riverpod-refs

What problem does it solve?

This Skill clarifies how to effectively interact with Riverpod providers, manage their state, and handle their lifecycle events, preventing common errors and improving application architecture.

Core Features & Use Cases

• Reading and Watching Providers: Understand when to use ref.read vs ref.watch for optimal performance and reactivity.
• Handling State Changes: Implement side effects like navigation or dialogs using ref.listen.
• Managing Provider Lifecycle: Utilize onDispose and onCancel for resource cleanup and state management.
• Use Case: When building a UI component that needs to display real-time data from a Riverpod provider and also trigger an action when that data changes, this skill guides you on the correct usage of ref.watch and ref.listen.

Quick Start

Use the riverpod-refs skill to understand how to watch a provider named 'userProvider' and listen for its changes.