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Build a User Management App with Flutter

This tutorial demonstrates how to build a basic user management app. The app authenticates and identifies the user, stores their profile information in the database, and allows the user to log in, update their profile details, and upload a profile photo. The app uses:

  • Supabase Database - a Postgres database for storing your user data and Row Level Security so data is protected and users can only access their own information.
  • Supabase Auth - users log in through magic links sent to their email (without having to set up passwords).
  • Supabase Storage - users can upload a profile photo.

Supabase User Management example

note

If you get stuck while working through this guide, refer to the full example on GitHub.

Project setup#

Before we start building we're going to set up our Database and API. This is as simple as starting a new Project in Supabase and then creating a "schema" inside the database.

Create a project#

  1. Create a new project in the Supabase Dashboard.
  2. Enter your project details.
  3. Wait for the new database to launch.

Set up the database schema#

Now we are going to set up the database schema. We can use the "User Management Starter" quickstart in the SQL Editor, or you can just copy/paste the SQL from below and run it yourself.

  1. Go to the SQL Editor page in the Dashboard.
  2. Click User Management Starter.
  3. Click Run.

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You can easily pull the database schema down to your local project by running the db pull command. Read the local development docs for detailed instructions.


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supabase link --project-ref <project-id>
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# You can get <project-id> from your project's dashboard URL: https://supabase.com/dashboard/project/<project-id>
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supabase db pull

Get the API Keys#

Now that you've created some database tables, you are ready to insert data using the auto-generated API. We just need to get the Project URL and anon key from the API settings.

  1. Go to the API Settings page in the Dashboard.
  2. Find your Project URL, anon, and service_role keys on this page.

Building the App#

Let's start building the Flutter app from scratch.

Initialize a Flutter app#

We can use flutter create to initialize an app called supabase_quickstart:


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flutter create supabase_quickstart

Then let's install the only additional dependency: supabase_flutter

Copy and paste the following line in your pubspec.yaml to install the package:


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supabase_flutter: ^1.10.3

Run flutter pub get to install the dependencies.

Now that we have the dependencies installed let's setup deep links. Setting up deep links is required to bring back the user to the app when they click on the magic link to sign in. We can setup deep links with just a minor tweak on our Flutter application.

We will use io.supabase.flutterquickstart as the scheme, and login-callback as the host for our deep link in this example, but you can change it to whatever you would like.

First, add io.supabase.flutterquickstart://login-callback/ as a new redirect URL in the Dashboard.

Supabase console deep link setting

That is it on Supabase's end and the rest are platform specific settings:

Edit the ios/Runner/Info.plist file.

Add CFBundleURLTypes to enable deep linking:

ios/Runner/Info.plist"

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<!-- ... other tags -->
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<plist>
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<dict>
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<!-- ... other tags -->
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<!-- Add this array for Deep Links -->
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<key>CFBundleURLTypes</key>
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<array>
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<dict>
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<key>CFBundleTypeRole</key>
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<string>Editor</string>
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<key>CFBundleURLSchemes</key>
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<array>
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<string>io.supabase.flutterquickstart</string>
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</array>
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</dict>
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</array>
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<!-- ... other tags -->
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</dict>
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</plist>

Main function#

Now that we have deep links ready let's initialize the Supabase client inside our main function with the API credentials that you copied earlier. These variables will be exposed on the app, and that's completely fine since we have Row Level Security enabled on our Database.

lib/main.dart

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Future<void> main() async {
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await Supabase.initialize(
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url: 'YOUR_SUPABASE_URL',
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anonKey: 'YOUR_SUPABASE_ANON_KEY',
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authFlowType: AuthFlowType.pkce,
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);
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runApp(MyApp());
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}
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final supabase = Supabase.instance.client;

AuthFlowType.pkce on authFlowType parameter indicates that we are using a secure PKCE flow to perform our magic link login.

