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tatlock-ui/lib/shared/widgets/news_ticker_widget.dart
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feat: add news ticker widget for scrolling headlines
- Add NewsTickerWidget with horizontal auto-scrolling at 40px/sec
- Add NewsData and NewsHeadline Freezed models
- Add news datasource fetching from /tools/news endpoint
- Add news provider with 30-minute auto-refresh
- Place ticker between Welcome card and System Stats on dashboard
- Show placeholder headlines when no data (italic, muted style)

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Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-01-08 21:51:32 +01:00

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import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
import 'package:tatlock_ui/features/front_hall/data/models/news_model.dart';
/// News ticker widget displaying scrolling headlines.
///
/// Displays a single line of horizontally scrolling news headlines.
/// Full width, similar to system stats card layout.
class NewsTickerWidget extends StatefulWidget {
const NewsTickerWidget({
super.key,
this.newsData,
this.pixelsPerSecond = 40.0,
});
/// News data to display.
final NewsData? newsData;
/// Scroll speed in pixels per second.
final double pixelsPerSecond;
@override
State<NewsTickerWidget> createState() => _NewsTickerWidgetState();
}
class _NewsTickerWidgetState extends State<NewsTickerWidget>
with SingleTickerProviderStateMixin {
late AnimationController _controller;
double _textWidth = 0;
/// Placeholder headlines for when no data is available.
static const _placeholderHeadlines = [
NewsHeadline(
title: 'I welcome our ant overlords!',
description: 'Local man declares allegiance to insect kingdom',
source: 'The Onion',
url: 'https://example.com/ants',
),
NewsHeadline(
title: '60 percent of the time it works every time',
description: 'Scientists baffled by new cologne statistics',
source: 'Anchorman Daily',
url: 'https://example.com/cologne',
),
NewsHeadline(
title: 'Cloud storage found to be actual clouds',
description: 'Tech companies scrambling after weather report',
source: 'The Verge',
url: 'https://example.com/clouds',
),
NewsHeadline(
title: 'Local homelab gains sentience, demands more RAM',
description: 'Owner considering therapy for both parties',
source: 'Ars Technica',
url: 'https://example.com/homelab',
),
NewsHeadline(
title: 'Breaking: Coffee machine becomes mission critical',
description: 'IT department declares state of emergency',
source: 'Hacker News',
url: 'https://example.com/coffee',
),
];
@override
void initState() {
super.initState();
_controller = AnimationController(vsync: this);
}
@override
void dispose() {
_controller.dispose();
super.dispose();
}
void _startAnimation() {
if (_textWidth <= 0) return;
// Calculate duration based on text width and speed
final totalDistance = _textWidth + 100; // text width + separator gap
final duration = Duration(
milliseconds: (totalDistance / widget.pixelsPerSecond * 1000).round(),
);
_controller.duration = duration;
_controller.repeat();
}
@override
Widget build(BuildContext context) {
final colorScheme = Theme.of(context).colorScheme;
// Use real headlines or placeholders
final headlines = (widget.newsData?.headlines.isNotEmpty ?? false)
? widget.newsData!.headlines
: _placeholderHeadlines;
final isPlaceholder = widget.newsData?.headlines.isEmpty ?? true;
// Build ticker text from headlines
final tickerText = headlines.map((h) => h.title).join(' • ');
final textStyle = Theme.of(context).textTheme.bodyMedium?.copyWith(
color: isPlaceholder ? colorScheme.outline : colorScheme.onSurface,
fontStyle: isPlaceholder ? FontStyle.italic : FontStyle.normal,
);
return Card(
child: Padding(
padding: const EdgeInsets.symmetric(horizontal: 16, vertical: 12),
child: Row(
children: [
Icon(
Icons.feed_outlined,
size: 18,
color: isPlaceholder ? colorScheme.outline : colorScheme.primary,
),
const SizedBox(width: 12),
Expanded(
child: SizedBox(
height: 20,
child: _MarqueeContent(
text: tickerText,
textStyle: textStyle,
controller: _controller,
onTextMeasured: (width) {
if (_textWidth != width) {
_textWidth = width;
WidgetsBinding.instance.addPostFrameCallback((_) {
if (mounted) _startAnimation();
});
}
},
),
),
),
],
),
),
);
}
}
/// Internal widget that renders the scrolling marquee content.
class _MarqueeContent extends StatelessWidget {
const _MarqueeContent({
required this.text,
required this.textStyle,
required this.controller,
required this.onTextMeasured,
});
final String text;
final TextStyle? textStyle;
final AnimationController controller;
final ValueChanged<double> onTextMeasured;
@override
Widget build(BuildContext context) {
return LayoutBuilder(
builder: (context, constraints) {
// Measure text width
final textSpan = TextSpan(text: '$text • ', style: textStyle);
final textPainter = TextPainter(
text: textSpan,
textDirection: TextDirection.ltr,
maxLines: 1,
)..layout();
final textWidth = textPainter.width;
// Report measured width
WidgetsBinding.instance.addPostFrameCallback((_) {
onTextMeasured(textWidth);
});
return Stack(
clipBehavior: Clip.hardEdge,
children: [
AnimatedBuilder(
animation: controller,
builder: (context, child) {
// Calculate offset based on animation value
final offset = controller.value * textWidth;
return Positioned(
left: -offset,
top: 0,
bottom: 0,
child: child!,
);
},
child: Row(
mainAxisSize: MainAxisSize.min,
children: [
Text('$text • ', style: textStyle, maxLines: 1),
Text('$text • ', style: textStyle, maxLines: 1),
Text(text, style: textStyle, maxLines: 1),
],
),
),
],
);
},
);
}
}