What is singleton in flutter?

The singleton pattern is a pattern used in object-oriented programming which ensures that a class has only one instance and also provides a global point of access to it . Sometimes it’s important for a class to have exactly one instance, or you might force your app into a weird state.

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What is factory code?

Specifically, using factories provides encapsulation, and means the code is not tied to specific classes or objects , and thus the class hierarchy or prototypes can be changed or refactored without needing to change code that uses them – they abstract from the class hierarchy or prototypes.

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Should a factory method be static?

No, factory class by default shouldn’t be static . Actually, static classes are not welcomed in OOP world since they can also convey some state and therefore introduce global application state. If you need only one factory object to be present, you can control it’s creation through singleton pattern.

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