Redirection is one of the best features of Go Router. So in total we are going to look at 5 tutorials which explore redirection in increments of complexity. This article marks our first tutorial.

Step 1: Define an AuthNotifier and authProvider using Riverpod

AuthNotifier and authProvider:

import 'package:flutter_riverpod/flutter_riverpod.dart';

class AuthNotifier extends StateNotifier<bool> {
  AuthNotifier() : super(false);

  void login() {
    state = true;
  }

  void logout() {
    state = false;
  }
}

final authProvider = StateNotifierProvider<AuthNotifier, bool>((ref) {
  return AuthNotifier();
});

Step 2: Define our Pages

HomePage:

class HomePage extends ConsumerWidget {
  const HomePage({super.key});

  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context, WidgetRef ref) {
    return Scaffold(
      appBar: AppBar(
        title: const Text('GRT Redirect'),
      ),
      body: Center(
        child: Column(
          mainAxisAlignment: MainAxisAlignment.center,
          children: [
            const Text('Home Page'),
            const SizedBox(height: 20),
            ElevatedButton(
                onPressed: () {
                  ref.read(authProvider.notifier).logout();
                },
                child: const Text('Logout')),
          ],
        ),
      ),
    );
  }
}

When the Logout button is pressed. The value of state change to false.

LoginPage:

class LoginPage extends ConsumerWidget {
  const LoginPage({super.key});

  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context, WidgetRef ref) {
    return Scaffold(
      appBar: AppBar(
        title: const Text('GRT Login'),
      ),
      body: Center(
        child: Column(
          mainAxisAlignment: MainAxisAlignment.center,
          children: [
            const Text('This is Login Page'),
            const SizedBox(height: 20),
            ElevatedButton(
                onPressed: () {
                  ref.read(authProvider.notifier).login();
                },
                child: const Text('Login')),
          ],
        ),
      ),
    );
  }
}

When Login Button is pressed. The value of state changes to true.

Step 3: Define our Go Router

I have defined a routerProvider that provides us with our Go Router

final routerProvider = Provider<GoRouter>((ref) {

  return GoRouter(
      initialLocation: '/home',
      routes: [
        GoRoute(path: '/home', builder: (context, state) => const HomePage()),
        GoRoute(path: '/login', builder: (context, state) => const LoginPage()),
      ],
      redirect: (context, state) {

        final loggedIn = ref.watch(authProvider);
// Checking to make sure that the current path is not Login
        final isLoggingIn = state.path == '/login';

        if (!loggedIn && !isLoggingIn) {
          return '/login';
        } else if(loggedIn && isLoggingIn) {
          return '/home';
        }
        return null;
      });
});

And finally here's how we connect this routerProvider to our App:

void main() {
  runApp( const ProviderScope(child: MyApp()));
}

class MyApp extends ConsumerWidget {
  const MyApp({super.key});

  // This widget is the root of your application.
  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context, WidgetRef ref){
    final router = ref.watch(routerProvider);
    return MaterialApp.router(
      title: 'GRT Redirect',
      routerConfig: router,
    );
  }
}

Step 4: Test for various values

Since the initial value of the state is false. Here's the output when I run the app:

Now when we tap on the login button. The state changes to true. And it'll take us to the home page.