How to add Syncfusion® AIAssistView widget in FlutterFlow?

19 May 20252 minutes to read

Overview

FlutterFlow enables you to create native applications using its graphical interface, reducing the need to write extensive code. It also offers the capability to include custom widgets that aren’t part of the default FlutterFlow widget collection. This article explains how to incorporate our SfAIAssistView widget as a custom widget in FlutterFlow.

Create a new project

Navigate to the FlutterFlow dashboard and click the + Create New button to create a new project.

Creating the custom widget

  1. Navigate to the Custom Code section in the left side navigation menu.
  2. Click on the + Add button to open a dropdown menu, then select Widget.
  3. Update the widget name as desired.
  4. Click the View Boilerplate Code button on the right side, represented by this icon [</>].
  5. A popup will appear with startup code; locate the button labeled </> Copy to Editor and click on it.
  6. Save the widget.

Custom Widget

Add AIAssistView widget as a dependency

  1. Click on + Add Dependency, and a text editor will appear.
  2. Navigate to Syncfusion® Flutter Chat in pub.dev and copy the dependency name and version using the Copy to Clipboard option.
    Version
  3. Paste the copied dependency into the text editor, then click Refresh and Save it.

Note: The live version of Syncfusion® Flutter Chat has been migrated to the latest version of Flutter SDK. To ensure compatibility, check FlutterFlow’s current Flutter version and obtain the corresponding version of Syncfusion® Flutter Chat by referring to the SDK compatibility.

Dependency

Note: If you are using an older version of a dependency instead of the latest one, remove the caret symbol (^) prefix in the version number after pasting the dependency. For example, change ^21.3.0 to 21.3.0.

Note: Since Syncfusion® Flutter Chat depends on the Syncfusion® Flutter Core package, make sure to add it as a dependency following the same steps mentioned above.

Import the package

  1. Navigate to the Installing tab on the Syncfusion® Flutter Chat page. Under the Import it section, copy the package import statement.
    Package
  2. Paste the copied import statement into the code editor and then Save it.
    Import

Add widget code snippet in code editor

  1. Navigate to the Example tab in Syncfusion® Flutter Chat and copy the widget specific codes.
    Code
  2. Paste the copied code sample into the code editor, click Format Code, and Save it.
    Code snippet

Compiling the codes

  1. Click the ‘Compile Code’ button located in the top right corner.
  2. If there are no errors, save the process. If errors are present, fix them and compile the code again. Once the code has been successfully compiled, save the process.

Compile code

Note: The compilation progress takes 2 to 3 minutes to complete.

Utilizing the custom widget

  1. Navigate to Widget Palette located in the left side navigation menu.
  2. Click on the Components tab.
  3. Your custom widget will be under Custom Code Widgets. Drag and drop the custom widget to your page.

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