Set up Splash Screen#

Let's create a splash screen that will be shown to users right after they open the app. This screen retrieves the current session and redirects the user accordingly.

lib/pages/splash_page.dart

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import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
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import 'package:supabase_quickstart/main.dart';
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class SplashPage extends StatefulWidget {
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const SplashPage({super.key});
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@override
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_SplashPageState createState() => _SplashPageState();
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}
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class _SplashPageState extends State<SplashPage> {
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@override
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void initState() {
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super.initState();
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_redirect();
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}
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Future<void> _redirect() async {
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await Future.delayed(Duration.zero);
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if (!mounted) {
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return;
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}
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final session = supabase.auth.currentSession;
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if (session != null) {
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Navigator.of(context).pushReplacementNamed('/account');
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} else {
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Navigator.of(context).pushReplacementNamed('/login');
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}
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}
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@override
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Widget build(BuildContext context) {
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return const Scaffold(
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body: Center(child: CircularProgressIndicator()),
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);
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}
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}

Set up a Login page#

Let's create a Flutter widget to manage logins and sign ups. We'll use Magic Links, so users can sign in with their email without using passwords. Notice that this page sets up a listener on the user's auth state using onAuthStateChange. A new event will fire when the user comes back to the app by clicking their magic link, which this page can catch and redirect the user accordingly.

lib/pages/login_page.dart

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import 'dart:async';
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import 'package:flutter/foundation.dart';
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import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
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import 'package:supabase_flutter/supabase_flutter.dart';
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import 'package:supabase_quickstart/main.dart';
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class LoginPage extends StatefulWidget {
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const LoginPage({super.key});
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@override
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_LoginPageState createState() => _LoginPageState();
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}
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class _LoginPageState extends State<LoginPage> {
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bool _isLoading = false;
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bool _redirecting = false;
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late final TextEditingController _emailController = TextEditingController();
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late final StreamSubscription<AuthState> _authStateSubscription;
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Future<void> _signIn() async {
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try {
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setState(() {
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_isLoading = true;
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});
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await supabase.auth.signInWithOtp(
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email: _emailController.text.trim(),
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emailRedirectTo:
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kIsWeb ? null : 'io.supabase.flutterquickstart://login-callback/',
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);
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if (mounted) {
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ScaffoldMessenger.of(context).showSnackBar(
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const SnackBar(content: Text('Check your email for a login link!')),
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);
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_emailController.clear();
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}
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} on AuthException catch (error) {
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SnackBar(
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content: Text(error.message),
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backgroundColor: Theme.of(context).colorScheme.error,
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);
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} catch (error) {
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SnackBar(
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content: const Text('Unexpected error occurred'),
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backgroundColor: Theme.of(context).colorScheme.error,
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);
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} finally {
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if (mounted) {
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setState(() {
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_isLoading = false;
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});
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}
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}
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}
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@override
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void initState() {
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_authStateSubscription = supabase.auth.onAuthStateChange.listen((data) {
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if (_redirecting) return;
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final session = data.session;
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if (session != null) {
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_redirecting = true;
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Navigator.of(context).pushReplacementNamed('/account');
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}
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});
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super.initState();
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}
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@override
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void dispose() {
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_emailController.dispose();
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_authStateSubscription.cancel();
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super.dispose();
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}
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@override
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Widget build(BuildContext context) {
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return Scaffold(
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appBar: AppBar(title: const Text('Sign In')),
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body: ListView(
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padding: const EdgeInsets.symmetric(vertical: 18, horizontal: 12),
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children: [
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const Text('Sign in via the magic link with your email below'),
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const SizedBox(height: 18),
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TextFormField(
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controller: _emailController,
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decoration: const InputDecoration(labelText: 'Email'),
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),
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const SizedBox(height: 18),
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ElevatedButton(
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onPressed: _isLoading ? null : _signIn,
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child: Text(_isLoading ? 'Loading' : 'Send Magic Link'),
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),
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],
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),
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);
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}
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}

Set up Account page#

After a user is signed in we can allow them to edit their profile details and manage their account. Let's create a new widget called account_page.dart for that.

lib/pages/account_page.dart"

