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Where do I put Async calls instead of initState?
As the title states, I have code I want to run at the beginning of my app loading and it's asynchronous and required for my HomeView, obviously I can't put it inside initState so where do I put it?
TL;DR
Put the asynchronous code inside a separate async function, let's say `setUpState()`. Then, call `setUpState()` from the `initState()` method. This way, you can run the asynchronous code at the beginning of app loading without violating the sync requirement of `initState()`. 
You put it inside a separate async function. And you call this function from the iniState method
oh
huh
that's confusing lol
If you don't want the page the load before then you can create a middle splash page
That's usually the way with stuff like this
lol
okay so
TypeScript
The following assertion was thrown building Builder:
_HomeViewState.initState() returned a Future.
State.initState() must be a void method without an `async` keyword.
Rather than awaiting on asynchronous work directly inside of initState, call a separate method to do this work without awaiting it.
TypeScript
Future<void> setupState() async {
model.User? account = await ref.read(authAPIProvider).currentUserAccount();
if (account != null) {
model.Document userDocument =
await ref.read(userAPIProvider).getUserData(account.$id);
UserModel userModel = UserModel.fromMap(userDocument.data);
needsLogin = userModel.sessionData.isNotEmpty;
print("needsLogin: $needsLogin");
if (!needsLogin) {
final userData =
await ref.read(dataAPIProvider).getUserData();
userData.fold(
(l) {
print("Error getting data: ${l.message}");
},
(r) {
setState(() {
userData = r;
});
},
);
}
}
}
@override
void initState() async {
super.initState();
await setupState();
}
this doesn't work and gives me an error
do I need to call a function normally and have that function call the async function?
InitState should remain sync
okay so I did
TypeScript
void doSetup() {
setupState();
}
@override
void initState() {
super.initState();
doSetup();
}
and that seems to work lmao
You just call the inner function. And you can use then if you need
