In a Flutter app there is a version attribute in the pubspec.yaml file to specify the app version.
Is it possible to access this value from dart code when building for the web ?
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Have you check this : https://stackoverflow.com/a/23613637 – AskNilesh Jan 09 '20 at 08:50
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possible duplicate of [https://stackoverflow.com/questions/23613279/access-to-pubspec-yaml-attributes-version-from-dart-app/23613637#23613637](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/23613279/access-to-pubspec-yaml-attributes-version-from-dart-app/23613637#23613637) – Kagiso Marvin Molekwa Jan 09 '20 at 10:04
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@NileshRathod Yes, but it doesn't work on the web (only Android/iOS) – sdabet Jan 10 '20 at 09:07
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1@marvinIsSacul My question is specifically about the Web platform – sdabet Jan 10 '20 at 09:09
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Have you found a solution yet? – Jan Aug 13 '20 at 16:09
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There is now package_info_plus
That supports flutter for web and other platforms
Usage
import 'package:package_info_plus/package_info_plus.dart';
PackageInfo packageInfo = await PackageInfo.fromPlatform();
String appName = packageInfo.appName;
String packageName = packageInfo.packageName;
String version = packageInfo.version;
String buildNumber = packageInfo.buildNumber;
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1Looking at the [source code](https://github.com/fluttercommunity/plus_plugins/blob/main/packages/package_info_plus_web/lib/package_info_plus_web.dart), the web implementation attempts to read package info from a specific URL "/version.json" and doesn't use the pubspec.yaml file. – sdabet Nov 23 '20 at 11:43
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I just gave this a try and while the source code might look like it is coming from `pubspec.yaml` that is where the data is coming from. At least the version # is as that is what I was concerned with. I'd bet the URL listed in the above comment being filled with data from `pubspec.yaml` when compiled. – jaredbaszler Feb 15 '21 at 23:14
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Hello, Flutter generates `version.json` based on `pubspec.yml` while you build for web. – Majid May 14 '21 at 15:03