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import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
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import 'package:supabase_flutter/supabase_flutter.dart';
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import 'package:supabase_quickstart/main.dart';
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class AccountPage extends StatefulWidget {
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const AccountPage({super.key});
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@override
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_AccountPageState createState() => _AccountPageState();
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}
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class _AccountPageState extends State<AccountPage> {
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final _usernameController = TextEditingController();
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final _websiteController = TextEditingController();
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var _loading = true;
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/// Called once a user id is received within `onAuthenticated()`
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Future<void> _getProfile() async {
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setState(() {
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_loading = true;
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});
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try {
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final userId = supabase.auth.currentUser!.id;
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final data = await supabase
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.from('profiles')
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.select<Map<String, dynamic>>()
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.eq('id', userId)
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.single();
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_usernameController.text = (data['username'] ?? '') as String;
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_websiteController.text = (data['website'] ?? '') as String;
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} on PostgrestException catch (error) {
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SnackBar(
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content: Text(error.message),
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backgroundColor: Theme.of(context).colorScheme.error,
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);
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} catch (error) {
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SnackBar(
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content: const Text('Unexpected error occurred'),
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backgroundColor: Theme.of(context).colorScheme.error,
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);
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} finally {
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if (mounted) {
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setState(() {
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_loading = false;
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});
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}
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}
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}
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/// Called when user taps `Update` button
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Future<void> _updateProfile() async {
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setState(() {
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_loading = true;
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});
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final userName = _usernameController.text.trim();
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final website = _websiteController.text.trim();
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final user = supabase.auth.currentUser;
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final updates = {
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'id': user!.id,
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'username': userName,
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'website': website,
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'updated_at': DateTime.now().toIso8601String(),
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};
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try {
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await supabase.from('profiles').upsert(updates);
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if (mounted) {
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const SnackBar(
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content: Text('Successfully updated profile!'),
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);
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}
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} on PostgrestException catch (error) {
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SnackBar(
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content: Text(error.message),
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backgroundColor: Theme.of(context).colorScheme.error,
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);
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} catch (error) {
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SnackBar(
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content: const Text('Unexpected error occurred'),
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backgroundColor: Theme.of(context).colorScheme.error,
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);
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} finally {
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if (mounted) {
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setState(() {
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_loading = false;
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});
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}
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}
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}
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Future<void> _signOut() async {
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try {
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await supabase.auth.signOut();
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} on AuthException catch (error) {
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SnackBar(
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content: Text(error.message),
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backgroundColor: Theme.of(context).colorScheme.error,
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);
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} catch (error) {
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SnackBar(
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content: const Text('Unexpected error occurred'),
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backgroundColor: Theme.of(context).colorScheme.error,
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);
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} finally {
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if (mounted) {
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Navigator.of(context).pushReplacementNamed('/login');
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}
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}
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}
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@override
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void initState() {
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super.initState();
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_getProfile();
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}
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@override
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void dispose() {
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_usernameController.dispose();
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_websiteController.dispose();
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super.dispose();
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}
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@override
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Widget build(BuildContext context) {
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return Scaffold(
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appBar: AppBar(title: const Text('Profile')),
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body: _loading
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? const Center(child: CircularProgressIndicator())
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: ListView(
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padding: const EdgeInsets.symmetric(vertical: 18, horizontal: 12),
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children: [
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TextFormField(
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controller: _usernameController,
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decoration: const InputDecoration(labelText: 'User Name'),
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),
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const SizedBox(height: 18),
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TextFormField(
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controller: _websiteController,
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decoration: const InputDecoration(labelText: 'Website'),
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),
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const SizedBox(height: 18),
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ElevatedButton(
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onPressed: _loading ? null : _updateProfile,
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child: Text(_loading ? 'Saving...' : 'Update'),
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),
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const SizedBox(height: 18),
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TextButton(onPressed: _signOut, child: const Text('Sign Out')),
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],
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),
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);
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}
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}

Launch!#

Now that we have all the components in place, let's update lib/main.dart:

lib/main.dart

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import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
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import 'package:supabase_flutter/supabase_flutter.dart';
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import 'package:supabase_quickstart/pages/account_page.dart';
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import 'package:supabase_quickstart/pages/login_page.dart';
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import 'package:supabase_quickstart/pages/splash_page.dart';
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Future<void> main() async {
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await Supabase.initialize(
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url: 'YOUR_SUPABASE_URL',
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anonKey: 'YOUR_SUPABASE_ANON_KEY',
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);
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runApp(MyApp());
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}
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final supabase = Supabase.instance.client;
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class MyApp extends StatelessWidget {
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@override
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Widget build(BuildContext context) {
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return MaterialApp(
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title: 'Supabase Flutter',
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theme: ThemeData.dark().copyWith(
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primaryColor: Colors.green,
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textButtonTheme: TextButtonThemeData(
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style: TextButton.styleFrom(
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foregroundColor: Colors.green,
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),
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),
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elevatedButtonTheme: ElevatedButtonThemeData(
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style: ElevatedButton.styleFrom(
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foregroundColor: Colors.white,
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backgroundColor: Colors.green,
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),
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),
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),
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initialRoute: '/',
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routes: <String, WidgetBuilder>{
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'/': (_) => const SplashPage(),
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'/login': (_) => const LoginPage(),
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'/account': (_) => const AccountPage(),
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},
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);
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}
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}

