How i solve issues with 3.27 updates in my project?

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Hey Flutter devs! :wave:

I wanted to open up a discussion about managing Flutter versions efficiently, especially when working across multiple projects. Have you guys tried FVM (Flutter Version Manager) before?

Let me share my recent experience:

I decided to update Flutter to the latest version to explore new updates, but thatā€™s when the chaos started. :sweat:

  1. First, I faced compatibility issues with Gradle and Android tools.
  2. After fixing Gradle, another issue showed up with Agora SDK, and at that point, it felt like I was starring in an action movie fighting bugs left and right! :clapper::boom:

It got me thinking, ā€œThere has to be a better way to manage Flutter versions!ā€ Thatā€™s when I revisited FVM, and honestly, it was a game-changer.

What is FVM?

FVM (Flutter Version Manager) lets you:

  • Manage multiple Flutter versions easily.
  • Assign a specific Flutter version to each project.
  • Seamlessly switch between versions with a single command.

Why I Recommend FVM

  1. Saves Time: No more installing/uninstalling Flutter versions. Each project runs on its defined version without conflicts.
  2. Flexibility: Need Flutter 2 for one project and Flutter 3 for another? FVM handles it effortlessly. :sparkles:
  3. Easy Switching: Switching versions is as simple as running a single command.

Getting Started with FVM (Quick Steps):

  1. Install FVM:
dart pub global activate fvm
  1. Install the desired version:
fvm install VERSION
  1. Set the version for your project:
fvm use VERSION
  1. Replace your flutter run command with:
fvm flutter run

5.Tip for VSCode users*: Just restart the terminal, and flutter run will use the correct version automatically.

What about you guys?

  • How do you manage different Flutter versions across projects?
  • Have you faced similar issues when updating Flutter or handling SDK conflicts?
  • Any tips or tricks youā€™ve discovered while using FVM?

Letā€™s share experiences, best practices, and help each other! :rocket:
For those curious, hereā€™s the official FVM documentation: https://fvm.app/.

Looking forward to hearing your thoughts and experiences! :bird::sparkles:

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You could also consider https://puro.dev/ for that.

Edit: @RandalSchwartz made a video about this: https://youtu.be/olqmK-opexA

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As I said in the video, FVM was great, until it was completely dwarfed by Puro for me.

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So puro doesnā€™t requiere you to prepend Flutter with something like "puro Flutter runr?

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If you do it within a supported IDE (VSCode and Jetbrains, at least), the default flutter and dart commands are the per-project setting, yes. If you do it outside an IDE, it uses whatever youā€™ve set as the ā€œglobal defaultā€. So, I rarely type ā€œpuro flutterā€¦ā€ unless Iā€™m actually doing something like ā€œpuro -e legacy flutter ā€¦ā€ to get a different release.

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Awesome that alone would be a reason for me
@eseidel does the Shorebird team plan to support Puro too?

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Iā€™m not sure what ā€œsupport puroā€ would mean, but certainly happy to consider such. Issues Ā· shorebirdtech/shorebird Ā· GitHub is the best way to make sure we donā€™t forget.

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I can confirm shorebird is working without problems in an environment with puro :partying_face:, so you can sit back and relax (at least regarding this). Thank you for this amazing tool!

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Does it automatically pick up the correct Flutter version?

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As I understand it, it does not. By default shorebird release uses the last stable version, if you want to use another flutter version you need to specify it.

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That was whabmy original comment was aiming for. For code magic I added a script that extracts the Flutter version from the fvm.rc file.
Do something similar would need to be added for puro

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