How to create a custom analytics widget for your FlutterFlow app?

Creating a custom analytics widget for your FlutterFlow app can be a great way to monitor and understand the user behaviour on your app. Let's create a basic analytics widget using Firebase, a popular analytics solution, for your FlutterFlow app.

Step 1: Set Up Firebase Project

For this tutorial, we will be using Firebase for our analytics. The first step is to create a new Firebase project:

• Visit the Firebase website and sign into your Google account.
• Click on Go to console at the top right corner.
• Click on Add project, give your project a name, accept the terms, and click on Create project. Firebase will take a few moments to provision your new project.

Step 2: Register Your FlutterFlow App with Firebase

Next, we need to register your FlutterFlow application with Firebase. Here's how:

• In your Firebase console, click on Project Overview on the left sidebar.
• Click the Add App button and select the platform for your FlutterFlow app (iOS, Android, Web).
• Enter your app's bundle ID (you can find this in your FlutterFlow project settings). Click Register App.

Step 3: Add Firebase SDK to Your FlutterFlow App

After registering your app with Firebase, you will be given a google-services.json (for Android) or GoogleService-Info.plist (for iOS) file. We need to add this to your FlutterFlow project:

• Download the given file and go back to your FlutterFlow project.
• Navigate to the project settings.
• Click Add Files and upload the downloaded google-services.json or GoogleService-Info.plist file.

Step 4: Enable Firebase Analytics

The next step is to enable Firebase analytics for your FlutterFlow project:

• Navigate back to your Firebase console.
• On the left sidebar, click on Analytics, then Dashboard.
• Click Enable Analytics on the next screen, Firebase will automatically start collecting basic details like sessions, user engagement and more.

Step 5: Create Custom Analytics Widget

Now, let's integrate Firebase analytics into your FlutterFlow app by creating a custom Analytics widget:

• Return to the FlutterFlow UI Builder.
• Select Widgets from the left panel, then click on Custom > New Custom Widget.
• Give your widget a name, for example, "AnalyticsWidget".
• This is where you will input the logic to collect and display analytics data. You will need to use the Firebase SDK's functions to fetch data and represent it in your widget. Here is an example:

import 'package:firebase_analytics/firebase_analytics.dart';

class AnalyticsWidget extends StatelessWidget {
  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return FutureBuilder(
      future: FirebaseAnalytics().logEvent(
        name: 'screen_view',
        parameters: {'screen_name': 'AnalyticsScreen'},
      ),
      builder: (context, snapshot) {
        if (snapshot.connectionState == ConnectionState.waiting) {
          return CircularProgressIndicator();
        } else if (snapshot.error != null) {
          return Text('An error occurred!');
        } else {
          return Text('Screen view logged successfully');
        }
      },
    );
  }
}

• Click Save.

Step 6: Add Custom Analytics Widget to FlutterFlow app

Lastly, let's add your custom analytics widget to the FlutterFlow app:

• Go to the page in your FlutterFlow app where you want to add the widget.
• Click on Custom > Custom Widget in the left panel.
• Drag and drop your "AnalyticsWidget" into the desired position.
• Save your updates and publish your app.

The process of creating custom widgets can vary depending on the analytics data you want to collect and display. Firebase provides a robust suite of metrics, including user properties, event logs, and more. You can also extend your widget to include real-time analytics, providing a dynamic way to understand user behaviour within your app.