Flutter Helper Commands

Streamline your Flutter development workflow with quick-access commands for building, running, and managing flavors. Organized, powerful, and built for speed.

Features

🚀 Flavored Builds

Quickly build for different environments with pre-configured target files and flavor flags:

• Development: Targets lib/main_development.dart with --dart-define=FLAVOR=development.
• Staging: Targets lib/main_staging.dart.
• Production: Targets lib/main_production.dart with obfuscation and flavor flags.

🌍 Standard Project Support

Working on a simple project? Use the Standard group for commands targeting the default lib/main.dart.

🍎 iOS & CocoaPods Management

Handle iOS dependencies without leaving VS Code:

• pod install, pod update, and pod repo update.
• Automatic navigation (cd ios) and return to root.
• Clean up legacy master repos with one click.

📦 Setup & Maintenance

• Flutter Clean & Pub Get
• Pub Upgrade & Major Versions Upgrade

⭐ Custom Commands

Add your own custom terminal commands to the sidebar:

• Click the + button to add a new command.
• Enter a display name and the shell command to execute.
• Remove commands with the trash icon.
• Commands are saved in VS Code settings and persist across sessions.

You can also configure them directly in settings.json:

"flutter-helper.customCommands": [
  { "name": "Run Tests", "command": "flutter test" },
  { "name": "Generate Code", "command": "dart run build_runner build --delete-conflicting-outputs" }
]

🖥️ Separate Terminals

Each command runs in its own dedicated terminal — run multiple commands simultaneously without conflicts.

Installation

Search for Flutter Helper in the VS Code Marketplace and click Install.

Requirements

• Flutter SDK installed and in your PATH.
• CocoaPods (for iOS commands).

Usage

Simply click the Rocket Icon 🚀 in the Activity Bar to reveal the command menu.

Happy coding!