🚀 Proposal: Smart Feature Templates for Faster App Scaffolding

📌 Summary

Introduce a system of smart starter templates for feature creation within the framework.
Instead of always scaffolding a generic counter app, the framework should ask basic context questions and load a relevant template (e.g., auth screen, list + API, tabbed home screen, etc.).

This improves real-world dev velocity and aligns better with the framework’s promise of "fast enterprise-grade Flutter development."

💡 Problem Statement

Currently, when creating a new feature using the framework CLI/tooling:

• A default counter template is scaffolded every time.
• Developers must delete boilerplate and manually set up common flows like:
  • Auth screens
  • Bottom navigation + home screens
  • List views fetching data from APIs
• This adds repetitive work and slows down development.

🎯 Proposed Solution

1. Interactive Prompt During Feature Creation

   • Ask the dev what type of feature they're creating (Auth, List, Tabbed, Blank, etc.)
   • Optionally collect inputs (like list API endpoint or field names)

2. Load a Matching Starter Template

   • Scaffold relevant screens with best practices already baked in

3. Use or Extend mason Bricks

   • Use Mason bricks for modular, reusable code generation
   • Allow devs to extend and share bricks

4. Maintain a Template Registry

   • Keep a catalog of common starter templates
   • Continuously grow this list as new patterns emerge

✅ Benefits

• 🔥 Faster real-world feature bootstrapping
• 🧹 No more deleting boilerplate or counter examples
• 🤝 Better alignment with enterprise use cases
• 🧱 Encourages reusable patterns and shared conventions
• ⚙️ Scales well as the framework grows

🔗 References

• Mason Bricks Docs
• Initial Template Ideas:
  • Auth Flow
  • List View (API + UI)
  • Bottom Navigation Layout
  • Blank Feature

📝 Next Steps

• Define initial template types (Auth, List, Tabbed Home, Blank)
• Add prompt flow in CLI for feature generation
• Decide between custom implementation vs Mason bricks
• Setup versioned, extensible template registry