Animated Search For Flutter App

The AnimatedSearch widget is a customizable animated search bar widget for Flutter that can be used to implement a search feature in your app. It displays a search box that can be expanded by clicking on the search icon, and when expanded, it displays a TextField that can be used to enter search queries.

Features

• Customizable search animation widget
• Expandable search bar with TextField for entering search queries

ANIMATED SEARCH

Installing

To install the package, add the following to your project's pubspec.yaml file:

1. Depend on it

Add this to your package's pubspec.yaml file:

dependencies:
  animated_search: ^0.0.5

2. Install it

After adding the dependency, run the following command in the terminal to install the package:

You can install packages from the command line:

with pub:

$ pub get

with Flutter:

$ flutter pub get

3. Import it

Now in your Dart code, you can use:

import 'package:animated_search/animated_search.dart';

Usage

To use the AnimatedSearch widget, include it in your build method as shown below: AnimatedSearch is a Stateful Widget that produces search animations. Include it in your build method like:

 AnimatedSearch(
   width: 0.7,
   textEditingController: _textEditingController,
   startIcon: Icons.search,
   closeIcon: Icons.close,
   iconColor: Colors.white,
   cursorColor: Colors.white,
   decoration: InputDecoration(
     hintText: 'Search',
     hintStyle: TextStyle(color: Colors.grey[300]),
     border: InputBorder.none,
   ),
   onChanged: (String value) {
     // handle search query
   },
 )

Customization

The AnimatedSearch widget can be customized by providing values for its constructor parameters. For example, you can customize the appearance and behavior of the widget by providing a custom width, controller, icons, colors, and decoration for the search query text field.

AnimatedSearch(
  width: 0.7, // Width of the search bar when expanded (default: 0.7)
  textEditingController: myController, // A controller for the search query text field
  startIcon: Icons.search, // Icon to show when search bar is folded
  closeIcon: Icons.close, // Icon to show when search bar is expanded
  iconColor: Colors.white, // Color of the search icon (default: Colors.white)
  cursorColor: Colors.white, // Color of the search query text field cursor (default: Colors.white)
  onChanged: (String value) {}, // A callback to handle changes in the search query text field
  decoration: InputDecoration( // Custom decoration for the search query text field
    hintText: 'Search',
    hintStyle: TextStyle(color: Colors.grey[300]),
    border: InputBorder.none,
  ),
);

Contributions

Contributions are welcome! If you find a bug or would like to suggest a new feature, please open an issue or submit a pull request.

License

This package is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.