Enhance Web Applications with Webview Functionality Using webview_flutter_web

The webview_flutter_web package brings the power of web views to Flutter web applications, enabling developers to seamlessly embed interactive web content within their applications.

Limited Functionality

Currently, the webview_flutter_web package supports a limited set of features, including:

• loadRequest: Load a URL into the webview.
• loadHtmlString: Load HTML content into the webview (without a base URL).

Usage

To utilize the webview_flutter_web package, follow these steps:

1. Add dependency: Add the package as an explicit dependency in your pubspec.yaml file:

dependencies:
  webview_flutter: ^2.0.0
  webview_flutter_web: ^0.0.1

2. Import the package: Import the package into your Dart code:

import 'package:webview_flutter_web/webview_flutter_web.dart';

3. Use the APIs: Utilize the supported APIs as follows:

// Load a URL
WebView(initialUrl: 'https://example.com');

// Load HTML content (without base URL)
WebView(initialHtml: 'Hello World!');

Tests

To run tests for the webview_flutter_web package:

1. Run from the package root:

flutter test --platform chrome

2. Update mock files (if necessary):

flutter pub run build_runner build --delete-conflicting-outputs

Conclusion

The webview_flutter_web package provides a valuable solution for integrating web content into Flutter web applications. While its functionality is currently limited, future updates aim to expand its capabilities to match the native webview_flutter plugin.