WebF Native UI Dev

This skill guides the development of custom native UI components for WebF (Web on Flutter). It bridges Flutter widgets to standard HTML custom elements.

Concept

WebF allows you to render HTML/CSS using Flutter’s rendering engine. This skill helps you expose complex Flutter widgets as <custom-element> tags usable in HTML.

Workflow

1. Create Flutter Widget: Build the widget using standard Flutter code.
2. Define Element Class: Create a class extending WidgetElement.
3. Register Custom Element: Use defineCustomElement to map the tag name to the class.

Example

import 'package:webf/webf.dart';
import 'package:flutter/material.dart';

// 1. Define the Element
class FlutterButtonElement extends WidgetElement {
  FlutterButtonElement(BindingContext? context) : super(context);

  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context, List<Widget> children) {
    return ElevatedButton(
      onPressed: () {
        // Dispatch custom event to JS
        dispatchEvent(Event('click'));
      },
      child: Text(getAttribute('label') ?? 'Click Me'),
    );
  }
}

// 2. Register (usually in main.dart)
void main() {
  WebF.defineCustomElement('flutter-button', (context) => FlutterButtonElement(context));
  runApp(MyApp());
}

Usage in HTML

<flutter-button label="Submit Order" id="btn"></flutter-button>
<script>
  document.getElementById('btn').addEventListener('click', () => {
    console.log('Button clicked via Flutter!');
  });
</script>

Best Practices

• Attributes: Map HTML attributes to Widget properties.
• Events: Dispatch standard DOM events from Flutter user interactions.
• Performance: Avoid heavy computations in the build method; use state management.