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A fast, minimalistic backend framework for Dart ๐ŸŽฏ

Originally developed by Very Good Ventures ๐Ÿฆ„

Documentation ๐Ÿ“

For official documentation, please visit https://dart-frog.dev.

Packages ๐Ÿ“ฆ

PackagePub
dart_frogpub package
dart_frog_authpub package
dart_frog_clipub package
dart_frog_genpub package
dart_frog_lintpub package
dart_frog_testpub package
dart_frog_web_socketpub package

Quick Start ๐Ÿš€

Prerequisites ๐Ÿ“

In order to use Dart Frog you must have the Dart SDK installed on your machine.

Installing ๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿ’ป

# ๐Ÿ“ฆ Install the dart_frog cli from pub.dev
dart pub global activate dart_frog_cli

Creating a Project โœจ

Use the dart_frog create command to create a new project.

# ๐Ÿš€ Create a new project called "my_project"
dart_frog create my_project

Start the Dev Server ๐Ÿ

Next, open the newly created project and start the dev server via:

# ๐Ÿ Start the dev server
dart_frog dev

๐Ÿ’ก Tip: By default port 8080 is used. A custom port can be used via the --port option.

Create a Production Build ๐Ÿ“ฆ

Create a production build which includes a DockerFile so that you can deploy anywhere:

# ๐Ÿ“ฆ Create a production build
dart_frog build

Create New Routes and Middleware ๐Ÿ›ฃ๏ธ

To add new routes and middleware to your project, use the dart_frog new command.

# ๐Ÿ›ฃ๏ธ Create a new route "/hello/world"
dart_frog new route "/hello/world"

# ๐Ÿ›ฃ๏ธ Create a new middleware for the route "/hello/world"
dart_frog new middleware "/hello/world"

Goals ๐ŸŽฏ

Dart Frog is built on top of shelf and mason and is inspired by many tools including remix.run, next.js, and express.js.

The goal of Dart Frog is to help developers effectively build backends in Dart. Currently, Dart Frog is focused on optimizing the process of building backends which aggregate, compose, and normalize data from multiple sources.

Dart Frog provides a simple core with a small API surface area in order to reduce the learning curve and ramp-up time for developers. In addition, Dart Frog is intended to help Flutter/Dart developers maximize their productivity by having a unified tech stack that enables sharing tooling, models, and more!

Extensions ๐Ÿ’ป

  • VSCode: extends VSCode with support for Dart Frog and provides tools for effectively managing Dart Frog projects within VSCode.