flutter-agentic copilot-instructions.md

FlutterAgentic — GitHub Copilot Instructions

Documentation Index

Read before writing or modifying any code:

• docs/reference/architecture.md — core folder map, layer patterns, naming, DI, error flow, design system, testing
• docs/explanation/end-goal.md — project vision and guiding principles

Read on demand:

• docs/how-to/contributing.md — contributor workflow and git hooks
• docs/how-to/add-feature-template.md — full folder tree, empty class skeletons, DI wiring, and forbidden-pattern checklist for scaffolding a new feature
• docs/how-to/add-usecase.md — create a use case class and register it in injection_container.dart
• docs/how-to/design-screen-state.md — business-logic naming for events and states, retry context rules, screen rendering pattern; use the jokes feature as the reference
• docs/how-to/review-code.md — when asked to review, audit, or check generated code; run through the full checklist and report ✅/❌ per section
• docs/how-to/change-app-id.md — when asked to change the application ID or bundle identifier; covers Android (build.gradle.kts + MainActivity.kt package path) and iOS (project.pbxproj), with Xcode manual steps and provisioning notes
• docs/how-to/rename-app.md — when asked to rename the app; covers display name, package name, and all files that reference the old name
• docs/how-to/connect-firebase.md — when connecting an app to Firebase; covers checking/installing the Firebase + FlutterFire CLIs, running flutterfire configure, per-app firebase_core, main.dart init, Android Gradle plugin, iOS deployment target (15.0+), and the Xcode GoogleService-Info.plist registration check
• docs/explanation/ai-agents.md — per-agent install and usage
• Release workflow — when asked to do a release, follow these steps interactively; ask for confirmation at each step before proceeding:
  1. Load GH_TOKEN from the git-ignored root .env (set -a && . ./.env && set +a) — release auth is explicit because the repo uses multiple GitHub accounts — then check gh auth status reports (GH_TOKEN). Source .env in every shell that runs gh. If .env lacks a token, create a fine-grained PAT (Contents: Read and write) at https://github.com/settings/personal-access-tokens/new and add GH_TOKEN=…. Stop if not ready. If gh auth status reports the token as invalid, confirm the shell has network access before replacing it — in a sandboxed agent environment, blocked network access can surface as an auth failure; re-run with network permission and .env sourced first.
  2. Get current branch (git branch --show-current). Confirm release branch with user.
  3. Compare to main: git log main..{BRANCH} --oneline + git diff main..{BRANCH} --stat. Show commits.
  4. Read version (grep "^version:" pubspec.yaml). Propose bump: Major = breaking; Minor = feat: or new component/skill; Patch = fix/chore/docs. Wait for confirmation.
  5. Edit pubspec.yaml with confirmed version.
  6. Create docs/releases/v{VERSION}.md from docs/releases/_template.md. Two sections: Features (what developers gain) and Agent Context Improvements (what agents gain). Plain language, one sentence per bullet, no duplicates. Show draft and wait for confirmation.
  7. Commit: git add pubspec.yaml docs/releases/v{VERSION}.md && git commit -m "chore: release v{VERSION}" && git push
  8. Merge: git checkout main && git pull origin main && git merge --no-ff {BRANCH} -m "chore: merge {BRANCH} into main for v{VERSION}" && git push origin main
  9. Tag and release: git tag v{VERSION} && git push origin v{VERSION} then gh release create v{VERSION} --title "v{VERSION} — {TITLE}" --notes-file docs/releases/v{VERSION}.md --target main. Report URL.
  10. Ask to delete release branch. If yes: git branch -d {BRANCH} && git push origin --delete {BRANCH}
• docs/tutorials/solid-principles.md — how SOLID principles are applied across all layers; useful when designing new classes or reviewing layer boundaries
• docs/tutorials/design-patterns-and-concepts.md — design patterns used in this codebase (Singleton, Repository, DTO, Either, Sealed Classes, Strategy, and more)