Remove the external comunes-flutter library dependency and replace all its
components with local implementations:
- Utility functions: Created lib/utils/widget_utils.dart with compactWidgets()
and ellipse() functions, replacing the comunes-flutter helpers with modern
Dart null-safety patterns (whereType instead of where(notNull))
- Secret loader: Inlined as lib/utils/secret_loader.dart for loading JSON config
- Layout widgets: Replaced CenteredRow/CenteredColumn with standard Row/Column
with MainAxisAlignment.center
- Intro screens: Copied AppIntroPage and MaterialAppWithIntro locally in
lib/widgets/ with cleaned-up deprecated code patterns
- Button widget: Created lib/widgets/rounded_btn.dart for the RoundedBtn used
in activeFires.dart
Changes span 20 files:
- 5 new utility/widget files created
- Updated imports in 15 files
- Removed path dependency from pubspec.yaml
- All functionality preserved, build verified with flutter pub get
Impact:
- Removes external dependency, simplifying project structure
- Modern Dart patterns (proper null-safety)
- Better code clarity with explicit widget properties
- Easier onboarding (no 'what is comunes-flutter?' questions)
- Convert CompassMapPluginWidget from StatelessWidget to StatefulWidget
- Add periodic rotation monitoring (every 100ms) to detect map rotation changes
- Button only appears when rotation != 0 (map is rotated away from north)
- Button automatically disappears when map is reset to north (rotation = 0)
- Improves UX by reducing visual clutter when map is already north-aligned
- Add tooltip 'Go to North' for better user guidance
- Gracefully handle errors and only update state when widget is mounted
- Add new CompassMapPluginWidget for map north alignment control
- Position compass button at top-right of maps
- Reset rotation to 0° while maintaining center and zoom level
- Improve UX by allowing users to easily return to north orientation
- Integrate compass into both genericMap and monitoredAreas pages
