🧙‍♂️ O Mago do Flutter 🪄 9766a97c54
Add --web-define flag for template variable injection in Flutter web builds (#175805)
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## Add --web-define option for runtime variable injection in Flutter web
templates

This PR adds support for injecting environment-specific variables into
Flutter web templates during development and build processes through a
new `--web-define` command-line option.

### What this changes

**Before**: Developers had to manually edit HTML templates or use
build-time workarounds to inject environment-specific values (API URLs,
feature flags, etc.) into Flutter web applications.

**After**: Developers can now use `--web-define KEY=VALUE` to inject
variables directly into web templates using `{{VARIABLE_NAME}}`
placeholders.

### Key features

- **Template variable substitution**: Support for `{{VARIABLE_NAME}}`
placeholders in `index.html` and `flutter_bootstrap.js`
- **Runtime validation**: Throws clear errors when required variables
are missing with helpful suggestions
- **Command-line integration**: Works with both `flutter run` and
`flutter build web` commands
- **Multiple variable support**: Can define multiple variables in a
single command
- **Built-in variable protection**: Ignores Flutter's built-in template
variables during validation

### Usage examples

```bash
# Development with API configuration
flutter run -d chrome --web-define=API_URL=https://dev-api.example.com --web-define=DEBUG_MODE=true

# Production build with environment variables
flutter build web --web-define=API_URL=https://api.example.com --web-define=ANALYTICS_ID=GA-123456 --web-define=DEBUG_MODE=false

# Multiple environments
flutter run -d chrome --web-define=ENV=staging --web-define=FEATURE_X=enabled
```

### Template usage

In your `web/index.html`:
```html
<script>
  window.config = {
    apiUrl: '{{API_URL}}',
    environment: '{{ENV}}',
    debugMode: {{DEBUG_MODE}}
  };
</script>
```

### Error handling

If a variable is missing, the tool provides clear feedback:
```
Missing web-define variable: API_URL

Please provide the missing variable using:
flutter run --web-define=API_URL=VALUE
or
flutter build web --web-define=API_URL=VALUE
```

## Issues fixed

Fixes https://github.com/flutter/flutter/issues/127853

## Additional Usage Examples

### Environment-Specific Configurations (Flavors)
```bash
# Development
flutter run -d chrome --web-define=ENV=dev --web-define=API_URL=http://localhost:3000 --web-define=DEBUG=true

# Production
flutter build web --web-define=ENV=prod --web-define=API_URL=https://api.example.com --web-define=DEBUG=false
```

**Template:**
```html
<script>
  window.config = {
    environment: '{{ENV}}',
    apiUrl: '{{API_URL}}',
    debugMode: {{DEBUG}}
  };
</script>
```

### Dynamic Asset Loading
```bash
flutter build web --web-define=CDN_URL=https://cdn.example.com --web-define=LOGO_PATH=/assets/logo.png
```

**Template:**
```html
<link rel="icon" href="{{CDN_URL}}{{LOGO_PATH}}">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="{{CDN_URL}}/styles/theme.css">
```

### Analytics Integration
```bash
flutter build web --web-define=GA_ID=G-XXXXXXXXXX --web-define=SENTRY_DSN=https://xxx@sentry.io/123
```

**Template:**
```html
<script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id={{GA_ID}}"></script>
<script>
  window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || [];
  function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);}
  gtag('js', new Date());
  gtag('config', '{{GA_ID}}');
</script>
```

### Feature Flags
```bash
flutter run -d chrome --web-define=FEATURE_X=true --web-define=FEATURE_Y=false
```

**Template:**
```html
<script>
  window.features = { featureX: {{FEATURE_X}}, featureY: {{FEATURE_Y}} };
</script>
```

### Multi-Tenant/White-Label Apps
```bash
flutter build web --web-define=TENANT=acme --web-define=PRIMARY_COLOR=#FF5733 --web-define=LOGO_URL=https://cdn.acme.com/logo.png
```

**Template:**
```html
<head>
  <title>{{TENANT}} Portal</title>
  <link rel="icon" href="{{LOGO_URL}}">
  <style>:root { --primary: {{PRIMARY_COLOR}}; }</style>
</head>
```

### Backend Service URLs
```bash
flutter build web \
  --web-define=API_URL=https://api.example.com \
  --web-define=WS_URL=wss://ws.example.com \
  --web-define=AUTH_DOMAIN=auth.example.com
```

**Template:**
```html
<script>
  window.services = {
    api: '{{API_URL}}',
    websocket: '{{WS_URL}}',
    auth: '{{AUTH_DOMAIN}}'
  };
</script>
```

### SEO & Meta Tags
```bash
flutter build web --web-define=APP_TITLE="My App" --web-define=APP_DESC="Description" --web-define=OG_IMAGE=https://example.com/og.png
```

**Template:**
```html
<head>
  <title>{{APP_TITLE}}</title>
  <meta name="description" content="{{APP_DESC}}">
  <meta property="og:title" content="{{APP_TITLE}}">
  <meta property="og:image" content="{{OG_IMAGE}}">
</head>
```

### Build Automation
```json
{
  "scripts": {
    "dev": "flutter run -d chrome --web-define=ENV=dev --web-define=API_URL=http://localhost:3000",
    "prod": "flutter build web --web-define=ENV=prod --web-define=API_URL=https://api.example.com"
  }
}
```

### Important Notes
- **Security**: Never expose secrets via `--web-define` (client-side
only)

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Co-authored-by: Ben Konyi <bkonyi@google.com>
Co-authored-by: Mouad Debbar <mdebbar@google.com>
2026-01-07 00:23:39 +00:00
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