Libraries and Packages
Libraries and Packages in Dart Overview
Dart’s library system organizes code into reusable components, while packages distribute these libraries with dependencies. This ecosystem enables code sharing, modular architecture, and dependency management through pub.dev.
Key Concepts
1. Importing Libraries
- Core Dart libraries
- Third-party imports
- Relative vs absolute paths
- Default import behavior
2. Import Aliases
- Resolving naming conflicts
- Improving readability
- Syntax and conventions
- Common use cases
3. show and hide Keywords
- Selective import
- Controlling namespace pollution
- API surface management
- Performance considerations
4. Custom Libraries
- Library declarations
- Part files
- Export directives
- Organization best practices
5. Pub.dev Packages
- Finding dependencies
- Version constraints
- Popular package examples
- Dependency management
6. Creating Packages
- Package structure
- pubspec.yaml configuration
- Documentation standards
- Publishing process