Command-line and server apps

This page points to tools and documentation that can help you develop command-line and server apps.

Tools

DartPad: Handy for both beginners and experts, DartPad lets you try out language features and dart:* APIs.

Note: DartPad does not support using VM libraries, such as dart:io, or importing libraries from packages besides the currently supported packages.

Dart SDK: Install the Dart SDK to get the core Dart libraries and tools.
More tools: The Tools page links to generally useful tools, such as Dart plugins for your favorite IDE or editor.

Tutorials

You might find the following tutorials helpful.

Get started: Learn how to use the Dart SDK to develop command-line and server apps.
gRPC Quickstart: Walks you through running and modifying a client-server example that uses the gRPC framework.
Write command-line apps: Introduces dart:io and the args package.
Write HTTP servers: Features the shelf package.

More resources

Dart API: API reference for dart:* libraries.
dart:io section of the library tour: Shows how to use the major features of the dart:io library. You can use the dart:io library in command-line scripts, servers, and non-web Flutter apps.