Flutter Riverpod State Management

Riverpod State Management

Priority: P0 (CRITICAL)

Type-safe, compile-time safe reactive state management using riverpod and riverpod_generator.

Structure

lib/
├── providers/ # Global providers and services
└── features/
    └── user/
        ├── providers/ # Feature-specific providers
        └── models/    # @freezed domain models

Implementation Guidelines

• Generator First: Use @riverpod annotations and riverpod_generator. Avoid manual Provider definitions.
• Immutability: Maintain immutable states. Use Freezed for all state models.
• Provider Methods:
  • ref.watch(): Use inside build() to rebuild on changes.
  • ref.listen(): Use for side-effects (navigation, dialogs).
  • ref.read(): Use ONLY in callbacks (onPressed).
• Asynchronous Data: Use AsyncNotifier for complex async logic. Access data via .when() or AsyncValue pattern-matching.
• Architecture: Enforce 3-layer separation (Data, Domain, Presentation).
• Linting: Enable riverpod_lint and custom_lint for dependency cycle detection.

Anti-Patterns

• Building Inside Providers: Don't perform side-effects inside provider initialization.
• Context Access: Never pass BuildContext into a Notifier/​Provider.
• Dynamic Providers: Avoid local provider instantiation; keep them global.

Reference & Examples

For architecture details, best practices, and testing overrides: See references/​architecture.md, references/​best-practices.md, and references/​testing.md.

Related Topics

feature-based-clean-architecture | dependency-injection | testing