flutter-action

Flutter environment for use in GitHub Actions. It works on Linux, Windows, and macOS.

Originally created by Alif Rachmawadi. Maintained by Bartek Pacia.

The following sections show how to configure this action.

Specifying Flutter version

Use specific version and channel

steps:
  - name: Clone repository
    uses: actions/checkout@v4
  - name: Set up Flutter
    uses: subosito/flutter-action@v2
    with:
      channel: stable
      flutter-version: 3.19.0
  - run: flutter --version

Use version from pubspec.yaml

This is inspired by actions/setup-go.

steps:
  - name: Clone repository
    uses: actions/checkout@v4
  - name: Set up Flutter
    uses: subosito/flutter-action@v2
    with:
      channel: stable
      flutter-version-file: pubspec.yaml # path to pubspec.yaml
  - run: flutter --version

Important

For flutter-version-file to work, you need to have the exact Flutter version defined in your pubspec.yaml:

Good

environment:
  sdk: ">=3.3.0 <4.0.0"
  flutter: 3.19.0

Bad

environment:
  sdk: ">=3.3.0 <4.0.0"
  flutter: ">= 3.19.0 <4.0.0"

Note

Using flutter-version-file requires yq, which is not pre-installed in windows runners. Fortunately, since version 2.18.0, this action installs yq automatically, so no action is required from you.

Use latest release for particular channel

steps:
  - name: Clone repository
    uses: actions/checkout@v4
  - name: Set up Flutter
    uses: subosito/flutter-action@v2
    with:
      channel: stable # or: beta, master (or main)
  - run: flutter --version

Use latest release for particular version and/or channel

steps:
  - name: Clone repository
    uses: actions/checkout@v4
  - name: Set up Flutter
    uses: subosito/flutter-action@v2
    with:
      channel: dev
      flutter-version: 1.22.x
  - run: flutter --version

Use particular version on any channel

steps:
  - name: Clone repository
    uses: actions/checkout@v4
  - name: Set up Flutter
    uses: subosito/flutter-action@v2
    with:
      channel: any
      flutter-version: 3.x
  - run: flutter --version

Use particular git reference on master channel

steps:
  - name: Clone repository
    uses: actions/checkout@v4
  - name: Set up Flutter
    uses: subosito/flutter-action@v2
    with:
      channel: master
      flutter-version: 5b12b74 # tag, commit or branch
  - run: flutter --version

Use alternative Flutter repository

This action supports "alternative Flutters" in addition to the official flutter/flutter, for example:

• Flock
• a Flutter fork that supports HarmonyOS

steps:
  - name: Clone repository
    uses: actions/checkout@v4
  - name: Set up Flutter
    uses: subosito/flutter-action@v2
    with:
      channel: master
      flutter-version: 3.24.0
      git-source: https://github.com/Flutter-Foundation/flutter.git
  - run: flutter --version

Note

This feature was implemented in #344 and is available since v2.18.0.

Apply a patch

Sometimes you find a bug in Flutter and you fix it yourself (you're a rockstar!), and then submit a patch/PR to Flutter repository. However, everyone knows that code review takes time, but your app needs the fix now.

You can apply your patch like this:

steps:
- name: Clone repository
  uses: actions/checkout@v4
- uses: subosito/flutter-action@v2
  with:
    flutter-version: 3.22.2
    channel: stable
- run: |
    flutter --version
    cd ${{ env.FLUTTER_ROOT }}
    curl https://patch-diff.githubusercontent.com/raw/flutter/flutter/pull/137874.patch | git apply
    git status

Note

This was first discussed in this issue.

Build targets

Build Android APK and app bundle:

steps:
  - name: Clone repository
    uses: actions/checkout@v4
  - name: Set up Flutter
    uses: subosito/flutter-action@v2
    with:
      flutter-version: 3.24.0
  - run: flutter pub get
  - run: flutter test
  - run: flutter build apk
  - run: flutter build appbundle

Build for iOS

Note

Building for iOS requires a macOS runner.

jobs:
  main:
    runs-on: macos-latest
    steps:
      - name: Clone repository
        uses: actions/checkout@v4
      - name: Set up Flutter
        uses: subosito/flutter-action@v2
        with:
          channel: stable
      - run: flutter pub get
      - run: flutter test
      - run: flutter build ios --release --no-codesign

