Meatsoft — Windows App Overview

Meatsoft is a Flutter-based Windows application built for Lawrence Meat Packing operations. It connects to a backend API and provides mobile-first tools for order management, inventory scanning, equipment maintenance, and operational tracking.

Tech Stack

• Framework: Flutter (Dart), for Windows/desktop
• State Management: Riverpod 2.x with code generation (riverpod_annotation, riverpod_generator)
• Local Storage: Hive (key-value), Drift (SQLite ORM), SharedPreferences
• Networking: HTTP, Dio, SignalR (real-time via signalr_netcore)
• Barcode Scanning: mobile_scanner (camera-based), hardware intent scanner
• UI: Material Design, convex_bottom_bar, reorderable_grid_view, Lottie animations

Architecture

The app follows a feature-first clean architecture:

lib/
├── core/          # Shared utilities (barcode, connectivity, models, image helpers)
├── data/          # Global notifiers and shared data
├── features/      # One folder per feature module
│   ├── Auth/
│   ├── Home/
│   ├── OrderFulfillment/
│   ├── StoreOrders/
│   ├── EquipmentMaintenance/
│   ├── ScanIN/
│   ├── ScanOut/
│   └── SystemSettings/
└── widgets/       # Shared UI widgets (responsive builder, drawer, cards)

Each feature module contains Data/, Model/, Presentation/, ViewModel/, and Widgets/ sub-folders.

Responsive Design

All screens are built with a ResponsiveBuilder that renders separate layouts for:

• Mobile
• Tablet Portrait
• Tablet Landscape
• Desktop