How to Build Offline-First Applications With Flutter and Strapi

In this tutorial, we'll build an offline-first Flutter app that syncs data between the local device and a Strapi backend server. The app will allow users to create, read, update, and delete todos while offline, and then synchronize those changes with the remote server when the internet connection is available. To achieve this, we'll use the following technologies: 1. Flutter: A free and open-source UI framework by Google for building beautiful, natively compiled applications for mobile, web, and desktop from a single codebase. 2. Strapi: An open-source Node.js Headless CMS to easily manage content & distribute it anywhere. 3. SQLite: A software library that provides a relational database management system (RDBMS) for Flutter apps. 4. Background Fetch: A plugin for Flutter that allows you to schedule background fetch tasks and run code when the app is in the background or not running at all. 5. Http package: A Dart package that simplifies making HTTP requests. 6. Connectivity package: A Dart package that provides a platform-agnostic way to determine network state on iOS, Android, and other platforms. 7. Sqflite package: A Flutter plugin for SQLite database operations. To start building the app, follow these steps: 1. Set up a Strapi project. 2. Install the necessary packages in your Flutter project. 3. Create a local database using SQLite and set up data synchronization between the local and remote databases. 4. Build the UI for your application and use them. 5. Implement authentication and authorization in the application. 6. Test the app to ensure that it works as expected. By following these steps, you'll learn how to build an offline-first Flutter app with Strapi, which can be a valuable skill for building mobile applications that work seamlessly even when there is no internet connection.