// Copyright 2014 The Flutter Authors. All rights reserved. // Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be // found in the LICENSE file. import 'dart:async'; import 'package:flutter/material.dart'; /// Flutter code sample for [Autocomplete] that demonstrates fetching the /// options asynchronously and debouncing the network calls, including handling /// network errors. void main() => runApp(const AutocompleteExampleApp()); const Duration fakeAPIDuration = Duration(seconds: 1); const Duration debounceDuration = Duration(milliseconds: 500); class AutocompleteExampleApp extends StatelessWidget { const AutocompleteExampleApp({super.key}); @override Widget build(BuildContext context) { return MaterialApp( home: Scaffold( appBar: AppBar( title: const Text('Autocomplete - async, debouncing, and network errors'), ), body: Center( child: Column( mainAxisAlignment: MainAxisAlignment.center, children: <Widget>[ Text('Type below to autocomplete the following possible results: ${_FakeAPI._kOptions}.'), const SizedBox(height: 32.0), const _AsyncAutocomplete(), ], ), ), ), ); } } class _AsyncAutocomplete extends StatefulWidget { const _AsyncAutocomplete(); @override State<_AsyncAutocomplete > createState() => _AsyncAutocompleteState(); } class _AsyncAutocompleteState extends State<_AsyncAutocomplete > { // The query currently being searched for. If null, there is no pending // request. String? _currentQuery; // The most recent options received from the API. late Iterable<String> _lastOptions = <String>[]; late final _Debounceable<Iterable<String>?, String> _debouncedSearch; // Whether to consider the fake network to be offline. bool _networkEnabled = true; // A network error was recieved on the most recent query. bool _networkError = false; // Calls the "remote" API to search with the given query. Returns null when // the call has been made obsolete. Future<Iterable<String>?> _search(String query) async { _currentQuery = query; late final Iterable<String> options; try { options = await _FakeAPI.search(_currentQuery!, _networkEnabled); } catch (error) { if (error is _NetworkException) { setState(() { _networkError = true; }); return <String>[]; } rethrow; } // If another search happened after this one, throw away these options. if (_currentQuery != query) { return null; } _currentQuery = null; return options; } @override void initState() { super.initState(); _debouncedSearch = _debounce<Iterable<String>?, String>(_search); } @override Widget build(BuildContext context) { return Column( mainAxisAlignment: MainAxisAlignment.center, children: <Widget>[ Text( _networkEnabled ? 'Network is on, toggle to induce network errors.' : 'Network is off, toggle to allow requests to go through.', ), Switch( value: _networkEnabled, onChanged: (bool? value) { setState(() { _networkEnabled = !_networkEnabled; }); }, ), const SizedBox( height: 32.0, ), Autocomplete<String>( fieldViewBuilder: (BuildContext context, TextEditingController controller, FocusNode focusNode, VoidCallback onFieldSubmitted) { return TextFormField( decoration: InputDecoration( errorText: _networkError ? 'Network error, please try again.' : null, ), controller: controller, focusNode: focusNode, onFieldSubmitted: (String value) { onFieldSubmitted(); }, ); }, optionsBuilder: (TextEditingValue textEditingValue) async { setState(() { _networkError = false; }); final Iterable<String>? options = await _debouncedSearch(textEditingValue.text); if (options == null) { return _lastOptions; } _lastOptions = options; return options; }, onSelected: (String selection) { debugPrint('You just selected $selection'); }, ), ], ); } } // Mimics a remote API. class _FakeAPI { static const List<String> _kOptions = <String>[ 'aardvark', 'bobcat', 'chameleon', ]; // Searches the options, but injects a fake "network" delay. static Future<Iterable<String>> search(String query, bool networkEnabled) async { await Future<void>.delayed(fakeAPIDuration); // Fake 1 second delay. if (!networkEnabled) { throw const _NetworkException(); } if (query == '') { return const Iterable<String>.empty(); } return _kOptions.where((String option) { return option.contains(query.toLowerCase()); }); } } typedef _Debounceable<S, T> = Future<S?> Function(T parameter); /// Returns a new function that is a debounced version of the given function. /// /// This means that the original function will be called only after no calls /// have been made for the given Duration. _Debounceable<S, T> _debounce<S, T>(_Debounceable<S?, T> function) { _DebounceTimer? debounceTimer; return (T parameter) async { if (debounceTimer != null && !debounceTimer!.isCompleted) { debounceTimer!.cancel(); } debounceTimer = _DebounceTimer(); try { await debounceTimer!.future; } catch (error) { if (error is _CancelException) { return null; } rethrow; } return function(parameter); }; } // A wrapper around Timer used for debouncing. class _DebounceTimer { _DebounceTimer( ) { _timer = Timer(debounceDuration, _onComplete); } late final Timer _timer; final Completer<void> _completer = Completer<void>(); void _onComplete() { _completer.complete(); } Future<void> get future => _completer.future; bool get isCompleted => _completer.isCompleted; void cancel() { _timer.cancel(); _completer.completeError(const _CancelException()); } } // An exception indicating that the timer was canceled. class _CancelException implements Exception { const _CancelException(); } // An exception indicating that a network request has failed. class _NetworkException implements Exception { const _NetworkException(); }