Once that's done, run this in a terminal window to launch on Android or iOS:


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flutter run

Or for web, run the following command to launch it on localhost:3000


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flutter run -d web-server --web-hostname localhost --web-port 3000

And then open the browser to localhost:3000 and you should see the completed app.

Supabase User Management example

Bonus: Profile photos#

Every Supabase project is configured with Storage for managing large files like photos and videos.

Making sure we have a public bucket#

We will be storing the image as a publicly sharable image. Make sure your avatars bucket is set to public, and if it is not, change the publicity by clicking the dot menu that appears when you hover over the bucket name. You should see an orange Public badge next to your bucket name if your bucket is set to public.

Adding image uploading feature to Account page#

We will use image_picker plugin to select an image from the device.

Add the following line in your pubspec.yaml file to install image_picker:


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image_picker: ^0.8.4

Using image_picker requires some additional preparation depending on the platform. Follow the instruction on README.md of image_picker on how to set it up for the platform you are using.

Once you are done with all of the above, it is time to dive into coding.

Create an upload widget#

Let's create an avatar for the user so that they can upload a profile photo. We can start by creating a new component:

lib/components/avatar.dart

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import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
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import 'package:image_picker/image_picker.dart';
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import 'package:supabase_flutter/supabase_flutter.dart';
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import 'package:supabase_quickstart/main.dart';
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class Avatar extends StatefulWidget {
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const Avatar({
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super.key,
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required this.imageUrl,
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required this.onUpload,
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});
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final String? imageUrl;
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final void Function(String) onUpload;
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@override
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_AvatarState createState() => _AvatarState();
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}
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class _AvatarState extends State<Avatar> {
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bool _isLoading = false;
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@override
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Widget build(BuildContext context) {
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return Column(
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children: [
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if (widget.imageUrl == null || widget.imageUrl!.isEmpty)
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Container(
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width: 150,
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height: 150,
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color: Colors.grey,
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child: const Center(
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child: Text('No Image'),
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),
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)
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else
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Image.network(
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widget.imageUrl!,
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width: 150,
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height: 150,
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fit: BoxFit.cover,
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),
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ElevatedButton(
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onPressed: _isLoading ? null : _upload,
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child: const Text('Upload'),
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),
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],
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);
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}
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Future<void> _upload() async {
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final picker = ImagePicker();
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final imageFile = await picker.pickImage(
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source: ImageSource.gallery,
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maxWidth: 300,
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maxHeight: 300,
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);
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if (imageFile == null) {
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return;
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}
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setState(() => _isLoading = true);
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try {
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final bytes = await imageFile.readAsBytes();
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final fileExt = imageFile.path.split('.').last;
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final fileName = '${DateTime.now().toIso8601String()}.$fileExt';
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final filePath = fileName;
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await supabase.storage.from('avatars').uploadBinary(
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filePath,
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bytes,
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fileOptions: FileOptions(contentType: imageFile.mimeType),
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);
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final imageUrlResponse = await supabase.storage
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.from('avatars')
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.createSignedUrl(filePath, 60 * 60 * 24 * 365 * 10);
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widget.onUpload(imageUrlResponse);
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} on StorageException catch (error) {
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if (mounted) {
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ScaffoldMessenger.of(context).showSnackBar(
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SnackBar(
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content: Text(error.message),
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backgroundColor: Theme.of(context).colorScheme.error,
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),
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);
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}
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} catch (error) {
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if (mounted) {
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ScaffoldMessenger.of(context).showSnackBar(
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SnackBar(
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content: const Text('Unexpected error occurred'),
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backgroundColor: Theme.of(context).colorScheme.error,
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),
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);
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}
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}
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setState(() => _isLoading = false);
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}
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}

