universal_io

Description:

universal io

Overview #
A cross-platform dart:io that
works on all platforms, including browsers.
You can simply replace dart:io imports with package:universal_io/io.dart.
Licensed under the Apache License 2.0.
Some of the source code was derived from Dart SDK,
which was obtained under the BSD-style license of Dart SDK. See LICENSE file for details.
APIs added on top of "dart:io" #

newUniversalHttpClient

Returns BrowserHttpClient on browsers and the normal "dart:io" HttpClient on other platforms.


BrowserHttpClient

A subclass of "dart:io" HttpClient
that works on browsers.


BrowserHttpClientRequest

A subclass of "dart:io" HttpClientRequest
that works on browsers.


BrowserHttpClientResponse

A subclass of "dart:io" HttpClientResponse
that works on browsers.


BrowserHttpClientException

An exception that helps you understand why a HTTP request on a browser may have failed
(see explanation below).



Other features #
The following features may be deprecated in the future versions (3.x) of the package:

HttpClient

HttpClient() factory is changed so that it returns BrowserHttpClient on browsers.


Platform

The package makes methods like Platform.isAndroid and Platform.isMacOS work in the
browsers too.


InternetAddress

The package makes it works in the browsers too.


BytesBuilder

The package makes it works in the browsers too.



Links #

API reference
Github project

We appreciate feedback, issue reports, and pull requests.



Similar packages #

universal_html (cross-platform dart:html)

Getting started #
1.Add dependency #
In pubspec.yaml:
dependencies:
universal_io: ^2.2.2
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2.Use HTTP client #
import 'package:universal_io/io.dart';

Future<void> main() async {
// HttpClient can be used in browser too!
HttpClient httpClient = newUniversalHttpClient(); // Recommended way of creating HttpClient.
final request = await httpClient.getUrl(Uri.parse("https://dart.dev/"));
final response = await request.close();
}
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HTTP client behavior #
HTTP client is implemented with XMLHttpRequest (XHR)
API on browsers.
XHR causes the following differences with dart:io:

HTTP connection is created only after request.close() has been called.
Same-origin policy limitations. For making cross-origin requests, see documentation below.

Helpful error messages #
When requests fail and assertions are enabled, error messages contains descriptions how to fix
possible issues such as missing cross-origin headers.
The error messages look like the following:
XMLHttpRequest error.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
HTTP method: PUT
HTTP URL: http://destination.com/example
Origin: http://source.com
Cross-origin: true
browserCredentialsMode: false
browserResponseType: arraybuffer

THE REASON FOR THE XHR ERROR IS UNKNOWN.
(For security reasons, browsers do not explain XHR errors.)

Is the server down? Did the server have an internal error?

Enabling credentials mode would enable use of some HTTP headers in both the
request and the response. For example, credentials mode is required for
sending/receiving cookies. If you think you need to enable 'credentials mode',
do the following:

final httpClientRequest = ...;
if (httpClientRequest is BrowserHttpClientRequest) {
httpClientRequest.browserCredentialsMode = true;
}

Did the server respond to a cross-origin "preflight" (OPTIONS) request?

Did the server send the following headers?
* Access-Control-Allow-Origin: http://source.com
* You can also use wildcard ("*").
* Always required for cross-origin requests!
* Access-Control-Allow-Methods: PUT
* You can also use wildcard ("*").
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Sometimes when you do cross-origin requests in browsers, you want to use
CORS "credentials mode". This can be
achieved with the following pattern:
Future<void> main() async {
final client = HttpClient();
final request = client.getUrl(Url.parse('http://example/url'));

// Enable credentials mode
if (request is BrowserHttpClientRequest) {
request.browserCredentialsMode = true;
}

// Close request
final response = await request.close();
// ...
}
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Streaming text responses #
The underlying XMLHttpRequest (XHR) API supports response streaming only when responseType is
"text".
This package automatically uses responseType "text" based on value of the
HTTP request header "Accept". These media types are defined
BrowserHttpClient.defaultTextMimes:

"text/*" (any text media type)
"application/grpc-web"
"application/grpc-web+proto"

If you want to disable streaming, use the following pattern:
Future<void> main() async {
final client = newUniversalHttpClient();
if (client is BrowserHttpClient) {
client.textMimes = const {};
}
// ...
}
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