flutter-retrofit-networking

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Build type-safe HTTP networking with Dio and Retrofit including auth interceptors in Flutter. Use when integrating REST APIs with Dio or Retrofit.

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Retrofit & Dio Networking

Priority: P0 (CRITICAL)

Structure

infrastructure/
├── data_sources/
│   ├── remote/       # Retrofit abstract classes
│   └── local/        # Cache/Storage
└── network/
    ├── dio_client.dart    # Custom Dio setup
    └── interceptors/      # Auth, Logging, Cache

Implementation Workflow

Define Retrofit clients — Create abstract classes with @RestApi() and HTTP annotations (@GET, @POST). Methods return Future<DTO>.
Create DTOs — Use @freezed and @JsonSerializable for all request/response bodies.
Map to domain — Data sources must map DTOs to Domain Entities (e.g., userDto.toDomain()).
Guard enums — Always use @JsonKey(unknownEnumValue: Status.unknown) to prevent crashes from new backend values.
Add auth interceptor — Inject Authorization: Bearer <token> in onRequest.
Handle token refresh — On 401, lock Dio, call refreshToken(), update stored token, retry via dio.fetch(err.requestOptions).
Map failures — Convert DioException to typed Failure objects (ServerFailure, NetworkFailure).

Retrofit Client & Safe Enum DTO Examples

See implementation examples for RestClient definitions and safe enum DTO patterns.

Anti-Patterns

No Manual JSON Parsing: Use Retrofit's generated mappers instead of jsonDecode
No Global Dio Instances: Inject Dio through DI
No Inline Try-Catch: repository layer should handle all Retrofit exceptions
No Unguarded Enums: Always include unknownEnumValue to prevent crashes on new backend values

Reference & Examples

For RestClient definitions and Auth Interceptor implementation: See references/REFERENCE.md.