Reading state of FutureProvider inside that provider.

[MarcinusX]

In Riverpod 2.5.2 I used to have a code like this:

final someOtherProvider = StateProvider.autoDispose((ref) => '');

final myListeningFutureProvider = FutureProvider.autoDispose((ref) {
  ref.listen(someOtherProvider, (prev, next) {
    ref.refreshSelfIfNotLoading();
  });
  return Future.delayed(const Duration(seconds: 2));
});

extension FutureRefEx on AutoDisposeFutureProviderRef {
  void refreshSelfIfNotLoading() {
    if (!state.isLoading) {
      return invalidateSelf();
    }
  }
}

This allows me to refresh some of my Future providers based on some events (here coming from someOtherProvider) but only when the future is not loading. I was able to do it because FutureProviderRef had state getter.

Since 2.6.1 favors using Ref directly now, I don't see a way to access the state of my futureProvider. How can I achieve the same behavior in the latest version? I can't get access to state through the ref itself (which makes sense).

@Deprecated('will be removed in 3.0.0. Use Ref instead')
abstract class FutureProviderRef<State> implements Ref<AsyncValue<State>> {
  AsyncValue<State> get state;
  set state(AsyncValue<State> newState);
  Future<State> get future;
}

Do I need to go towards some sort of caching the state in the provider's build function using listenSelf? Feels like a complicated solution for that. :(

[rrousselGit]

You should convert your FutureProvider into an AsyncNotfiier ; then use an extension on AsyncNotifier instead.

[MarcinusX]

Oh, nice! You're right! Thanks! :)