Horizontally scrollable cards with Snap effect in flutter - dart

Question

I want to create a list of cards scrolling horizontally with snap to fit effect when swiped either from left or right.
Each card has some spacing between them and fit to screen similar to below image
Apart from that these horizontally scrollable list elements should be contained inside a vertically scrollable list.
I all I am able to achieve is only displaying a list of horizontal scrolling cards after following example in flutter docs.
class SnapCarousel extends StatelessWidget {
#override
Widget build(BuildContext context) {
final title = 'Horizontal List';
return MaterialApp(
title: title,
home: Scaffold(
appBar: AppBar(
title: Text(title),
),
body: Container(
margin: EdgeInsets.symmetric(vertical: 20.0),
height: 200.0,
child: ListView(
scrollDirection: Axis.horizontal,
children: <Widget>[
Container(
width: 160.0,
color: Colors.red,
),
Container(
width: 160.0,
color: Colors.blue,
),
Container(
width: 160.0,
color: Colors.green,
),
Container(
width: 160.0,
color: Colors.yellow,
),
Container(
width: 160.0,
color: Colors.orange,
),
],
),
),
),
);
}
}

Answer 1

Use PageView and ListView:
import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
main() => runApp(MaterialApp(home: MyHomePage()));
class MyHomePage extends StatelessWidget {
#override
Widget build(BuildContext context) {
return Scaffold(
appBar: AppBar(
title: Text('Carousel in vertical scrollable'),
),
body: ListView.builder(
padding: EdgeInsets.symmetric(vertical: 16.0),
itemBuilder: (BuildContext context, int index) {
if(index % 2 == 0) {
return _buildCarousel(context, index ~/ 2);
}
else {
return Divider();
}
},
),
);
}
Widget _buildCarousel(BuildContext context, int carouselIndex) {
return Column(
mainAxisSize: MainAxisSize.min,
children: <Widget>[
Text('Carousel $carouselIndex'),
SizedBox(
// you may want to use an aspect ratio here for tablet support
height: 200.0,
child: PageView.builder(
// store this controller in a State to save the carousel scroll position
controller: PageController(viewportFraction: 0.8),
itemBuilder: (BuildContext context, int itemIndex) {
return _buildCarouselItem(context, carouselIndex, itemIndex);
},
),
)
],
);
}
Widget _buildCarouselItem(BuildContext context, int carouselIndex, int itemIndex) {
return Padding(
padding: EdgeInsets.symmetric(horizontal: 4.0),
child: Container(
decoration: BoxDecoration(
color: Colors.grey,
borderRadius: BorderRadius.all(Radius.circular(4.0)),
),
),
);
}
}

Answer 2

Screenshot:
If you don't want to use any 3rd party packages, you can simply try this:
class _HomePageState extends State<HomePage> {
int _index = 0;
#override
Widget build(BuildContext context) {
return Scaffold(
appBar: AppBar(),
body: Center(
child: SizedBox(
height: 200, // card height
child: PageView.builder(
itemCount: 10,
controller: PageController(viewportFraction: 0.7),
onPageChanged: (int index) => setState(() => _index = index),
itemBuilder: (_, i) {
return Transform.scale(
scale: i == _index ? 1 : 0.9,
child: Card(
elevation: 6,
shape: RoundedRectangleBorder(borderRadius: BorderRadius.circular(20)),
child: Center(
child: Text(
"Card ${i + 1}",
style: TextStyle(fontSize: 32),
),
),
),
);
},
),
),
),
);
}
}

Answer 3

this is an old question, and I arrived here looking for something else ;-), but what WitVault was lookig is done easy with this package: https://pub.dev/packages/flutter_swiper
The implementation:
Put the dependencies in pubsec.yaml:
dependencies:
flutter_swiper: ^1.1.6
Import it in the page where you need it:
import 'package:flutter_swiper/flutter_swiper.dart';
In the layout:
new Swiper(
itemBuilder: (BuildContext context, int index) {
return new Image.network(
"http://via.placeholder.com/288x188",
fit: BoxFit.fill,
);
},
itemCount: 10,
viewportFraction: 0.8,
scale: 0.9,
)