Add the new widget#

And then we can add the widget to the Account page as well as some logic to update the avatar_url whenever the user uploads a new avatar.

lib/pages/account_page.dart

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import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
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import 'package:supabase_flutter/supabase_flutter.dart';
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import 'package:supabase_quickstart/components/avatar.dart';
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import 'package:supabase_quickstart/main.dart';
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class AccountPage extends StatefulWidget {
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const AccountPage({super.key});
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@override
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_AccountPageState createState() => _AccountPageState();
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}
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class _AccountPageState extends State<AccountPage> {
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final _usernameController = TextEditingController();
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final _websiteController = TextEditingController();
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String? _avatarUrl;
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var _loading = true;
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/// Called once a user id is received within `onAuthenticated()`
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Future<void> _getProfile() async {
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setState(() {
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_loading = true;
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});
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try {
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final userId = supabase.auth.currentUser!.id;
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final data = await supabase
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.from('profiles')
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.select<Map<String, dynamic>>()
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.eq('id', userId)
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.single();
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_usernameController.text = (data['username'] ?? '') as String;
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_websiteController.text = (data['website'] ?? '') as String;
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_avatarUrl = (data['avatar_url'] ?? '') as String;
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} on PostgrestException catch (error) {
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SnackBar(
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content: Text(error.message),
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backgroundColor: Theme.of(context).colorScheme.error,
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);
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} catch (error) {
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SnackBar(
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content: const Text('Unexpected error occurred'),
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backgroundColor: Theme.of(context).colorScheme.error,
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);
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} finally {
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if (mounted) {
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setState(() {
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_loading = false;
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});
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}
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}
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}
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/// Called when user taps `Update` button
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Future<void> _updateProfile() async {
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setState(() {
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_loading = true;
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});
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final userName = _usernameController.text.trim();
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final website = _websiteController.text.trim();
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final user = supabase.auth.currentUser;
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final updates = {
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'id': user!.id,
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'username': userName,
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'website': website,
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'updated_at': DateTime.now().toIso8601String(),
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};
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try {
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await supabase.from('profiles').upsert(updates);
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if (mounted) {
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const SnackBar(
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content: Text('Successfully updated profile!'),
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);
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}
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} on PostgrestException catch (error) {
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SnackBar(
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content: Text(error.message),
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backgroundColor: Theme.of(context).colorScheme.error,
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);
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} catch (error) {
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SnackBar(
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content: const Text('Unexpected error occurred'),
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backgroundColor: Theme.of(context).colorScheme.error,
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);
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} finally {
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if (mounted) {
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setState(() {
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_loading = false;
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});
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}
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}
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}
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Future<void> _signOut() async {
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try {
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await supabase.auth.signOut();
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} on AuthException catch (error) {
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SnackBar(
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content: Text(error.message),
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backgroundColor: Theme.of(context).colorScheme.error,
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);
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} catch (error) {
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SnackBar(
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content: const Text('Unexpected error occurred'),
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backgroundColor: Theme.of(context).colorScheme.error,
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);
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} finally {
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if (mounted) {
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Navigator.of(context).pushReplacementNamed('/login');
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}
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}
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}
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/// Called when image has been uploaded to Supabase storage from within Avatar widget
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Future<void> _onUpload(String imageUrl) async {
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try {
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final userId = supabase.auth.currentUser!.id;
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await supabase.from('profiles').upsert({
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'id': userId,
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'avatar_url': imageUrl,
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});
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if (mounted) {
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const SnackBar(
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content: Text('Updated your profile image!'),
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);
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}
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} on PostgrestException catch (error) {
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SnackBar(
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content: Text(error.message),
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backgroundColor: Theme.of(context).colorScheme.error,
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);
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} catch (error) {
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SnackBar(
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content: const Text('Unexpected error occurred'),
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backgroundColor: Theme.of(context).colorScheme.error,
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);
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}
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if (!mounted) {
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return;
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}
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setState(() {
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_avatarUrl = imageUrl;
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});
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}
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@override
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void initState() {
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super.initState();
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_getProfile();
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}
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@override
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void dispose() {
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_usernameController.dispose();
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_websiteController.dispose();
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super.dispose();
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}
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@override
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Widget build(BuildContext context) {
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return Scaffold(
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appBar: AppBar(title: const Text('Profile')),
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body: _loading
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? const Center(child: CircularProgressIndicator())
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: ListView(
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padding: const EdgeInsets.symmetric(vertical: 18, horizontal: 12),
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children: [
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Avatar(
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imageUrl: _avatarUrl,
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onUpload: _onUpload,
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),
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const SizedBox(height: 18),
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TextFormField(
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controller: _usernameController,
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decoration: const InputDecoration(labelText: 'User Name'),
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),
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const SizedBox(height: 18),
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TextFormField(
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controller: _websiteController,
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decoration: const InputDecoration(labelText: 'Website'),
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),
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const SizedBox(height: 18),
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ElevatedButton(
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onPressed: _loading ? null : _updateProfile,
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child: Text(_loading ? 'Saving...' : 'Update'),
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),
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const SizedBox(height: 18),
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TextButton(onPressed: _signOut, child: const Text('Sign Out')),
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],
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),
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);
_195
}
_195
}

