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Solving Infinite Redirection Loops in Flutter GoRouter Auth Flows

  Implementing protected routes in Flutter should be straightforward, yet it remains one of the most common sources of frustration when adopting   go_router . You define a redirect guard, wire it up to your authentication state, run the app, and immediately hit a wall: the console explodes with a "Stack Overflow" error, or the UI stutters as the router bounces endlessly between   /   and   /login . This isn't a bug in GoRouter. It is a logical recursion error in how the redirection state is handled. The Root Cause: Recursive Redirection To fix the loop, you must understand the mechanics of the  redirect  callback. GoRouter's  redirect  function triggers on  every  navigation event. This includes the navigation events initiated by the  redirect  function itself. Here is the anatomy of an infinite loop: User starts app (unauthenticated). Router attempts to load  /  (Home). Guard checks:  isLoggedIn  is fa...

Fixing 'Namespace not specified' Errors in Flutter Android Builds (AGP 8.0+)

  You have likely encountered this error immediately after upgrading your Flutter project's dependencies or bumping your Android Gradle Plugin (AGP) version to 8.0 or higher: > Task :app:processDebugMainManifest FAILED Error: Namespace not specified. Please specify a namespace in the module's build.gradle file like so: android { namespace 'com.example.myapp' } This build failure is not a Flutter bug; it is a deliberate architectural change in the Android build ecosystem that breaks older project templates. The Root Cause: AGP 8.0 and the Manifest Prior to Android Gradle Plugin 8.0, the  package  attribute in your  AndroidManifest.xml  served two distinct purposes: Application ID:  It uniquely identified your app on the Google Play Store and on the device. Java/Kotlin Namespace:  It determined the package structure for generated classes like  R.java  (resources) and  BuildConfig.java . AGP 8.0 officially removed support for using ...