Include the `shared_preferences_tools` DevTools extension with the `shared_preferences` package

[kenzieschmoll]

Have you considered adding your extension to the shared_preferences package directly instead of shipping it as a separate package shared_preferences_tools? If you were to move this extension into the upstream package shared_preferences, any user who depends on shared_preferences would automatically have access to the extension.

This could help with adoption since the tool you've built would be more discoverable for existing users of the shared_preferences package. I filed a separate issue on the flutter/flutter repo for visibility: flutter/flutter#145433

[adsonpleal]

hey @kenzieschmoll So sorry about the delay! I missed the notification for this issue. Yes! I'd be glad to add it to the shared_preferences package! That was my initial idea, I've been studying the devtools_extensions package and the ultimate goal was to indeed open a PR adding it to shared_preferences.

I saw the discussion in this issue and I think I can remove all the third party dependencies from the code.

[adsonpleal]

hey @kenzieschmoll I can't post in the main issue:

[adsonpleal]

But answering your question here:

I can remove all packages that are not from the dart/flutter team. I'd need to keep only:

dependencies:
  devtools_extensions: ^0.0.10
  devtools_app_shared: ^0.0.5
  vm_service: ^13.0.0
  
dev_dependencies:
  mockito: ^5.4.4

If I could keep riverpod the code would be cleaner, though.

[adsonpleal]

By the way, I don't know if you remember me, but I once proposed a PR to the devtools project. The PR suggested adding Riverpod tools before the devtools extension was available.

[kenzieschmoll]

By the way, I don't know if you remember me, but I once proposed a flutter/devtools#4210 to the devtools project. The PR suggested adding Riverpod tools before the devtools extension was available.

Nice to interact with you again! Btw I just created a tracking issue for that effort so that it does not get lost: rrousselGit/riverpod#3541.

I can't post in the main issue:

I just unlocked the conversation on the flutter/flutter issue, so please add your comments there, thanks!

[adsonpleal]

Thanks @kenzieschmoll! Gonna cross post there.