Storage management#

If you upload additional profile photos, they'll accumulate in the avatars bucket because of their random names with only the latest being referenced from public.profiles and the older versions getting orphaned.

To automatically remove obsolete storage objects, extend the database triggers. Note that it is not sufficient to delete the objects from the storage.objects table because that would orphan and leak the actual storage objects in the S3 backend. Instead, invoke the storage API within Postgres via the http extension.

Enable the http extension for the extensions schema in the Dashboard. Then, define the following SQL functions in the SQL Editor to delete storage objects via the API:


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create or replace function delete_storage_object(bucket text, object text, out status int, out content text)
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returns record
_34
language 'plpgsql'
_34
security definer
_34
as $$
_34
declare
_34
project_url text := '<YOURPROJECTURL>';
_34
service_role_key text := '<YOURSERVICEROLEKEY>'; -- full access needed
_34
url text := project_url||'/storage/v1/object/'||bucket||'/'||object;
_34
begin
_34
select
_34
into status, content
_34
result.status::int, result.content::text
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FROM extensions.http((
_34
'DELETE',
_34
url,
_34
ARRAY[extensions.http_header('authorization','Bearer '||service_role_key)],
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NULL,
_34
NULL)::extensions.http_request) as result;
_34
end;
_34
$$;
_34
_34
create or replace function delete_avatar(avatar_url text, out status int, out content text)
_34
returns record
_34
language 'plpgsql'
_34
security definer
_34
as $$
_34
begin
_34
select
_34
into status, content
_34
result.status, result.content
_34
from public.delete_storage_object('avatars', avatar_url) as result;
_34
end;
_34
$$;

Next, add a trigger that removes any obsolete avatar whenever the profile is updated or deleted:


_32
create or replace function delete_old_avatar()
_32
returns trigger
_32
language 'plpgsql'
_32
security definer
_32
as $$
_32
declare
_32
status int;
_32
content text;
_32
avatar_name text;
_32
begin
_32
if coalesce(old.avatar_url, '') <> ''
_32
and (tg_op = 'DELETE' or (old.avatar_url <> new.avatar_url)) then
_32
-- extract avatar name
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avatar_name := old.avatar_url;
_32
select
_32
into status, content
_32
result.status, result.content
_32
from public.delete_avatar(avatar_name) as result;
_32
if status <> 200 then
_32
raise warning 'Could not delete avatar: % %', status, content;
_32
end if;
_32
end if;
_32
if tg_op = 'DELETE' then
_32
return old;
_32
end if;
_32
return new;
_32
end;
_32
$$;
_32
_32
create trigger before_profile_changes
_32
before update of avatar_url or delete on public.profiles
_32
for each row execute function public.delete_old_avatar();

Finally, delete the public.profile row before a user is deleted. If this step is omitted, you won't be able to delete users without first manually deleting their avatar image.


_14
create or replace function delete_old_profile()
_14
returns trigger
_14
language 'plpgsql'
_14
security definer
_14
as $$
_14
begin
_14
delete from public.profiles where id = old.id;
_14
return old;
_14
end;
_14
$$;
_14
_14
create trigger before_delete_user
_14
before delete on auth.users
_14
for each row execute function public.delete_old_profile();

Congratulations, you've built a fully functional user management app using Flutter and Supabase!

See also#

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