Flutter + Node.js + Flutter Local Notifications — In this post, I’ll go over how I used FCM, Firebase Functions, and Flutter Local Notifications to send a user a notification of a new follower (which is basically Firebase’s example explained in detail). Getting Started With Flutter Local Notifications Before anything, you need to set up FCM in the front-end code. iOS For iOS, as restrictive…

As I just started to use Node.js, the concept of Object confused me a little from JSON, so hopefully, I’ll have a better understanding after summarizing it in this post. Objects consist of properties, which are in key: value format. The values can be primitive data types or other objects…

Using Node.js — I was having a little bit of a struggle with using Firestore REST API for the first time yesterday and I thought I’d share my results for those who are looking to use Firestore REST API. I will keep on updating this post as I try out more methods. Creating a Document The…

Super basic guide to using Node.js + Express — The information covered in this post is very simplified because I am in the process of getting to know these concepts/modules/framework in detail. It’s my second project in which I’m making my own server, and just thought I’d write down the process for my own convenience next time. What is Node.js? There is…

GET, POST, query, path variable, receiving res.body — As I’m in the process of making my server-side code using Node.js, I thought it’d be helpful to summarize how I use Dart’s http package. import 'package:http/http.dart' as http; Side Note: If you want to find out your IP address, type ifconfig in the terminal, and look for en0: inet. Get v. Post …

This post is about one of firebase’ authentication methods: email/password registration. This post assumes that you have successfully made a Firebase account and have connected your project to it. (Just need to follow the steps when you add a new project and you’ll be good). In order to use Firebase’s…

If you want to use the firebase phone authentication or google sign-in, you need to register SHA-1 and SHA-256. I’m using Android Studio as my IDE. Android In the Project folders list on the left, open android/app/build.gradle, click on the “Open for Editing in Android Studio” on the top right corner…

ListWheelScrollView If you want to create an infinite scroll that loops over the same values, ListWheelScrollView.useDelegate() is the way to go. It took me about half a day to figure it out after playing with ListWheelScrollView. Here is a sample of how I implemented ListWheelScrollView.useDelegate() in my calendar app. …

Constructors allow us to create instances of our classes, and can include named and/or positional parameters. Let’s briefly review the some constructor concepts in Dart. Initializer List Initializer List initializes variables before the constructor body executes. DateModel.thisYear({required this.date, required this.weekday, required this.month}) : year = DateTime.now().year; Why would I do the above…