# Riverpod Dependency Injection Migration **Date**: October 10, 2025 **Status**: ✅ **COMPLETE** --- ## Problem The authentication system was trying to use GetIt for dependency injection, causing the following error: ``` Bad state: GetIt: Object/factory with type AuthRepository is not registered inside GetIt. ``` Additionally, there was a circular dependency error in the auth provider: ``` Bad state: Tried to read the state of an uninitialized provider. This generally means that have a circular dependency, and your provider end-up depending on itself. ``` --- ## Solution Migrated from GetIt to **pure Riverpod dependency injection**. All dependencies are now managed through Riverpod providers. --- ## Changes Made ### 1. Updated Auth Provider (`lib/features/auth/presentation/providers/auth_provider.dart`) **Before:** ```dart import '../../../../core/di/injection_container.dart'; @riverpod AuthRepository authRepository(Ref ref) { return sl(); // Using GetIt } @riverpod class Auth extends _$Auth { @override AuthState build() { _checkAuthStatus(); // Circular dependency - calling async in build return const AuthState(); } } ``` **After:** ```dart import '../../../../core/network/dio_client.dart'; import '../../../../core/storage/secure_storage.dart'; import '../../data/datasources/auth_remote_datasource.dart'; import '../../data/repositories/auth_repository_impl.dart'; /// Provider for DioClient (singleton) @Riverpod(keepAlive: true) DioClient dioClient(Ref ref) { return DioClient(); } /// Provider for SecureStorage (singleton) @Riverpod(keepAlive: true) SecureStorage secureStorage(Ref ref) { return SecureStorage(); } /// Provider for AuthRemoteDataSource @Riverpod(keepAlive: true) AuthRemoteDataSource authRemoteDataSource(Ref ref) { final dioClient = ref.watch(dioClientProvider); return AuthRemoteDataSourceImpl(dioClient: dioClient); } /// Provider for AuthRepository @Riverpod(keepAlive: true) AuthRepository authRepository(Ref ref) { final remoteDataSource = ref.watch(authRemoteDataSourceProvider); final secureStorage = ref.watch(secureStorageProvider); final dioClient = ref.watch(dioClientProvider); return AuthRepositoryImpl( remoteDataSource: remoteDataSource, secureStorage: secureStorage, dioClient: dioClient, ); } @riverpod class Auth extends _$Auth { @override AuthState build() { // Don't call async operations in build return const AuthState(); } /// Initialize auth state - call this on app start Future initialize() async { // Auth initialization logic moved here } } ``` ### 2. Removed GetIt Setup (`lib/main.dart`) **Before:** ```dart import 'core/di/service_locator.dart'; void main() async { WidgetsFlutterBinding.ensureInitialized(); await Hive.initFlutter(); // Setup dependency injection await setupServiceLocator(); // GetIt initialization runApp(const ProviderScope(child: RetailApp())); } ``` **After:** ```dart void main() async { WidgetsFlutterBinding.ensureInitialized(); await Hive.initFlutter(); // Run the app with Riverpod (no GetIt needed - using Riverpod for DI) runApp(const ProviderScope(child: RetailApp())); } ``` ### 3. Initialize Auth State on App Start (`lib/app.dart`) **Before:** ```dart class RetailApp extends ConsumerWidget { const RetailApp({super.key}); @override Widget build(BuildContext context, WidgetRef ref) { return MaterialApp(/* ... */); } } ``` **After:** ```dart class RetailApp extends ConsumerStatefulWidget { const RetailApp({super.key}); @override ConsumerState createState() => _RetailAppState(); } class _RetailAppState extends ConsumerState { @override void initState() { super.initState(); // Initialize auth state on app start WidgetsBinding.instance.addPostFrameCallback((_) { ref.read(authProvider.notifier).initialize(); }); } @override Widget build(BuildContext context) { return MaterialApp(/* ... */); } } ``` --- ## Dependency Injection Architecture ### Provider Hierarchy ``` DioClient (singleton) ↓ SecureStorage (singleton) ↓ AuthRemoteDataSource (uses DioClient) ↓ AuthRepository (uses AuthRemoteDataSource, SecureStorage, DioClient) ↓ Auth State Notifier (uses AuthRepository) ``` ### Provider Usage ```dart // Access DioClient final dioClient = ref.read(dioClientProvider); // Access SecureStorage final secureStorage = ref.read(secureStorageProvider); // Access AuthRepository final authRepository = ref.read(authRepositoryProvider); // Access Auth State final authState = ref.watch(authProvider); // Call Auth Methods await ref.read(authProvider.notifier).login(email: '...', password: '...'); await ref.read(authProvider.notifier).logout(); ``` --- ## Benefits of Riverpod DI 1. **No Manual Registration**: Providers are automatically available 2. **Type Safety**: Compile-time type checking 3. **Dependency Graph**: Riverpod manages dependencies automatically 4. **Testability**: Easy to override providers in tests 5. **Code Generation**: Auto-generates provider code 6. **No Circular Dependencies**: Proper lifecycle management 7. **Singleton Management**: Use `keepAlive: true` for singletons --- ## GetIt Files (Now Unused) These files are no longer needed but kept for reference: - `lib/core/di/service_locator.dart` - Old GetIt setup - `lib/core/di/injection_container.dart` - Old GetIt container You can safely delete these files if GetIt is not used anywhere else in the project. --- ## Migration Checklist - [x] Create Riverpod providers for DioClient - [x] Create Riverpod providers for SecureStorage - [x] Create Riverpod providers for AuthRemoteDataSource - [x] Create Riverpod providers for AuthRepository - [x] Remove GetIt references from auth_provider.dart - [x] Fix circular dependency in Auth.build() - [x] Remove GetIt setup from main.dart - [x] Initialize auth state in app.dart - [x] Regenerate code with build_runner - [x] Test compilation (0 errors) --- ## Build Status ``` ✅ Errors: 0 ✅ Warnings: 61 (info-level only) ✅ Build: SUCCESS ✅ Code Generation: COMPLETE ``` --- ## Testing the App 1. **Run the app**: ```bash flutter run ``` 2. **Expected behavior**: - App starts and shows login page (if not authenticated) - Login with valid credentials - Token is saved and added to Dio headers automatically - Navigate to Settings to see user profile - Logout button works correctly - After logout, back to login page --- ## Key Takeaways 1. **Riverpod providers replace GetIt** for dependency injection 2. **Use `keepAlive: true`** for singleton providers (DioClient, SecureStorage) 3. **Never call async operations in `build()`** - use separate initialization methods 4. **Initialize auth state in app.dart** using `addPostFrameCallback` 5. **All dependencies are managed through providers** - no manual registration needed --- ## Next Steps (Optional) If you want to further clean up: 1. Delete unused GetIt files: ```bash rm lib/core/di/service_locator.dart rm lib/core/di/injection_container.dart ``` 2. Remove GetIt from dependencies in `pubspec.yaml`: ```yaml # Remove this line: get_it: ^8.0.2 ``` 3. Run `flutter pub get` to update dependencies --- **Status**: ✅ **MIGRATION COMPLETE - NO ERRORS** The app now uses pure Riverpod for all dependency injection!