Flutter - Project Setup with GetX CLI Tool
Last Updated :
21 Apr, 2025
In this article, we will learn how to set up or file structure our Flutter project using get_cli. You might be aware of the GetX state management. If not, let us explain to you all the things so that you are familiar with these terms. State Management is to manage the things between 2 or more screens or in a complete app. It helps to create heavy applications and sustain data on every screen. GetX is one of the state management tools, dependency managers, and navigation managers that we are using in Flutter. Previously, it was limited to state management only. A command line interface (CLI) is a text-based interface where you can input commands that interact with a computer's operating system. Let's learn how to add get_cli to the Flutter project and maintain app structure, dependencies, and many more. In the time of automation, you should not create the UI structure manually when you can do it through a single command.
Step-by-Step Implementation
Step 1: Install the get_cli on your device
You can install the CLI on your system
Dart
flutter pub global activate get_cli
Step 2: Create a Flutter project
Create a new Flutter application using the command Prompt. To create a new app, write the following command and run it.
Dart
To know more about it refer this article: Creating a Simple Application in Flutter
Or you can create a project from get_cli
Dart
If you have an existing project, you can use the following command to generate the structure.
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It will ask you to choose one of the options below
- GetX Pattern (by Kauê)
- CLEAN (by Arktekko)
Choose "Getx pattern" by pressing "1" and Enter.
If your project's lib folder contains any code, then it will ask for your permission to override it. So, answer accordingly.
It will create a folder structure like this
Step 3: Create a page using the command
Create a page that will contain a controller, view, and binding with the page name that you provide.
Dart
get create page:page_name
It will create a folder structure like this.
It will have a view file where you will create a UI like a textfield, text, column, and row. Controllers will contain API calls and navigation, and data where you will set the data. Bindings are classes where we can declare our dependencies and then ‘bind’ them to the routes. From the below command, you can manage the app from the CLI, as you now have access to get commands. Let's understand how to handle different things
1. To generate a model file
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get generate model on home with assets/models/user.json
Here assets/models/user.json is the kind of data for which you want to create the model file.
2. Add the package
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Here, http is the package name you want to add to your project.
3. To remove the package
This is to remove the package from the app
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4. To generate a localization file
Dart
get generate locales assets/locales
assets/locales is the path name where we have to create a locales file.
5. To install the dev dependency
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get install flutter_launcher_icons --dev
6. To update the get_cli
To update the get cli.
Dart
You have successfully learnt the basics of get_cli from the above command. Hope you have understood all the things.
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