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2.9 KiB
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78 lines
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<!-- Core Principles
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Lightweight Embedder: flutter-pi acts as a custom Flutter engine
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embedder tailored for the Raspberry Pi. This means it provides the
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essential interface layer between Flutter's primarily C++ engine
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and the embedded Linux environment (like on a Raspberry Pi).
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No X11 Required: Notably, flutter-pi achieves this feat without
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the graphical overhead of a system like X11 (common in desktop
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Linux). This aligns better with resource-constrained embedded
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devices.
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Direct Rendering:
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flutter-pi interacts with lower-level graphics APIs within the
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Raspberry Pi (e.g., Broadcom's VideoCore, EGL) to handle rendering
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of the Flutter UI onto the display hardware.
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Key Responsibilities
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Initialization:
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Sets up the Flutter engine, loads appropriate libraries, and
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gets everything ready for the Flutter application to run.
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Event Handling: Manages input events (touch via touchscreen,
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keyboard, mouse, etc.) and routes them from the embedded Linux
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system to the Flutter framework for processing.
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Rendering Loop: Coordinates requesting the next Flutter UI fram
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e in response to events or state changes, communicates with the
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rendering backends, and facilitates displaying the content.
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Platform Channels: (Likely) Provides mechanisms for the Flutter
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app to communicate with the underlying embedded Linux system.
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This enables the app to potentially access device-specific
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sensors, hardware control, and features outside the scope of
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Flutter's core framework.
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How to Utilize It
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Prepare Environment: You'll need a Raspberry Pi running an
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embedded Linux distribution and a toolchain suitable for
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cross-compilation.
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Obtain/Build flutter-pi: Refer to the project's GitHub repository
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for build instructions.
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Develop Flutter App: Structure your Flutter app normally, being
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mindful of platform interactions that might need platform channels
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(step 4).
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Integrate & Compile: Follow flutter-pi's instructions to compile
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your Flutter app code while linking against the flutter-pi embedder
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you obtained/built.
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Deploy & Run: Transfer the compiled output to your Raspberry Pi
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and execute it with appropriate flutter-pi settings.
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Caveats
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Experimental: Not considered production-ready for every use-case (as might be expected with projects pushing Flutter’s boundaries).
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Limited APIs: Compared to mainstream platforms, Flutter’s full suite of plugins and packages might not be compatible without extra platform channel work on your end.
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-->
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<!-- Introduction:
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- Clearly describe what your Flutter application does and its main functionality.
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Architecture:
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- Diagram and explain your app's structure (state management approach, key widgets, navigation).
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- Consider using visual aids to make this section more engaging.
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Key Design Concepts:
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- Challenges solved by your design choices.
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- Did you address performance optimizations for embedded systems?
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- How did you make the UI fit for the embedded target? -->
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