MyHomePageState extends State<MyHomePage> {
String textAge = "";
#override
Widget build(BuildContext context) {
return MaterialApp(
home: StreamBuilder(
stream: prefsBloc.prefrence,
builder: (context, AsyncSnapshot<PrefsStats> snapshot) {
return Scaffold(
body: SafeArea(
child: Column(
children: <Widget>[
Text((snapshot.data != null) ? snapshot.data.name : ""),
SizedBox(
height: 20,
),
RaisedButton(
onPressed: () {
prefsBloc.changePrefs(PrefsStats(
true,
textAge.toString(),
21,
));
},
child: Text("Insert Data"),
),
TextFormField(
initialValue: (snapshot.data != null) ? snapshot.data.name : "",
onFieldSubmitted: (value) {
textAge = value;
},
),
Text(textAge),
SizedBox(
height: 20,
),
RaisedButton(
onPressed: () {
prefsBloc.prefrence.forEach((data) {
print(data.name);
setState(() {
textAge = data.name;
});
});
},
child: Text("Get Data"),
),
SizedBox(
height: 20,
),
],
)),
);
},
));
}