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In a Flutter app I would like to implement a cache for resources (images, videos,...) that are hosted online.

I would expect it to work on native platforms (Android/iOS) (e.g using the filesystem) and also on the web (e.g using IndexedDB).

Flutter Cache Manager doesn't work on the web. And dart:indexed_db doesn't work on Android/iOS.

Is there any plugin that would be suitable for that purpose ?

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  • Would these serve your purpose? simple_cache or flutter_cached Commented Dec 23, 2019 at 13:56
  • @Benjamin Does flutter_cached actually handle cache persistence ? It seems that you actually need to implement it yourself. Commented Dec 23, 2019 at 14:15
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    Implementing it wouldn't hurt, especially with a plugin like localstorage. I think it's the best you're going to get if you want multiplatform compatibility. Commented Dec 23, 2019 at 14:17
  • @Benjamin localstorage seems to fit my need. Do you know how it stores data on Android ? Commented Dec 23, 2019 at 14:43
  • Looking at the source, it seems to do it just by creating a file with dart:io. Commented Dec 23, 2019 at 14:51

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I finally implemented this cache using async_resource library, using ServiceWorkerResource on the Web and HttpNetworkResource + FileResource on native platforms.

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hi, could you share your implementation?

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