Flutter Native

This covers the essentials of bridging Flutter with native Android and iOS code through MethodChannels, EventChannels, and Pigeon-generated interfaces. You'll need this when accessing platform APIs that Flutter doesn't expose, like certain hardware sensors or OS-level features. The guidance is practical: wrap platform calls in try-catch blocks, handle stream lifecycle properly, and use Pigeon for anything beyond simple key-value exchanges to avoid the brittleness of string-based APIs. It also touches on federated plugin architecture if you're building reusable platform code across projects. Solid fundamentals, though you'll still need to know your way around Kotlin and Swift to write the native side.

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$ npx -y skills add dhruvanbhalara/skills --skill flutter-native --agent claude-code

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Native Platform Interoperability

Developing Flutter apps often requires direct communication with the underlying native platform (Android/iOS). This skill covers the standards for maintainable and type-safe interoperability.

1. MethodChannels (One-shot)

Use MethodChannel for standard request-response patterns between Dart and Native.

Dart Standard

Use a unique domain-style channel name.
ALWAYS wrap calls in a try-catch for PlatformException.

static const _channel = MethodChannel('com.example.app/device_info');

Future<String?> getDeviceOS() async {
  try {
    return await _channel.invokeMethod<String>('getOS');
  } on PlatformException catch (e) {
    AppLogger.error('Failed to get OS', error: e);
    return null;
  }
}