mix

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This skill should be used when working on the Mix Flutter styling framework or any project using the mix package. Applies when the user mentions Mix specs, Mix styles, BoxStyler, TextStyler, Pressable, PressableBox, StyleWidget, MixStyler, fluent chaining, Prop values, Mix types, Mix annotations (@MixableSpec, @MixWidget, @MixableModifier, legacy @MixableStyler, @Mixable), code generation with mix_generator, dot-shorthand policy, style variants (NamedVariant, ContextVariant, WidgetStateVariant, onHovered, onPressed, onDark), implicit animations with .animate(), Phase animations, Keyframe animations, design tokens (MixScope, tokens), widget modifiers (.wrap()), directives, style mixins, melos commands for Mix (gen:build, ci, analyze, exports), or the Mix monorepo packages (mix, mix_annotations, mix_generator, mix_lint, mix_tailwinds).

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Mix Framework

Type-safe styling system for Flutter that separates style semantics from widgets.

Target version: mix: 2.0.3 (Dart >=3.11.0, Flutter >=3.41.0) Confirm the project's actual version before applying patterns — check pubspec.yaml.

Source of Truth

When working on Mix code, resolve ambiguity in this order:

Local source code — always highest priority when the repo is present
Dart MCP tools (hover, signature_help, resolve_workspace_symbol) — if connected and dependencies resolved
Version-pinned docs — Mix website, pub.dev/packages/mix
This skill — patterns, invariants, and workflows documented here
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Core Mental Model

Spec (immutable resolved data) ← Styler (fluent builder with Prop<V>) → Widget (renders Spec)

Resolution pipeline: StyleWidget → StyleBuilder → merge active variants → resolve Prop<V> fields (tokens, Mix types, directives) → produce StyleSpec<S> → animate → widget.build(context, spec) → provide StyleSpec → apply widget modifiers.

Widget Reference

Styler	Spec	Widget	Flutter Equivalent
`BoxStyler`	`BoxSpec`	`Box`	`Container`
`TextStyler`	`TextSpec`	`StyledText`	`Text`
`FlexStyler`	`FlexSpec`	— (layout)	`Flex`/`Row`/`Column`
`FlexBoxStyler`	`FlexBoxSpec`	`FlexBox`/`RowBox`/`ColumnBox`	`Column`/`Row` + `Container`
`StackStyler`	`StackSpec`	— (layout)	`Stack`
`StackBoxStyler`	`StackBoxSpec`	`StackBox`	`Stack` + `Container`
`IconStyler`	`IconSpec`	`StyledIcon`	`Icon`
`ImageStyler`	`ImageSpec`	`StyledImage`	`Image`

Interactive: Pressable (gesture + focus + mouse), PressableBox (Pressable + Box).

Key Patterns

Write Mix, Not Raw Flutter

When styling a Mix surface, keep visual semantics in Stylers instead of nesting raw Flutter widgets for styling concerns.

Instead of	Write
`Container(color: ..., padding: ..., child: ...)`	`Box(style: BoxStyler().color(...).paddingAll(...), child: ...)`
`Text('Label', style: TextStyle(...))`	`StyledText('Label', style: TextStyler().fontSize(...).color(...))`
`Icon(Icons.star, color: ..., size: ...)`	`StyledIcon(icon: Icons.star, style: IconStyler().color(...).size(...))`
`Theme.of(context).colorScheme.primary` in styles	`ColorToken` values from `MixScope`, then `BoxStyler().color($primary())`
`Theme.of(context).textTheme.bodyMedium` in styles	`TextStyleToken` values from `MixScope`, then `TextStyler().style($body.mix())`
Nested `Padding` / `Align` for a styled widget	Styler methods such as `.paddingAll(16)` and `.alignment(Alignment.center)`

Top-Level Rule

Start top-level declarations with the relevant concrete Styler constructor (BoxStyler(), TextStyler(), IconStyler(), etc.), then chain. Static factories are valid API but discouraged for top-level declarations; bare dot-shorthand is only for typed nested contexts. In nested typed contexts (variants, state callbacks), use bare shorthand .method() instead. See references/styler-api-policy.md for the complete policy.

Fluent Chaining (recommended)

final style = BoxStyler()
    .color(Colors.blue)
    .size(100, 100)
    .padding(.all(16))
    .borderRadius(.circular(8));

Box(style: style, child: child)

Variants (context-aware styling)

// Bare shorthand in nested typed contexts
final style = BoxStyler()
    .color(Colors.white)
    .onDark(.color(Colors.black))
    .onHovered(.color(Colors.blue));

Implicit Animation

final style = BoxStyler()
    .color(Colors.black)
    .onHovered(.color(Colors.blue).scale(1.2))
    .animate(.easeInOut(300.ms));

Composition via Merge

final base = BoxStyler().padding(.all(16)).borderRadius(.circular(8));
final elevated = BoxStyler().elevation(ElevationShadow(4));
final combined = base.merge(elevated);

Critical Rules

Specs are immutable — always @immutable final class, use copyWith() for changes
Styler value fields generally use $ prefix — $padding, $alignment, etc. with Prop<V>?; exceptions include directives, variants, modifier, and animation metadata
Generated Stylers have .create() and default constructors — many also expose generated factory constructors
Prefer @MixableSpec(target: Widget.new) — @MixableStyler is legacy/deprecated
Use @MixWidget for generated widgets from style factories — it wraps top-level Style<S> variables or functions
Use @MixableModifier for generated modifiers — it emits the modifier contract mixin and ModifierMix class
mix.dart is generated — never edit directly; run melos run exports
Run codegen after spec changes — melos run gen:build
Prop merge semantics — regular values: last wins (replacement); Mix values: accumulated merge
Variant priority — ContextVariant/NamedVariant first → StyleVariation second → WidgetStateVariant last (highest)

Commands

melos bootstrap           # Install dependencies
melos run gen:build       # Clean + regenerate all *.g.dart files
melos run ci              # Run all tests (flutter + dart)
melos run analyze         # Dart + DCM analysis
melos run fix             # Auto-fix lint issues
melos run exports         # Regenerate mix.dart barrel file

Pre-commit verification:

melos run gen:build && melos run ci && melos run analyze

Monorepo Packages

Package	Purpose
`mix`	Core framework
`mix_annotations`	`@MixableSpec`, `@MixWidget`, `@MixableModifier`, `@MixableStyler`, `@Mixable`, `@MixableField`
`mix_generator`	`build_runner` generator producing `*.g.dart` mixins
`mix_lint`	Analysis server plugin with Mix-specific lint rules
`mix_tailwinds`	Tailwind-style utility layer (experimental)

References

Consult these for detailed guidance:

references/architecture.md — Spec, Styler, Prop, resolution pipeline, StyleWidget
references/styler-api-policy.md — Top-level rule, dot-shorthand policy, factory constructor table, chain-only methods
references/fluent-api.md — Chaining, style mixins, sizing decision tree, composition
references/code-generation.md — Annotations, generated output, BoxSpec reference impl
references/examples.md — Worked end-to-end examples
references/variants.md — NamedVariant, ContextVariant, WidgetStateVariant, built-in methods
references/animations.md — Implicit, Phase, Keyframe animations
references/design-tokens.md — MixScope, token types, theming
references/widget-modifiers-directives.md — .wrap(), modifiers, directives
references/development-workflow.md — Creating specs, codegen workflow, monorepo
references/testing.md — resolvesTo matcher, MockBuildContext, merge testing