Implementing Routing and Deep Linking

Contents

• Core Concepts
• Workflow: Initializing the Application and Router
• Workflow: Configuring Platform Deep Linking
• Workflow: Implementing Nested Navigation
• Examples

Core Concepts

Use the go_router package for declarative routing in Flutter. It provides a reliable API for complex routing scenarios, deep linking, and nested navigation.

• GoRouter: The central configuration object defining the application's route tree.
• GoRoute: A standard route mapping a URL path to a Flutter screen.
• ShellRoute / StatefulShellRoute: Wraps child routes in a persistent UI shell (e.g., a BottomNavigationBar). StatefulShellRoute maintains the state of parallel navigation branches.
• Path URL Strategy: Removes the default # fragment from web URLs, essential for clean deep linking across platforms.

Workflow: Initializing the Application and Router