Flutter request_install_packages
The request_install_packages command in Flutter is used to request the installation of additional packages or dependencies in your Flutter project.
This command is typically used when your project requires additional packages that are not included in the default Flutter installation or not already specified in the pubspec.yaml file.
To use the request_install_packages command, open your terminal or command prompt, navigate to your Flutter project directory, and run the following command:
flutter pub request_install_packages
This command triggers a package resolution process where Flutter will analyze your project’s dependencies and try to fetch and install any missing packages. It will also update your pubspec.lock and pubspec.yaml files to reflect the newly installed packages.
For example, let’s say you want to add the http package to your Flutter project. You can run the request_install_packages command to install it by executing:
flutter pub request_install_packages http
After running this command, Flutter will fetch the http package from the Dart package repository, install it in your project, and update the necessary files.
Note that you need to have internet access in order to fetch packages from the repository.