Command-line and server libraries and packages
The Dart SDK contains dart:io and other libraries that provide low-level command-line & server APIs.
SDK libraries
#The Dart SDK contains dart:io and other libraries that provide low-level web APIs.
- The dart:io documentation
- An example-driven tour of using the dart:io library. Topics include working with files & directories, and making & handling HTTP requests.
- dart:io API reference
- Complete reference documentation for the dart:io library.
Community packages
#The pub.dev site allows you to search for packages that support command-line and server apps by specifying the platforms your app needs to support. You can also search for words that describe the functionality you need.
Command-line packages
#Command-line apps often use the following packages, in addition to general-purpose packages such as archive, intl, and yaml:
| Package | Description |
|---|---|
| args | Parses raw command-line arguments into a set of options and values. |
| cli_util | Provides utilities for building command-line apps. |
| completion | Adds command-line completion to apps that use the args package. |
| path | Provides comprehensive, cross-platform operations for manipulating paths. |
| usage | Wraps Google Analytics. |
Server packages
#Server apps can choose from many packages, in addition to the packages listed in the previous table and general-purpose packages such as logging:
| Package | Description |
|---|---|
| crypto | Implements cryptographic hashing functions for algorithms such as SHA-1, SHA-256, MD5, and HMAC. |
| grpc | Implements gRPC, a high performance, open source, general RPC framework that puts mobile and HTTP/2 first. |
| shelf | Provides a model for web server middleware that encourages composition and easy reuse. |
| dart_frog | A fast, minimalistic backend framework for Dart built on top of Shelf. |
| serverpod | A scalable app server that supports code generation, authentication, real-time communication, databases, and caching. |
Unless stated otherwise, the documentation on this site reflects Dart 3.6.0. Page last updated on 2024-11-17. View source or report an issue.