Shorebird : Code push for flutter Part 1

What is shorebird

Shorebird is a code push (over the air update). It’s a cloud service that allows developers to push app updates directly to users’ devices.

When should we use it

Consider a situation where there is a critical change or bug fix (dart code) that needs to be done in a production environment and we don’t want to compromise the user experience with our app.

Regular app release process

Shorebird release process

How it works

Shorebird init

It will create a Shorebird app id, which will then be used to provide updates over the air with the help of Updater.

Shorebird release

It will create a release that has the Updater, which is responsible to provide update from the shorebird server and applying the changes.

Release through the store

Releases will always follow the traditional app update process.

Shorebird patch

It will first upload the dart code changes to the server. Then it will download the latest release from the server. It will then validate the patch. If everything is good, it will upload the patch with the latest release, and that’s pretty much it. Changes are now available to users.

Resources

https://docs.shorebird.dev/ https://github.com/shorebirdtech/updater

FAQs

https://docs.shorebird.dev/faq

In the next part will mention the architecture and the release and patch process.

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