flutter-updater

name	flutter-updater
description	Specialized skill for updating Flutter/Dart packages, adhering to the standards defined in project-updater. Use when this capability is needed.
metadata	{"author":"bramp"}

Flutter Package Updater

This skill specializes in updating Flutter/Dart packages, adhering to the standard philosophy in project-updater/SKILL.md.

Language Standards

1. Workspaces: Adopt Dart/Flutter workspaces (requires SDK ^3.5.0) for multi-package projects.
   • Migration from Melos: If migrating from Melos:
     • Add workspace and resolution: workspace to pubspec.yaml.
     • Create a Makefile that replicates all Melos scripts.
     • Remove melos.yaml and melos from dev_dependencies.
2. Linting: Prefer package:very_good_analysis for the strictest modern linting rules.
3. Formatting: Always use dart format.
4. Pub.dev Standards: Ensure CHANGELOG.md is updated and publish_to is commented out (to prevent accidental local publishing while still signaling intent).

Standard Makefile (Flutter)

A Makefile for a Flutter project should implement the standard targets:

• all: format analyze test
• format: dart format .
• analyze: dart analyze
• test: dart test (or flutter test)
• test-ci: dart test --reporter=compact
• fix: dart fix --apply
• upgrade: dart pub upgrade --major-versions --tighten

GitHub Actions (Flutter)

The test.yml for Flutter should:

• Use subosito/flutter-action@v2.
• Cache the .pub-cache.
• Run make test-ci.

Also ensure .github/dependabot.yml is present to keep dependencies updated, including the standard cooldown settings:

    cooldown:
      default-days: 7      # The baseline safety net
      semver-major-days: 30 # Wait for the community to find breaking changes
      semver-minor-days: 14 # Balance between new features and stability
      semver-patch-days: 3  # Short wait to ensure a patch isn't immediately yanked

Dependency Management

• Use dart pub outdated to identify major version upgrades.
• Tighten SDK constraints to the latest stable release.

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Source: bramp/updater — distributed by TomeVault.