Answer 4

To achieve the snap effect via ListView, just set the physics to PageScrollPhysics
const List<Widget> children = [
ContainerCard(),
ContainerCard(),
ContainerCard(),
];
ListView.builder(
scrollDirection: Axis.horizontal,
physics: const PageScrollPhysics(), // this for snapping
itemCount: children.length,
itemBuilder: (_, index) => children[index],
)

Answer 5

Advanced Snap List
If you are looking for advanced usages, such as dynamic item sizes, configurable snap points, visualization of items, and essential control (such as scrollToIndex, animate) you should use the native-based SnappyListView with way more features.
SnappyListView(
itemCount: Colors.accents.length,
itemBuilder: (context, index) {
return Container(
height: 100,
color: Colors.accents.elementAt(index),
child: Text("Index: $index"),
),
);

Answer 6

I believe the answer solution from CopsOnRoad is better and simple for someone who don't want to use a 3rd party library. However, since there is no animation, I add the scale animation when the card is viewed (expand) and the previous card is swiped (shrink) using index. So what happened is whenever the first time the page load, 1st and 2nd card won't have any animation, and when the card is swiped, only the previous and current card have the scale animation. So this is my implementation:
class MyHomePage extends StatefulWidget {
const MyHomePage({super.key, required this.title});
final String title;
#override
State<MyHomePage> createState() => _MyHomePageState();
}
class _MyHomePageState extends State<MyHomePage> {
int currentIndex = -1, previousIndex = 0;
double getAnimationValue(int currentIndex, int widgetIndex, int previousIndex,
{bool begin = true}) {
if (widgetIndex == currentIndex) {
return begin ? 0.9 : 1;
} else {
return begin ? 1 : 0.9;
}
}
#override
Widget build(BuildContext context) {
return Scaffold(
appBar: AppBar(
title: Text(widget.title),
),
body: Column(
mainAxisAlignment: MainAxisAlignment.center,
children: <Widget>[
SizedBox(
height: 200, // card height
child: PageView.builder(
itemCount: 10,
controller: PageController(viewportFraction: 0.7),
onPageChanged: (int index) {
setState(() {
if (currentIndex != -1) {
previousIndex = currentIndex;
}
currentIndex = index;
});
},
itemBuilder: (_, widgetIndex) {
return (currentIndex != -1 &&
(previousIndex == widgetIndex ||
widgetIndex == currentIndex))
? TweenAnimationBuilder(
duration: const Duration(milliseconds: 400),
tween: Tween<double>(
begin: getAnimationValue(
currentIndex,
widgetIndex,
previousIndex,
),
end: getAnimationValue(
currentIndex,
widgetIndex,
previousIndex,
begin: false,
),
),
builder: (context, value, child) {
return Transform.scale(
scale: value,
child: Card(
elevation: 6,
shape: RoundedRectangleBorder(
borderRadius: BorderRadius.circular(20)),
child: Column(
mainAxisAlignment: MainAxisAlignment.center,
children: [
Text(
"Card${widgetIndex + 1}",
style: const TextStyle(fontSize: 30),
),
Text(
"$widgetIndex >> Widget Index << $widgetIndex",
style: const TextStyle(fontSize: 22),
),
Text(
"$currentIndex >> Current Index << $currentIndex",
style: const TextStyle(fontSize: 22),
),
Text(
"$previousIndex >> Previous Index << $previousIndex",
style: const TextStyle(fontSize: 22),
),
],
),
),
);
},
)
: Transform.scale(
// this is used when you want to disable animation when initialized the page
scale:
(widgetIndex == 0 && currentIndex == -1) ? 1 : 0.9,
child: Card(
elevation: 6,
shape: RoundedRectangleBorder(
borderRadius: BorderRadius.circular(20)),
child: Column(
mainAxisAlignment: MainAxisAlignment.center,
children: [
Text(
"Card${widgetIndex + 1}",
style: const TextStyle(fontSize: 30),
),
Text(
"$widgetIndex >> Widget Index << $widgetIndex",
style: const TextStyle(fontSize: 22),
),
Text(
"$currentIndex >> Init Index << $currentIndex",
style: const TextStyle(fontSize: 22),
),
Text(
"$previousIndex >> Previous Index << $previousIndex",
style: const TextStyle(fontSize: 22),
),
],
),
),
);
},
),
),
],
),
);
}
}
I used TweenAnimationBuilder for this animation and hardcoded the widget. You can use method for your widget or use package flutter_animate for easy animation whenever necessary.