Question 1

How do I create a custom page transition animation with Flutter Villains?

Accepted Answer

Define a VillainAnimation with an Animatable (like a Tween) and an AnimatedWidget builder. The README provides a fade animation example that you can modify for custom effects, specifying durations and curves.

Question 2

Flutter Villains vs Flutter Hero: which is better for animated transitions?

Accepted Answer

Flutter Hero is ideal for shared element transitions between specific widgets, while Flutter Villains excels at declaratively animating multiple widgets during page entrances and exits. Use Villains for more complex, staged animation sequences in navigation.

Question 3

Can I use Flutter Villains with other routing packages like go_router?

Accepted Answer

It primarily integrates with Flutter's navigatorObservers, so for custom routers, you may need to adapt the VillainTransitionObserver or use manual control via VillainController.playAllVillains, which can be less seamless.

Question 4

How to manually trigger animations without a page transition?

Accepted Answer

Call VillainController.playAllVillains(context) in your code, passing the context. This allows you to play villains on custom events, such as button clicks or state changes, as mentioned in the README.

Question 5

What are the limitations of exit animations in Flutter Villains?

Accepted Answer

Exit animations cannot have custom durations; they are synchronized with the page transition length. This means you can't independently control how long an exit effect lasts, which may restrict design flexibility.

Question 6

Is Flutter Villains good for animating widgets within a single page?

Accepted Answer

It's designed for page transitions, but you can use manual control for in-page animations. However, for non-navigation animations, Flutter's built-in AnimatedWidget or other libraries might be simpler and more direct.

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