Access to pubspec.yaml attributes (version) from Dart app

Question

Is there any way to access some of the attributes listed in a pubspec.yaml file in that files Dart application?

In particular, the version and description attribute

Answer 1

None of the above answers worked for me, but here's a working solution for a Flutter app:

In your pubspec.yaml add the "pubspec.yaml" to assets:

assets:
  - assets/
  - pubspec.yaml

If you have a widget where you need to show the app version like this:

...
Container(
  child: Text('Version: 1.0.0+1'),
),
...

Wrap your widget with a FutureBuilder like this:

import 'package:flutter/services.dart';
import 'package:yaml/yaml.dart';

...
        FutureBuilder(
            future: rootBundle.loadString("pubspec.yaml"),
            builder: (context, snapshot) {
              String version = "Unknown";
              if (snapshot.hasData) {
                var yaml = loadYaml(snapshot.data);
                version = yaml["version"];
              }

              return Container(
                child: Text(
                  'Version: $version'
                ),
              );
            }),
...

The services rootBundle property contains the resources that were packaged with the application when it was built.

If you want to show the version without the build number, you can split the string like so:

'Version: ${version.split("+")[0]}'