import 'dart:async'; import 'package:flutter/foundation.dart'; /// A ValueNotifier that acts as a proxy for another ValueNotifier, /// sampling its values based on a given duration. class SampledValueNotifier extends ValueNotifier { /// The source ValueNotifier to sample from final ValueNotifier _source; /// The duration to sample at final Duration _sampleDuration; /// Timer for sampling Timer? _timer; /// Whether a value has changed since the last sample bool _hasNewValue = false; /// Subscription to the source ValueNotifier late final VoidCallback _sourceListener; /// Creates a SampledValueNotifier that samples values from [source] /// at the specified [sampleDuration]. SampledValueNotifier({ required ValueNotifier source, required Duration sampleDuration, }) : _source = source, _sampleDuration = sampleDuration, super(source.value) { // Set up listener for source changes _sourceListener = () { _hasNewValue = true; // Start timer if not already running if (_timer == null || !_timer!.isActive) { _startTimer(); } }; _source.addListener(_sourceListener); _startTimer(); } /// Starts the sampling timer void _startTimer() { _timer?.cancel(); _timer = Timer.periodic(_sampleDuration, _onSampleTime); } /// Called when it's time to sample void _onSampleTime(Timer timer) { if (_hasNewValue) { value = _source.value; _hasNewValue = false; } } @override void dispose() { _timer?.cancel(); _source.removeListener(_sourceListener); super.dispose(); } } extension ValueNotifierSampleExtension on ValueNotifier { /// Creates a new ValueNotifier that samples this ValueNotifier's values /// at the specified [duration]. /// /// The returned ValueNotifier must be disposed when no longer needed. ValueNotifier sampleTime(Duration duration) { return SampledValueNotifier(source: this, sampleDuration: duration); } }