Build for the web

steps:
  - name: Clone repository
    uses: actions/checkout@v4
  - name: Set up Flutter
    uses: subosito/flutter-action@v2
    with:
      channel: stable
  - run: flutter pub get
  - run: flutter test
  - run: flutter build web

Build for Windows

jobs:
  main:
    runs-on: windows-latest
    steps:
      - name: Clone repository
        uses: actions/checkout@v4
      - name: Set up Flutter
        uses: subosito/flutter-action@v2
        with:
          channel: stable
      - run: flutter build windows

Build for Linux desktop

jobs:
  main:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: Clone repository
        uses: actions/checkout@v4
      - name: Set up Flutter
        uses: subosito/flutter-action@v2
        with:
          channel: stable
      - run: |
          sudo apt-get update -y
          sudo apt-get install -y ninja-build libgtk-3-dev
      - run: flutter build linux

Build for macOS desktop

Note

Building for macOS requires a macOS runner.

jobs:
  main:
    runs-on: macos-latest
    steps:
      - name: Clone repository
        uses: actions/checkout@v4
      - name: Set up Flutter
        uses: subosito/flutter-action@v2
        with:
          channel: stable
      - run: flutter build macos

Caching

Integration with actions/cache:

steps:
  - name: Clone repository
    uses: actions/checkout@v4
  - name: Set up Flutter
    uses: subosito/flutter-action@v2
    with:
      channel: stable
      cache: true
      # optional parameters follow
      cache-key: "flutter-:os:-:channel:-:version:-:arch:-:hash:" # optional, change this to force refresh cache
      cache-path: "${{ runner.tool_cache }}/flutter/:channel:-:version:-:arch:" # optional, change this to specify the cache path
      pub-cache-key: "flutter-pub:os:-:channel:-:version:-:arch:-:hash:" # optional, change this to force refresh cache of dart pub get dependencies
      pub-cache-path: "${{ runner.tool_cache }}/flutter/:channel:-:version:-:arch:" # optional, change this to specify the cache path
  - run: flutter --version

Note: cache-key, pub-cache-key, and cache-path have support for several dynamic values:

• :os:
• :channel:
• :version:
• :arch:
• :hash:
• :sha256:

Use outputs from flutter-action:

steps:
  - name: Clone repository
  - uses: actions/checkout@v4
  - name: Set up Flutter
    uses: subosito/flutter-action@v2
    id: flutter-action
    with:
      channel: stable
  - name: Print outputs
    shell: bash
    run: |
      echo CACHE-PATH=${{ steps.flutter-action.outputs.CACHE-PATH }}
      echo CACHE-KEY=${{ steps.flutter-action.outputs.CACHE-KEY }}
      echo CHANNEL=${{ steps.flutter-action.outputs.CHANNEL }}
      echo VERSION=${{ steps.flutter-action.outputs.VERSION }}
      echo ARCHITECTURE=${{ steps.flutter-action.outputs.ARCHITECTURE }}
      echo PUB-CACHE-PATH=${{ steps.flutter-action.outputs.PUB-CACHE-PATH }}
      echo PUB-CACHE-KEY=${{ steps.flutter-action.outputs.PUB-CACHE-KEY }}

If you don't need to install Flutter and just want the outputs, you can use the dry-run option:

steps:
  - name: Clone repository
  - uses: actions/checkout@v4
  - name: Set up Flutter
    uses: subosito/flutter-action@v2
    id: flutter-action
    with:
      channel: stable
      dry-run: true
  - run: |
      echo CACHE-PATH=${{ steps.flutter-action.outputs.CACHE-PATH }}
      echo CACHE-KEY=${{ steps.flutter-action.outputs.CACHE-KEY }}
      echo CHANNEL=${{ steps.flutter-action.outputs.CHANNEL }}
      echo VERSION=${{ steps.flutter-action.outputs.VERSION }}
      echo ARCHITECTURE=${{ steps.flutter-action.outputs.ARCHITECTURE }}
      echo PUB-CACHE-PATH=${{ steps.flutter-action.outputs.PUB-CACHE-PATH }}
      echo PUB-CACHE-KEY=${{ steps.flutter-action.outputs.PUB-CACHE-KEY }}
    shell: bash