Layer-Based Clean Architecture
Priority: P0 (CRITICAL)
Standardized separation of concerns and dependency flow using DDD principles.
Workflow: Add a New Feature Across Layers
- Define the domain entity with
@freezedinlib/domain/entities/ - Define the repository interface in
lib/domain/repositories/ - Create the DTO in
lib/infrastructure/dtos/withfromJson/toEntitymapper - Implement the repository in
lib/infrastructure/repositories/ - Wire the BLoC/Cubit in
lib/application/consuming the repository interface - Register bindings in
get_itinjection container - Build the screen in
lib/presentation/usingBlocBuilder
Structure
lib/
├── domain/ # Pure Dart: entities (@freezed), failures, repository interfaces
├── infrastructure/ # Implementation: DTOs, data sources, mappers, repo impls
├── application/ # Orchestration: BLoCs / Cubits
└── presentation/ # UI: Screens, reusable components
Implementation Guidelines
- Dependency Flow:
Presentation -> Application -> Domain <- Infrastructure. Dependencies point inward. - Pure Domain: No Flutter (Material/Store) or Infrastructure (Dio/Hive) dependencies in
Domain. - Functional Error Handling: Repositories must return
Either<Failure, Success>. - Always Map: Infrastructure must map DTOs to Domain Entities; do not leak DTOs to UI.
See DTO-to-Entity mapping example.
- Immutability: Use
@freezedfor all entities and failures. - Logic Placement: No business logic in UI; widgets only display state and emit events.
- Inversion of Control: Use
get_itto inject repository implementations into BLoCs.
Anti-Patterns
- No DTOs in UI: Never import a
.g.dartor Data class directly in a Widget. - No Material in Domain: Do not import
package:flutter/material.dartin thedomainlayer. - No Shared Prefs in Repo: Do not use
shared_preferencesdirectly in a Repository; use a Data Source.
Reference & Examples
For full implementation templates and DTO-to-Domain mapping examples: See references/REFERENCE.md.
Related Topics
feature-based-clean-architecture | bloc-state-management | dependency-injection | error-handling