Bad state: Migrate To flutter_bloc v8.0.1 - flutter

Question

I am trying to fix an issue related to Flutter Bloc. I am editing someone else code to make it work with the latest flutter_bloc version but I am unable to do so. Can someone do a rewrite for my code so I can run it? I saw many answers but I am unable to understand how to fix my own code.
This is the complete code for all_categories_bloc.dart
class AllCategoriesBloc extends Bloc<AllCategoriesEvent, AllCategoriesState> {
AllCategoriesBloc({
this.apiRepository,
}) : super(AllCategoriesInitial()) {
on<GetAllCategories>(_onGetAllCategories);
}
final ApiRepository apiRepository;
Future<void> _onGetAllCategories(
GetAllCategories event,
Emitter<AllCategoriesState> emit,
) async {
try {
emit(const AllCategoriesLoading());
final categoriesModel = await apiRepository.fetchCategoriesList();
emit(AllCategoriesLoaded(categoriesModel));
if (categoriesModel.error != null) {
emit(AllCategoriesError(categoriesModel.error));
}
} catch (e) {
emit(
const AllCategoriesError(
"Failed to fetch all categories data. Is your device online ?",
),
);
}
}
}
Code for all_categories_event.dart
abstract class AllCategoriesEvent extends Equatable {
AllCategoriesEvent();
}
class GetAllCategories extends AllCategoriesEvent {
#override
List<Object> get props => null;
}
Code for all_categories_state.dart
abstract class AllCategoriesState extends Equatable {
const AllCategoriesState();
}
class AllCategoriesInitial extends AllCategoriesState {
AllCategoriesInitial();
#override
List<Object> get props => [];
}
class AllCategoriesLoading extends AllCategoriesState {
const AllCategoriesLoading();
#override
List<Object> get props => null;
}
class AllCategoriesLoaded extends AllCategoriesState {
final CategoriesModel categoriesModel;
const AllCategoriesLoaded(this.categoriesModel);
#override
List<Object> get props => [categoriesModel];
}
class AllCategoriesError extends AllCategoriesState {
final String message;
const AllCategoriesError(this.message);
#override
List<Object> get props => [message];
}
It throws an error "Bad state: add(GetAllCategories) was called without a registered event handler.
Make sure to register a handler via on((event, emit) {...})"
I have this add(GetAllCategories) in my home. dart file but the solution is to edit this code which I am unable to do so. Can someone do a rewrite for the latest bloc? I would be thankful.

Answer 1

Let's get through the migration guide step by step:
package:bloc v5.0.0: initialState has been removed. For more information check out #1304.
You should simply remove the AllCategoriesState get initialState => AllCategoriesInitial(); portion from your BLoC.
package:bloc v7.2.0 Introduce new on<Event> API. For more information, read the full proposal.
As a part of this migration, the mapEventToState method was removed, each event is registered in the constructor separately with the on<Event> API.
First of all, register your events in the constructor:
AllCategoriesBloc() : super(AllCategoriesInitial()) {
on<GetAllCategories>(_onGetAllCategories);
}
Then, create the _onGetAllCategories method:
Future<void> _onGetAllCategories(
GetAllCategories event,
Emitter<AllCategoriesState> emit,
) async {
try {
emit(const AllCategoriesLoading());
final categoriesModel = await _apiRepository.fetchCategoriesList();
emit(AllCategoriesLoaded(categoriesModel));
if (categoriesModel.error != null) {
emit(AllCategoriesError(categoriesModel.error));
}
} catch (e) {
emit(
const AllCategoriesError(
"Failed to fetch all categories data. Is your device online ?",
),
);
}
}
Notice, that instead of using generators and yielding the next state, you should use the Emitter<AllCategoriesState> emitter.
Here is the final result of the migrated AllCategoriesBloc:
class AllCategoriesBloc extends Bloc<AllCategoriesEvent, AllCategoriesState> {
AllCategoriesBloc() : super(AllCategoriesInitial()) {
on<GetAllCategories>(_onGetAllCategories);
}
final ApiRepository _apiRepository = ApiRepository();
Future<void> _onGetAllCategories(
GetAllCategories event,
Emitter<AllCategoriesState> emit,
) async {
try {
emit(const AllCategoriesLoading());
final categoriesModel = await _apiRepository.fetchCategoriesList();
emit(AllCategoriesLoaded(categoriesModel));
if (categoriesModel.error != null) {
emit(AllCategoriesError(categoriesModel.error));
}
} catch (e) {
emit(
const AllCategoriesError(
"Failed to fetch all categories data. Is your device online ?",
),
);
}
}
}
Bonus tip
Instead of creating an instance of ApiRepository inside the BLoC directly, you can use the constructor injection:
class AllCategoriesBloc extends Bloc<AllCategoriesEvent, AllCategoriesState> {
AllCategoriesBloc({
required this.apiRepository,
}) : super(AllCategoriesInitial()) {
on<GetAllCategories>(_onGetAllCategories);
}
final ApiRepository apiRepository;
...
}
Now, when creating BLoC, pass the instance of the repository to the constructor, like AllCategoriesBloc(apiRepository: ApiRepository()). This way you will be able to properly unit test your BLoC by mocking dependencies (in this case, ApiRepository).