flutter_bloc 6.0.1 (Current Latest) Breaks Constructor "AuthBloc(this._authFacade);"

[Ezirius]

Thanks for the awesome tutorials. Please upgrade the project to the latest BLoC package.

[rdhillbb]

Question: I get an error message 'The getter 'showErrorMEssages' was called on null. I got this message once I upgraded.
Is this is what you are referring to ?

[Ezirius]

With the following versions in dependencies and dev_dependencies in pubspec.yaml:

dependencies:
dartz: ^0.9.1
freezed_annotation: ^0.11.0
flutter_bloc: ^6.0.1

dev_dependencies:
build_runner: ^1.10.0
freezed: ^0.11.

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I get the following on "AuthBloc(this._authFacade);":

The superclass 'Bloc<AuthBlocEvent, AuthBlocState>' doesn't have a zero argument constructor.
Try declaring a zero argument constructor in 'Bloc<AuthBlocEvent, AuthBlocState>', or explicitly invoking a different constructor in 'Bloc<AuthBlocEvent, AuthBlocState>'.dart(no_default_super_constructor)

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Remember that you need to add the following override otherwise you will get a "requires the 'non-nullable' language feature to be enabled" error with build_runner:

dependency_overrides:
analyzer: ^0.39.14

I presume that there is a bug in analyzer 0.39.15?

[rdhillbb]

I am just not getting it on your comment with related to AuthBoc.

[Ezirius]

In bloc.dart...

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The Bloc definition in 4.0.0 is:

abstract class Bloc<Event, State> extends Stream<State> implements Sink<Event> {

...

  /// {@macro bloc}
  Bloc() {
    _state = initialState;
    _bindEventsToStates();
  }

...

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The Bloc definition in 6.0.1 is:

abstract class Bloc<Event, State> extends Cubit<State>
    implements EventSink<Event> {
  /// {@macro bloc}
  Bloc(State initialState) : super(initialState) {
    _bindEventsToStates();
  }

...

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Therefore you get the compile time error, "The superclass 'Bloc<AuthBlocEvent, AuthBlocState>' doesn't have a zero argument constructor."

[rdhillbb]

I was not clear or I have no clue at all. I am not getting a compile error, i think. It is runtime. If i down grade to
flutter_bloc: ^4.0.0 No issue at all.

return Form(
autovalidate: state.showErrorMessages, <---- Generates Error. state has a null.
════════ Exception caught by widgets library ═══════════════════════════════════
The following NoSuchMethodError was thrown building BlocBuilder<SignInFormBloc, SignInFormState>(dirty, state: _BlocBuilderBaseState<SignInFormBloc, SignInFormState>#2d670):
The getter 'showErrorMessages' was called on null.
Receiver: null
Tried calling: showErrorMessages

The relevant error-causing widget was
BlocConsumer<SignInFormBloc, SignInFormState>
package:notes_firebase_ddd_course/…/widgets/sign_in_form.dart:13
When the exception was thrown, this was the stack
#0 Object.noSuchMethod (dart:core-patch/object_patch.dart:53:5)
#1 SignInForm.build.
package:notes_firebase_ddd_course/…/widgets/sign_in_form.dart:40
#2 BlocBuilder.build

[Ezirius]

Okay, so there are at least 2 separate issues that need to be solved to upgrade the BLoC library to the latest version

[rdhillbb]

Yes. Does the fix need to be part of Bloc or the application?

[Ezirius]

In the app to accommodate the breaking changes implemented in the BLoC library

[rdhillbb]

I will stay at 4.0.0 until there is a fix. I am working on an APP that stopped working with the New Bloc.

[Ezirius]

@rdhillbb, not BLoC related, but may help in terms of understanding/implementing Clean Architecture and TDD:

• Clean Architecture Example And Documentation: Examples And Documentation
• Test Cases Framework and Value Object and Common Getters Framework: Test Cases And Value Object Frameworks

[rdhillbb]

All I did was take the finished code and upgraded to 6.0.1. No modifications. I will take your suggestions.

[Ezirius]

Glad that worked. Thanks for the update.